[HANASHIR:12454] Re: HANASHIR digest 1690

[Jennifer Stevens <srtalina...>]

Jewish Wedding Music

I strongly recommend the songbook "Kol Dodi".  It contains 5 services of 
varying styles (Traditional, Folk, Sephardi, "American", etc.) as well as 
MANY additional songs.  One of my favorites from the book is "You Have 
Captured My Heart" by Julie Silver.  It's a fairly simple tune, but really 
very lovely.  It is based on Song of Songs but makes no reference to 
Adon/Lord/masculine G-d.  My voice teacher noted it could be used even at 
non-Jewish ceremonies (she's Catholic).

You can find Kol Dodi at tara.com

Good luck,
Jenniferb


>From: "Jewish Songleading/Music" <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
>--- Jaugshir (at) aol(dot)com wrote:
> > I have been asked to officiate at a wedding in Colorado in June 2003.
> >  (In
> > the state of Colorado you don't have to be ordained clergy to
> > officiate at a
> > wedding -- anyone can do it.)  The couple is looking for a Jewish
> > ceremony
> > (they are both Jewish) that is modified to present a more gender
> > neutral or
> > even feminine way of addressing God -- no "Lord/Adon" or
> > "King/Melech".
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions of altered texts or appropriate
> > songs?
> > Also, as this is my first wedding on the bimah since my own 21 years
> > ago,
> > does anyone have any other misc. suggestions regarding how to
> > approach this
> > and prepare for it.
> >
> > Also, does anyone have a suggestion of a Renewal or Reconstructionist
> > Rabbi
> > in the Basalt, CO area that I can recommend this couple contact?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help.  You can respond to the list if you
> > think it
> > will be generally helpful, or to me personally at jaugshir (at) aol(dot)com
> >
> > --Judith Golden, cantorial soloist
> >   Congregation Or Chadash
> >   Chicago, IL


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