[HANASHIR:9958] Re: nthems

[H & R Shubert <notfranz...>]

Thanks Raquel.  I have never heard the term anthem used in any Reform or
Reconstrucitonist synagogue I have been affiliated with.  It's a term I have
only heard from church musicians and I wouldn't know how to tell an "anthem"
from a "song".
Rachelle

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From: <QuelliPG (at) aol(dot)com>
To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 1:17 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:9956] Re: nthems


> could someone please explain this "anthem" concept to me?  forgive my
> ignorance, but I have been affliated with Conservative synagogues my
entire
> life and we don't do an "anthem".  Is this something that Reform temples
do
> at every service?  what is it? when is it done???  why is it done?  what
is
> the origin of the custom?  People have discussed it on this list as though
it
> is an integral part of the service, like the sh'ma or the amidah.  I'm
very
> curious because this is such a foreign concept to me.
>
> thanks in advance for educating me...
> Raquel Gershon
>
>
>

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