From: Michael Eckford
To: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Subject: Re: Hello all, mary christmas!!!
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Yaron Avidan wrote:

> ...I'm Jewish and I live in Israel. ...I went to St. Paul's cathedral
> for the midnight mass....going to st. Paul's on that eve, was a
> breathtaking experience. I guess the music makes this religion so
> appealing. I actually felt like staying in that church forever just
> for the music and the beauty....Yaron.

Hello Yaron,

What a wonderful story! This reaffirms for me that music of all
religions and cultures can transcend any differences we may have and
illuminate our underlying unity...

Shalom.

Michael Eckford
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada