[HANASHIR:14279] A Milestone

[Adrian Durlester <adrian...>]

Chaverim:

I wanted all of us to know that our online community has grown to over 400
members, representing an incredible diversity of geographic location,
profession, age, religious affiliation, etc, but all sharing a common
interest in the transmission of Jewish heritage through music. We have
songleaders, cantors, rabbis, composers, performers, music educators,
synagogue music committee members and more.

I continue to explore ways to expand the website and list services, with the
help of some good people. In the coming year, I hope to have some
improvements implemented, working with Daniel Hoffer and others. We are also
firming up close relationships with other important resources like Robin
Selinger's two great websites www.totshabbat.com and
www.geocities.com/shireinu, and Aura Levin Lipski's www.hebrewsongs.com.

Although this list represents a good cross-section of Jewish affiliation, I
do think we all should give our thanks to the good folks at the UAHC (most
especially Gerry Kaye at Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute, the good folks at
the Joint Commission on Synagogue Music and Transcontinental Music
Publishers, and UAHC VP Rabbi Dan Freelander --yes, THAT Dan Freelander of
Kol B'Seder fame) for their continued support in providing host facilities
for the list and website. Also to the folks at Shamash who support
UAHC-sponsored e-mail lists and at AIT, the host for UAHC-sponsored web
sites.

This year's Hava Nashira workshop is fast approaching. It looks like I'll be
missing yet another one (though life can be full of surprises.) To those who
are going, I hope you will promote this online community and extension of
that experience. To those who have never been, you ought to put it on your
life's list of things to do. But whether you are an alumnus of Hava Nashira
or not, you are a part of this wonderful, vibrant online community which
grew out of Hava Nashira, and has expanded in scope to become a resource for
the entire Jewish community. And there's room for more expansion. Keep
spreading the word about the list to your colleagues and friends involved in
Jewish music.

My thanks and kudos to all of you for all the ruach, kavod, chochmah and
dinah you bring to this community. I'm kvelling.

B'vracha,

Adrian

Adrian A. Durlester, MTS
E-mail: adrian (at) durlester(dot)com  URL:www.durlester.com
Director of Education, Beth El Hebrew Congregation, Alexandria, VA
education(dot)director (at) bethelhebrew(dot)org
Co-Director, Hazamir/JTAI Choir of Greater DC
Past Conf Chair, CAJE 27, August 4-8, 2002, Trinity University, San Antonio,
TX
List Owner, hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org; Jewish Songleaders/Performers List
www.ehavanashira.org
Co-Owner, l-torah (at) shamash(dot)org; Liberal Torah Discussion List
(Eff 7/1/03) Director of Education & Congregational Life, Bethesda Jewish
Congregation, MD


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