[HANASHIR:8075] Re: What makes a song Jewish (Tu B'Shevat songs)

[Rglauber <Rglauber...>]

Eric,

Well that makes twice that you have responded to one of my posts with at 
best, a dismissive attitude, or more likely, one of smugness and 
condescension.  That is your right, just as it is my right to point it out to 
you.  I have no problem with disagreements, if they are based on respect for 
one another's position.  I don't feel that is the case here.

I'd be cusious to see your response to my main point, because you didn't say 
anything about it.  Here's the point.  

It is precisely the fear-based model, the one that is determined to fill the 
kids with information, content, literacy, a vast amount of Hebrew text, 
liturgy etc....   that is responsible for the majority of young poeple to 
turn away from Judaism.  

And lest you think that I advocate _no_ Jewish content and language, (which 
you have implied in your responses), that is not the case at all.  Perhaps 
you could ask me, I'd be happy to share my ideas privately or on the list.  

Rich Glauber

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