Re: Help with songs

[Judah Cohen <jcohen...>]

> >What about opener's for high holiday services (in the morning)  what is a
> >good song to just ding or even teach???
> 
> I always like to open Rosh HaShanah services with "Rock Me Like a
> Hurricane" because I figure Yom Kippur is so close I'll have time to atone.
> 
> Rick
> 
Oh Rick--you don't know how close to home that hits.  I was in St. Thomas
putting a museum together for the St. Thomas Hebrew congregation 1.5
weeks before Rosh HaShanah, when the entire island WAS rocked by a
hurricane (Hurricane Marilyn, September 15-16, 1995), flattening the
place and doing a real number on the high holiday services.  It was the
single most harrowing experience of my life; and with La Nina taking over
for El Nino, there are rumors that this season could be a doozy down
there.

I don't know if you were joking; but if you actually do decide to open RH
services with that song, please check the Caribbean weather reports
beforehand--after all (and how symbolic is this?), the high holidays
frequently come
right at the height of hurricane season.

Be well.

Judah.