[HANASHIR:9081] Re: Songs to honor a Teacher

[Meris Ruzow <meris...>]

I think someone wrote in earlier today requesting a song to honor a teacher.
There's  a lovely song by Julie Silver called "Aseh l'Cha Rav."   Great for
any age.   Terrific song.   I'm pretty sure soundswrite has it.
Meris Ruzow
meris (at) nycap(dot)rr(dot)com

-----Original Message-----
From: shirona <shirona (at) bellatlantic(dot)net>
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 6:59 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:8742] Re: Re Yom HaAtzmut


>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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