[HANASHIR:14403] Re: A slightly different question

[Joy Newman <joyzee...>]

Hello:

It's so interesting to read people's opinions/comments on these issues.  We 
are all coming at this question from different perspectives and situations, 
and my suggestion would be to try to find out what your director's is.  Why 
does he/she want 50% secular music?  Is it for the english?  Is it because 
he/she particular likes certain songs?  Is it because parents requested?  Is 
it because you have a lot of non-Jewish kids at the camp (like I do)?  I 
strongly believe that once you identify the reasoning for this seemingly odd 
and straightforward request, you will better be able to respond to it.  It 
may turn out that the reasonings for this request could be solved without 
using 50% secular music, you never know until you ask.

As for the songs in English vs Hebrew...great question.  While I don't do 
10/90, we also do a high percentage of English music.  However, I think that 
probably our highest percentage would be the combinations, songs like those 
by Debbie Friedman that are mostly in English, but encorporate Jewish 
concepts with Hebrew words.  I find bi-lingual songs like that to be a 
wonderful introduction to Hebrew singing, especially for my younger campers.

Have a great summer!!!!

~smile always~
-Joy

>From: Jag121842 (at) aol(dot)com
>Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>Subject: [HANASHIR:14402] A slightly different question
>Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 02:19:32 EDT
>
>Friends-
>On a related note, the Jewish overnight camp that I am working at this 
>summer
>has asked for about 90% Hebrew music and 10% English music; the music will 
>be
>exclusive Jewish music.  The camp is transdenominational.
>I personally think that it is better to use more music in English or in 
>both
>Hebrew and English so that kids can actually understand what they're 
>saying.
>What are your feelings on this?
>~Josh Goldsmith

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