[HANASHIR:1744] Re: Correcton on the bimah (was Re: the words to rise & shine)

[matheson <matheson...>]

David, I concur completely as to how we should enunciate as clearly and as
correctly as possible. My issue was with the "on-bimah" correction.
But, HE thinks my tzadis sound like zayins.  I don't.  He speaks Hebrew
fluently, I don't.  Therefore, he has the expertise on Hebrew.
I don't think, however, my tzadis sound like zayins - neither does any other
regular at the service.  And, I am NOT going to overemphasize pronunciation
to the point of sounding ridiculous and at the expense of the flow of the
song.
But I do agree with you how we should be as correct as possible.
BTW, I catch the Rabbi mispronouncing words, too, but I'm not going to bat
against his ego.
AND would you believe it from the above and previous posts - I like this
Rabbi and have learned much from him.  We just see things from slightly
different perspectives.
David, you and my Rabbi are not being picky.  I just have to remind the
Rabbi that sometimes courtesy dictates better timing for corrections and/or
comments.
Robin in NWFLorida
-----Original Message-----
From: David Weisz <dweisz (at) brandeis(dot)edu>
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 10:09 AM

>Okay, as a Linguistics major in school, I need to jump in on this one. May
I
>remind everyone that Hebrew is a language, and it is a language that has a
>correct and incorrect method of pronunciation. I totally agree with you
that it
>is down right rude for your rabbi to correct you in the middle of services,
but
>in my opinion, it is totally appropriate for him to correct you afterwards,
in
>his study.
> snip <
>It would never be deemed acceptable for you to mispronounce English in your
>congregation, and it should be seen as just as bad to mispronounce Hebrew.
Does
>anyone agree, or am I just being a little too picky?
>