[HANASHIR:8026] Re: What makes a song Jewish (Tu B'Shevat songs)

[Meris Ruzow <meris...>]

Karen.   Relax !!   I wouldn't for one minute choose any of those "secular"
songs over something like Haskediya Porachat or any of the wonderful music
from our Israeli tradition.   As I said, "IF" you have the time and want to
throw in something cute.... that's all!
Meris
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From: DurlKare (at) aol(dot)com <DurlKare (at) aol(dot)com>
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 8:59 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:8019] What makes a song Jewish (Tu B'Shevat songs)


>Ok, I have to write this.  Not to be majorly controversial or anything, but
what do these secular songs teach about the Jewish traditions?  Which brings
up the question: what makes a song JEWISH?
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>My personal definition is: it either teaches something FROM OUR TRADITION,
or else has some Hebrew or Yiddish words, or an English translation of
something in our VAST literature of knowledge and prayer....The songs
mentioned for Tu B'Shevat are NICE but not JEWISH.  We have such little time
with our students and congregations, why waste it on bringing the outside
world in?  There are so many lovely traditional songs we still have to learn
(at least I know that I don't know them all!)
>
>-Karen Daniel
>Jewish performer/songwriter/recording artist
>Nashville, TN
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