[HANASHIR:13221] RE: Tu B'shvat Seder -- Environmental Music

[Meris Ruzow <meris...>]

Steve - I'm sure you'll get or have a lengthy list of appropriate Hebrew
songs you can use.  However if it's truly going to be a family seder, I
always include the following for the kiddie crowd:  Debbie Friedman's,
"Trees are Blowin' in the Wind," Ronit Ben-Arie's "Yesh-Li Tapuach,"
(actually I think the title is something else with the word "Eytz") in
her Hebrew in Song songbook, and there's a wonderful song on a CD I have
with beautiful hand motions called, "Seeds."  See words below.  The CD
is called "Bright in All of Us" by Las Slomovits.  I'm not sure where
you can get it, because I bought it at a concert he performed at.   But
maybe "Google.com" has some info.  Good luck.  Meris Ruzow

I will plant seeds of joy, in my heart each day
Water them, care for them, watch them grow
In my heart each day.
In my heart, seeds of joy, growing every day.

I will plant seeds of peace, in my heart each day
Water them, care for them, watch them grow
In my heart each day.
In my heart, seeds of joy, in my heart, seeds of peace, growing every
day.

I will plant seeds of love, in my heart each day
Water them, care for them, watch them grow
In my heart each day.
In my heart, seeds of joy, in my heart, seeds of peace, in my heart,
seeds of love, growing every day.



Meris (at) nycap(dot)rr(dot)com


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org [mailto:owner-hanashir (at) 
shamash(dot)org] On
Behalf Of Steve Meltzer
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 11:27 AM
To: Mishpachat Hanashir
Subject: [HANASHIR:13220] Tu B'shvat Seder -- Environmental Music

Chevrei --

This year I will be leading the Tu B'Shvat Seder at our synagogue; it is
generally geared towards
families with children of all ages.  We will be using "Seder Tu B'Shvat:
The Festival Of Trees" from
CCAR Press as our service.

The organizing committee and myself would like to use some songs with an
environmental message to
them.  Other than songs that are in the book, is there music that you
know of that would convey this
type of message?  Jewish songs (in Hebrew or English) with this message
are preferred, but we are
willing to look at other songs that would be Tu B'Shvat appropriate.
Thanks in advance to Josh
Miller ("The Tree Song") and Jeff Klepper ("I Will Plant For My
Children") for earlier postings to
this list about their music.

If we each "plant the seed" of knowledge, then "we grow . . . we grow .
. . we grow!"  (Sorry Josh!
;-) ) and we develop stronger "roots" in our tradition.


B'shalom,

Steve Meltzer
508-366-9457
steve (at) meltzerworld(dot)net
www.meltzerworld.net

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