This album from Music at Am Shalom was made possible by donations to the Ken Smith Music Fund, and is in loving memory of Cantor Leah Elstein and Jodi Schultz Gordon who, by the way they lived, BLESSED our congregation. THANK YOU Rabbi Steven Stark Lowenstein, Rabbi Phyllis Sommer, Rabbi Pam Mandel, Ed Alpert and the Am Shalom Staff and Board For their musical creativity, compositions/arrangements and dedication: Ken Smith, Noah Plotkin, and Shir Chadash 2016 (Alex Gordon, Sam Powers, Zach Powers, Meryl Rudy, David Sommer, Matt Sosler, Zoe Wilhelmsen, Sammi Wolfberg), Noah Aronson (Holy One-Hoshiah), Cantor Jonathan Comisar (Modim Anachnu Lach), Shlomo Gronich (Barech Aleinu), Judith Silver (Gesher), Dr. Walt Whitman and Soul Children of Chicago (Blessings Are Falling) My Family and Friends for their unwavering love and support CREDITS Produced by Cantor Andrea Rae Markowicz and Mike Konopka Mixed and Mastered by Mike Konopka at PIE IN THE SKY studio Engineered by Mike Konopka with Jim Galvin Recorded at Am Shalom and PIE IN THE SKY studio Lead Vocals: Cantor Andrea Rae Markowicz Additional Lead Vocals: Noah Aronson (Holy One-Hoshia), Kadi House (L’chi Lach, Gesher), Zoe Wilhelmsen (Sh’ma-You Shall Love), Orna Arania (Gesher), Walt Whitman’s Soul Children of Chicago (Blessings Are Falling) Keyboard: Ken Smith, Zach Powers, Noah Aronson Percussion: Noah Plotkin, John Grahm Mandolin: Sam Powers Guitar: Meryl Rudy, Noah Aronson Violin: Sylvia Myintoo, Emi Tanabe Electric Bass: Geoff Shell Cello: Ben Manis, Erica Lessie Additional Vocals: Laurie Akers, Orna Arania, Noah Aronson, Alexandra Fox, Kadi House, Warren Kaplan, Cantor Andrea Rae Markowicz, Cantor Jay O’Brien, Noah Plotkin, Sam Powers, Meryl Rudy, Ken Smith, Zoe Wilhelmsen Album Cover Design: Randi Brill Zieserl with Teacher Peach, LLC. Photography: Justine Rudy Photography Duplication: Disc Makers Mechanical License: HFA Songfile