[HANASHIR:5635] Re: Shabbat service songs

[Carol Boyd Leon <cbleon...>]

>From: Emworobey (at) aol(dot)com
>Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>Subject: [HANASHIR:5634] Re: Shabbat service songs
>Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 17:54:16 EST
>
>I typically do one or two opening songs specific to Shabbat at my normal 
>congregation but I once substituted at a huge congregation (hundreds of 
>people were in attendance) on Erev Shabbat and they do atleast 10 minutes 
>of singing prior to beginning the service.  They start off with a niggun 
>and then go from one upbeat song to another, some with reference to Shabbat 
>and others with no particular relationship to Shabbat, just high energy 
>songs like Am Yisrael Chai, Al Shlosha, Lo Yisa Goy, etc.  People were 
>robustly clapping and singing along, I thought the roof would come off.  
>There were several Rabbis who were strolling through the aisles welcoming 
>people, shaking hands, etc.
>
>Emily Worobey
>
>

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