What's a nice girl from Tera, Ontario doing leading a synagogue in song and spiritual soul raising? Find out on this episode.

JL;DR SUMMARY Cantor Paula Baruch, originally a Christian farm girl from Tera, Ontario, now co-leads a synagogue community, showcasing her journey from an unexpected background to a role in leading song and spirituality in a Jewish setting. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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