[HANASHIR:10123] Re: Rosh Chodesh for the young

[Barry Merer <bmerer...>]

Ilana.

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From: owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org [mailto:owner-hanashir (at) 
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Behalf Of Ilana and Mark Axel
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 12:37 PM
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
Subject: [HANASHIR:10122] Re: Rosh Chodesh for the young


At our synagogue, we also sing Craig Taubman' Circle
Song, learned at Hava Nashira this year, and we
re-adapt the words in a second verse to celebrate
either Rosh Hashanah or Rosh Chodesh:
The world is a circle, a never ending circle
a never ending circle going round and round.
The moon goes up and the sun goes down
and the world goes around and around and around:

Refrain: I am (we are) a part of the circle , a part
of the circle going round and round. 2x

Rosh Hashanah (Rosh Chodesh), part of the circle, part
of the circle going round and round,
Another year (month) starts right now, and we go
around and around and around.

Our whole congregation is singing it, from tots to
seniors - thanks Craig!
Call me if you want it over the phone:(847)279-0473
And, Shirona - thanks for the Moon Sees Me words - my
family was trying to remember them just last week!

Ilana Axel
Music Director
Shir Hadash Reconstructionist Synagogue, Northbrook IL

--- Joanna Selznick Dulkin <joanna (at) stanfordalumni(dot)org>
wrote:
> Here's what the director of a preschool I worked at
> did at our Rosh Chodesh
> assembly:
> (not especially imaginative, but it worked really
> well)
> To the tune of Where is Thumbkin:
>
> Today is Rosh Chodesh (they repeat)
> A new hebrew month (repeat)
> What's the name of the Chodesh? (repeat)
> It's called Cheshvan (or whatever it is...then they
> repeat)
>
> ...then we would sing a related song if there was a
> holiday in that month,
> like a Sukkot or Chanukah song, Mi She Nichnas Adar,
> etc.
>
> Another idea that just came to me, feel free to use:
> Oh Mr. Moon, Moon, pretty silvery moon, please shine
> down on me
> Oh Mr. Moon, moon, pretty silvery moon, hiding
> behind a tree,
> Every Rosh Chodesh you get so small (can act out
> w/hand motions),
> That we can hardly see you at all...
> Oh Mr. Moon, Moon, pretty silvery moon, please shine
> down on, wontcha shine
> down on, please shine down on me!
>
> Chodesh Tov!
> Joanna
> Currently studying for the year in Israel:
> 26 Rechov Rashba Apt. 6
> Jerusalem 92265 ISRAEL
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