[HANASHIR:9106] Re: Kabalat Shabbat & Maariv

[Andy Curry <acurry...>]

Joel,

This is actually not that hard.  I'm involved in Erev Shabbat services at
my Conservative shul.

Kabalat Shabbat is basically a bunch of psalms plus L'cha Dodi (okay, you
might start with Y'did Nefesh).
Almost all the psalms have songs written with part or all of their text
(L'chu N'ran'na, Or Zarua, Yism'chu Hashamayim, Mizmor Shir L'yom
Hashabbat, Tzadik Katamar, Havu Lashem, etc.), and of course there are
dozens of tunes to choose from for L'cha Dodi.

Maariv can simply be davened as normal, and/or with selected singable
melodies - Bar'chu, Ahavat Olam, Shma, Mi Chamocha, Hashkivenu, Yism'chu,
Chatzi Kadish.  Silent Amidah, then Vay'chulu, Magen Avot, etc..

My advice for Maariv is to use, for the most part, the congregational
melodies which people already know.  And, even within strict halacha, it is
permitted to pound your hand on a table and stomp your feet...

Andy

At 12:55 PM 5/17/01 -0500, Joel wrote:
>
>I have been asked to research a musical service for Friday night.  My
>kicker is that our leadership wants the instruments for Kabblat Shabbat
>and then a cappella for Maariv.  Have any of you out there run such a
>service?  I know many great prayers from Craig Taubman's 'Friday Night
>Live' as well as some Debbie Friedman and Kol B'seder brachot, but I am
>searching for Jewish a cappella that walks the fine line between
>performance and t'fila.  I would appreciate anyone's input on this.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Joel Shickman
>Dallas, Texas
>

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