Marriage At Work, Song 03: Hineni! (Here I Am!)

Act I, Scene 1: A Manhattan apartment and a Brooklyn Hasidic synagogue

(late September, mid-1990s)

As all but Reuven leave, an unlit end of the stage is lit, revealing RACHEL SHOECK (“shek”), an attractive Jewish free spirit, arriving home to the kitchen of her Upper West Side apartment. Though proudly independent, thirty-something Rachel still longs to meet Mr. Right. She and Reuven unknowingly join in a duet to their Maker, affirming their trust that their chosen partners await them (Hineni! (Here I Am!)).

Here’s how I introduced the song when singing it at Jewish singles events.