My People's Prayer Book, Vol. 1 Quotes

“The Rabbis of that era lived in a time when culture, generally, depended on oral performance, something like good jazz artistry today. The great jazz players never play the same thing the same way twice, even though you can recognize the same song every time they play it.”
― Lawrence A. Hoffman, My People's Prayer Book Vol 1: The Sh'ma and Its Blessings