[HANASHIR:8665] RE: A dilemma teaching Chad Gadya

[DurlKare <DurlKare...>]

I really feel for the teacher who was publicly humiliated after teaching a 
song.  I hope this email "pat on the back" makes you feel a little better.  It 
comes from a whole bunch of us!

Isn't it a shame that life and Judaism, and for us, Jewish music, has in some 
cases become so politically correct that it hurts?  I think all of us who write 
(and sing) songs encounter this kind of criticism on a regular basis.  No?

I vote for leaving in all the stories of the Torah, the haggadah, the megillah, 
etc. and then making every effort to field the students' questions in as 
responsible a way as possible.  And please counter those who protest about 
violence in the Bible with this idea: if you don't expose children to these 
stories, how can you teach them empathy, the importance of tolerance, peace, 
love, righteousness, etc. etc. etc.? 

-Karen Daniel
www.karendaniel.com

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