[HANASHIR:11233] Re: Interfaith Music Festival

[Andy Curry <acurry...>]

I would respectfully disagree with a choice of the Alenu, Rosh Hashana or
otherwise.  It is one of the more ... how shall I say it? ...
particularistic parts of our liturgy.  "Shelo asanu k'goyey ha-aratzot,
v'lo samanu k'mishp'chot ha-adamah" - not the kinds of statements you want
to be expressing at an interfaith service, IMO.

How about Sim Shalom/Dona Nobis Pacem/Grant Us Peace.

Shabbat Shalom,
Andy

At 04:21 PM 4/5/02 EST, you wrote:
>I would suggest the High Holiday Aleinu, from the repetition of the musaf 
>Amidah. That nusach is considered one of the "misinai" tunes, which are some 
>of our oldest liturgical melodies.  The words are also appropriate to an 
>interfaith gathering, since they speak of God in both universal terms
(master 
>of all) as well as particular terms (who didn't set our lot as with the
other 
>people).  
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>David
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Andy Curry, Kansas City
acurry (at) lenexa(dot)sema(dot)slb(dot)com

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