[HANASHIR:13743] Re: regional conventions

[Sharon Steinberg <cantorshar...>]

Dear Friends,

If you would like to attend conventions and training workshops that you can't 
afford, a wonderful route to look into is speaking to your temple's board, 
rabbi and/or cantor.  The rabbi and cantor often have discretionary funds from 
which they may pay for or subsidize your attending.  The religious school and 
the board, understanding the value of what will be returned to their community 
by their investment in you, may find a sponsor or a fund at the temple that can 
help to pay...don't rule these things out until you seek out the help.  Though 
I have not yet attended the HaNashir workshop in Oconomowoc (I will some 
year)....I have been attending ACC\GTM, WCN and choral festival for about 10 
years...what I reap from each and every convention is invaluable....

Sharon Steinberg

----- Original Message -----
From: rahel
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 5:45 PM
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
Subject: [HANASHIR:13730] Re: regional conventions

Shalom All,

I am always eager to attend any kind of event that will enhance my  
knowledge and expertise in the field. Unfortunately, as was expressed by  
another listserv member, I, too, cannot afford the expense of attending  
these wonderful events. I don't really know how that can be remedied. Maybe  
I'm making a huge generalization, but for some reason it seems that most  
Jewish communities are quite strapped for money, as are many of us as  
working musicians.

I would love to see more action on the (North) Eastern side of the US.  
Having said that, I just received a brochure for the summer Kallah that  
will actually take place only 45-minutes from my home, but I still cannot  
expect to attend due to financial constraints.

I am not sure that just because an event will take place so close to home  
it will help the situation. What really can be done? I don't know. Sorry to  
sound so pessimistic, but this is my reality.

Rahel


  At 10:06 PM 3/3/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>I STRONGLY agree with the idea to have a couple of more local events  
>spread out throughout the year.  I know that I was really excited to go to  
>HavaNashira, but it is so, so far, and it's just not going to happen this  
>spring.  Hopefully another year...
>
>While I understand that it would be very difficult to have the number of  
>well-known artists that will be at HavaNashira attend several smaller  
>regional events (such as Debbie Friedman and Julie Silver...Jeff  
>Klepper...etc. etc. etc), I still think that I personally would greatly  
>benefit just from getting the chance to meet others on this listserve, and  
>to share our music and ideas in person.
>
>Would others be interested in having say...a Northeast conference sometime  
>maybe next fall?  We could even find some hotel with cheap group rates,  
>and set something up that way.  Rent a couple of conference rooms, and go  
>for it.  I know that I helped to plan a youth group convention last spring  
>in the Catskills, and it was very affordable and easy to set up.
>
>Just a thought....
>
>~smile always~
>-Joy Newman
>Rochester, NY
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>>From: Batiya5723 (at) cs(dot)com
>>Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>>To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>>Subject: [HANASHIR:13725] RE: New tech for songleaders?
>>Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 13:52:11 EST
>>
>>In a message dated 3/2/2003 10:34:07 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>>adrian (at) durlester(dot)com writes:
>> > And, speaking frankly, anyone working as a
>> > Jewish songleader should be encouraged to attend one of these  
>> workshops (or
>> > similar ones we have toyed with over the years creating in other regions.)
>>
>>There is a difference between encouragement and support. Many songleaders
>>simply cannot afford to attend a summer workshop like Hava Nashira, either
>>because of the cost or the distance or both. They live in areas with smaller
>>Jewish communities, where financial support is slim to none.
>>(Someday I would LOVE to attend Hava Nashira. Sadly, this is not the year.)
>>I would be interested in hearing more about the possibilities of regional
>>events, perhaps spaced throughout the year, so that more songleaders/Ba'alei
>>Tefillot could attend and share ideas. What has been done in this area, and
>>have other movements (JRF for example) shown an interest in helping to create
>>something like this?
>>
>>Thanks much --Beth Hamon
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