[HANASHIR:6087] songbook

[ISP <ISP...>]

Dear folks,

The Ritual committee of our congregation recently debated the need for a 
separate songbook for services. Many of the songs we now sing are either not 
translieterated in the siddur or are not written in the way we sing them 
(i.e., - repetitions, skipped words, etc.) The concern is too many things for 
congregants to manage.

So, I am wondering - do any of you use congregational songbooks, and if so, 
how do people feel about them? Has it increased the participation of the 
congregation?

FYI _ we have already addressed the copyright question and would follow 
ethical and legal protocol if we decided to create the songbook.

Shabbat shalom to you all,
Iris Petroff
(ISP (at) aol(dot)com)

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