[HANASHIR:8816] On the sidelines

[LPKAROL <LPKAROL...>]

Dear Chevre,
    Well, it looks like some of us who want to attend HN this year won't be 
able to.  I certainly understand the rationale behind limiting the number of 
people who can attend.  I had a couple of good reasons to wait to make a 
decision, and some that weren't as good (like not having a minute between 
congregational duties and teaching a class at a local university).  I did 
send in my check on Friday to hold a "wait list" spot.  Some people in my 
congregation are saying, "Surely you can find another convention to attend 
related to music."  The answer is that I don't think ACC-GTM or the Choral 
Festival will have the same effect as Hava Nashira.  About the only way I can 
begin replace HN is to listen to my tapes and CDs from the last two years and 
find music I haven't used yet.  But nothing can replace being part of the 
community for those few days at OSRUI.  I will probably be at CAJE, but that 
also is not the same.  So, I am feeling like I did the first time I applied 
to Kallah at OSRUI (this dates me - 1967)- the program was closed and I was 
rejected....until the camp decided to create the Tzofim program.  So I got my 
miracle then and attended and had a great time.  I will hope for something to 
work out this time, too.
L'shalom,
(Rabbi) Larry Karol
Temple Beth Sholom
Topeka, Kansas

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