[HANASHIR:8742] Re: Re Yom HaAtzmut

[shirona <shirona...>]

Songs for Yom HaAtzma'ut:

Shir Lashalom - Rothbleit, Rosenbloom
Shir Hapalmach - Gilad, Zahavi
Ha'amini Yom Yavo - Kelchkin, Beharav
Hayu Z'manim - Chefer, Vilensky
Mool Har Sinai - Moher, Vilensky
Al Kol Eile - N. Shemer
Eretz, Eretz - S. Feikov
Machar - N. Shemer
Kachol Velavan - I. Reshef
Shir Ha'avodah - ?
Od Lo Ahavti Dai - N. Shemer
Shoshana - H. Chefer, lyrics

 Hora Songs -
Rad Halaila
Zemer Lach
Shir Sameach
Havu Lanu Yayin
Tzena Tzena

A good time to teach Hatikvah...

Good luck,
Shirona
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Meris Ruzow" <meris (at) nycap(dot)rr(dot)com>
To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 11:50 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:8738] Re: Re Yom HaAtzmut


> Friends:  I am looking for some titles to use for Yom HaAtzmut that would
> especially appeal to 4th grade - 8th.  I teach in a day school, so a lot
of
> hebrew is no problem.  The thing is, I want to know what ISRAELIS sing for
> this holiday.   More contemporary stuff.   Please give titles and
composers
> if you know them.  You know,  Naomi Shemer and that genre.   I already do
> Lach Yerushalayim and all the ones we have in our books.  Just wondering
if
> there 's a few really good tunes I'm not using.  Thanks!
> A zissen Pesach to you all...........
> Meris Ruzow
> meris (at) nycap(dot)rr(dot)com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LSalvay (at) aol(dot)com <LSalvay (at) aol(dot)com>
> To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 6:27 PM
> Subject: [HANASHIR:8682] Re: Teaching Chad Gadya
>
>
> Adam et al,
> Regarding the meaning of Chad Gadya -- yes, it is elusive, and no, I would
> not begin to expect preschoolers (or even elementary schoolers) to
> comprehend
> its symbolism. But it's a first step -- teaching it to "the son who does
not
> know how to ask," as someone suggested. And, if it inspires questioning,
> then
> it has fulfilled its purpose at the Seder.
>
> According to "A Family Haggadah II" by Shoshana Silberman (KAR-BEN COPIES,
> 1997) and corroborated by other annotated haggadot, the song's meaning is
as
> follows:
>
> "Chad Gadya is an allegory describing Israel's history. The kid is Israel,
> purchased with 2 zuzim, the 2 tablets of the law. Next is a list of
Israel's
> oppressors: the cat is Assyria; the dog, Babylonia; the stick, Persia; the
> fire, Greece; the water, Rome; the ox, the Saracens; the butcher, the
> Crusaders; the Angel of Death, the Ottomans. But the song ends with an
> expression of hope, that the Holy One will bring peace and eternal life to
> the people of Israel."
>
> In short, I explain the song to my students (of any age) as meaning that
God
> is powerful over even the most powerful person or thing on earth. And it
is
> God's ultimate power that has enabled the Jews to survive, even after all
> these other oppressors have been "swallowed up." (And isn't that the story
> of
> Pesach, after all?)
>
> Meanwhile, I want to express my thanks to all of you who responded with
such
> thoughtful and supportive comments on the merits of teaching Chad Gadya to
> young children. It's truly wonderful to know that as Jewish music teachers
> and songleaders, we're "all in this together," and that what we do and how
> we
> do it (and how we think about it) can bolster the efforts of our peers
> across
> the country (and around the world.)
>
> However, I must tell you that the director of the JCC preschool called me
> today to tell me that she polled the veteran teachers at the school, and
> they
> all felt that Chad Gadya was inappropriate for preschoolers. Therefore, I
> have been asked to cease teaching it (although I will teach it this Sunday
> at
> Religious School at my synagogue, just as I have done for the last 12
years
> with no negative reactions.)  Needless to say, I'm more than a little
> dismayed -- but if it's pablum they want, I guess I'm obligated to provide
> it. (And I wonder how much longer I'll be teaching at this preschool...)
>
> Thanks again to all,
> Linda Salvay
> Prairie Village, KS
> (metro Kansas City)
>
>
>
>
>

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