“It’s a real kick that while
we’re enjoying ourselves
we’re doing good for
somebody else, too. We’re
pretty upbeat as you can tell
from the music, and it’s a
chance for us and a chance
for them; we interact with
them. So it gives them joy
and it gives us joy.”
disqis/iStock/Thinkstock.com Greenberg, a retired chaplain who
belongs to Kesher Israel Congregation,
has played violin since she was 9 years old.

For her, what the group does expresses
a key act of Judaism.

“Aside from having fun oneself, you’re
doing a mitzvah,” she said. “We’re
performing a mitzvah. It’s that simple.”
They notice the audience, who may not
always be in the best shape, will perk up as
the music plays.

“We joke sometimes about some of the
audience not being really awake,” said
Dean Rasmussen, who plays the trumpet,
“but when you look around … you see
their toe tapping or something, and it’s
really gratifying because you know you’re
making a difference in their day.”
“Music does reach parts of the brain
that don’t normally function, so in some of
these facilities it’s the only thing that gets
them alive again,” added violinist Mona
Bloom. Greenberg introduced Chanukah and
Passover music to the band’s repertoire.

“It’s a real kick that while we’re enjoy-
ing ourselves, we’re doing good for some-
body else, too,” she said. “We’re pretty
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