Deborah Sacks Mintz toSrenspdom7403muf73lh366ccm706192c030i2013594375l250u16c8lt · Sim Shalom שִׂים שָׁלוֹם // Out everywhere you find your music. *************************************** The lyrics of this song are drawn from one of the closing blessings found in the Amidah - an intention towards the hearkening of the days of peace, goodness, blessing, compassion, lovingkindness, justice; indeed for generations now, we have included this hopeful text as a capstone to our private conversation with the Divine. Generations later, that day of peace feels perhaps further away than ever. When I pray for peace, I often notice I have become cynical, lost, and disingenuous. Creative practice has been one discipline I have turned to in times like these. Our sages never intended these prayers to be stagnant or disconnected from our lived experience - and, like the sages, we too are empowered to creatively read past, present, and future into our liturgy. Read more about the musical and liturgical influences on this song in the Bandcamp liner notes (links to all streaming platforms in comments!) In deep gratitude to the incredible artistic team who collaboratively brought this song into being - particularly my co-writing partner on this piece, Yoshie Fruchter, for the dual postures of curiosity and vision he brings to our hevruta. Thank you for listening, singing, and sharing - and may we one day know a world of shalom and shleimut - peace and wholeness. *********************************************** Sim Shalom שִׂים שָׁלוֹם Produced and directed by R. Deborah Sacks Mintz Music by Deborah Sacks Mintz and Yoshie Fruchter Text from the Shaharit Amidah Deborah Sacks Mintz - lead vocals, cello Hannah Winkler - vocals, piano Chava Mirel - vocals, acoustic guitar Yoshie Fruchter - electric guitar Tal Mashiach - upright bass Sam Weisenberg - percussion Recorded live at the Hadar Institute in New York City, August 2025/Elul 5785 Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Don Godwin Video by UPPERDECK_Film Art by Nireh Or Operational support by Josh Fleett and Abigail Beatty Track Sponsored by David Chaikof in loving memory of Leo Chaikof. From the forthcoming album Songs from the Beit Midrash (Rising Song Records, February 2026)