Murray Spiegel
Midge had a special, unusual relationship with me. At the Kol Dodi rehearsals, she invariably came to me and patted me on the head. “I always have a special closeness to you – you remind me of my dog, Murray.”
Randi Spiegel
Murray and I both sing in Kol Dodi. In 1996, the choir was rehearsing a medley of Israeli folk songs. Because Murray and I are folkdancers, we were asked to dance the dances while the choir sang the songs. At the end of one dance, the man typically lifts and spins his partner around. As I passed Murray, I mouthed “I’ll lift you” as a joke. I couldn’t lift him, but it was fun to try. Afterwards, Midge said to me what I told Murray was so sweet. “Huh?? What did you think I said?” She had misread my lips as “I love you.” She said it in such a way – so lovingly – that I hated to burst her bubble, but I told her what I had really said and we both had a good laugh.
I always think of her when I hear that music.
Midge had a special, unusual relationship with me. At the Kol Dodi rehearsals, she invariably came to me and patted me on the head. “I always have a special closeness to you – you remind me of my dog, Murray.”
Randi Spiegel
Murray and I both sing in Kol Dodi. In 1996, the choir was rehearsing a medley of Israeli folk songs. Because Murray and I are folkdancers, we were asked to dance the dances while the choir sang the songs. At the end of one dance, the man typically lifts and spins his partner around. As I passed Murray, I mouthed “I’ll lift you” as a joke. I couldn’t lift him, but it was fun to try. Afterwards, Midge said to me what I told Murray was so sweet. “Huh?? What did you think I said?” She had misread my lips as “I love you.” She said it in such a way – so lovingly – that I hated to burst her bubble, but I told her what I had really said and we both had a good laugh.
I always think of her when I hear that music.