[HANASHIR:3547] Re: This List

[BEBWH <BEBWH...>]

In a message dated 7/20/99 12:58:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, NeilNFW (at) 
aol(dot)com 
writes:

<< Please, there are so many negatives in life.   Let's not set dicta.  Let's 
 not come down on people simply because we have are own opinions, which are 
 merely that. 

Your opinions are well taken, however I do not think that because we have our 
opinions we can/should ignore what traditons have been set before us. In fact 
the discussion on L'cha Dodi has been informative as to what the tradition 
is. Put aside for a moment that we are songleaders, musicians and teachers. 
As Jews we have an obligation to know the tradition and then make informed 
personal decisions. Now as a teacher of Judaism how much more so do you have 
that obligation.  Now if you want to sing L'cha Dodi Saturday morning  that's 
your right I suppose as an individual. The members of the list wit contrary 
thoughts will not jump out of the computer and break your guitar strings. But 
I believe you become a better "conduit" of the total picture and the task at 
hand (being a teacher) if you are knowledgeable first. There are many places 
to get more knowledge on all subjects. This list can be a place to get 
answers to more specific questions that pertain to us as teachers of Jewish 
music. I don;t think we should be upset with answers that follow tradition, 
but rather use the information as we see fit. 

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