[HANASHIR:14323] Re: Hatikvah

[rahel <rahel...>]

Shalom,

I have looked through every single one of the sites that Aura listed. Out 
of all the sites, only ONE left out the word "bat". I would say that 
clearly indicates that the final version of Israel's NATIONAL ANTHEM ought 
to be sung the way it is sung in Israel - WITH the "bat".

As for your director of education.... it's probably time for him/her to 
accept the fact that Israel DOES, in fact, exist, that it is a part of our 
heritage as Jews, and that it has a national anthem that has definite and 
clearly written lyrics - just like the Star Spangled Banner does - and it's 
time to learn them.

It is also your job, as music director, to teach Israel's national anthem 
correctly.

Rahel


At 06:59 AM 5/19/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Okay, I really hate to be redundant, but since my e-mail has pooped out on 
>me and has deleted ALL of the messages I had saved as reference, I don't 
>have a choice. So here's my question, and my quest...
>
>I need to find the history of Hatikvah, lyrics and music. My Director of 
>Education also wanted to find out if other schools are singing with or 
>without the Bat. He regards it more of what's tradition here (akin to 
>Sephardic and Askenazi pronounciation of Hebrew) rather than solely what 
>is sung in Israel. He feels that if we teach it with the Bat in school and 
>our cantor sings it without the Bat, or students go somewhere else and 
>sing it where they are singing without the Bat, that they will feel like 
>they're doing it wrong. I know this will make many of you angry. I 
>explained that singing without the Bat would be like Israelis altering 
>America's National Anthem. So...I ask for your 
>suggestions...input...information.
>
>Thanks for helping me beat a dead horse a little bit more!
>