[HANASHIR:3638] Re: HANASHIR digest 620

[Meris Ruzow <meris...>]

The choral conference took place at the Nevele Hotel in the Catskills this
year.   We had it here last year as well, and I think before that it was at
the Concord Hotel.   One year (I believe) they also went to Israel!
Meris
-----Original Message-----
From: Rabbi Richard Schachet <lvrabbi (at) lvcm(dot)com>
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 10:14 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:3632] Re: HANASHIR digest 620


>where is this conference?
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Meris Ruzow <meris (at) nycap(dot)rr(dot)com>
>To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 7:01 PM
>Subject: [HANASHIR:3631] Re: HANASHIR digest 620
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>> Just wanted to let all of you musicians who spoke so highly about Hava
>> Nashira know something -- there's another conference out there in
July/Aug
>> called the National Jewish Choral Festival Conference!   I've attended
the
>> last few and they offer terrific opportunities to work with the finest
>> conductors/composers/teachers/entertainers that there are in our field.
>> Courses range from things like:  Conducting techniques, working with
>> volunteer choirs, choral repertoire, alternative programming for the
>> Holocaust, sprituality in music, jewish texts on music, torah trope,
>> understanding the prayerbook, and on and on it goes with such fine people
>as
>> Josh Jacobson, Vel Pasternak,  Mati Lazar, Josee Wolff, Benjie-Ellen,
>Zolmon
>> Mlotek, Fran Avni, Beged Kefet, etc. etc.
>>
>> You really ought to try this one!
>> On a high and ready for caje.....
>> Meris Ruzow
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Esd7657 (at) aol(dot)com <Esd7657 (at) aol(dot)com>
>> To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
>> Date: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 8:08 PM
>> Subject: [HANASHIR:3627] Re: HANASHIR digest 620
>>
>>
>> >Hi friends -
>> >A lovely midrash on the second line of the Shema -
>> >as Jacob lay dying, surrounded by his sons, he was siezed with a great
>fear
>> >that his family would not continue in their faith, (but would be
>> assimilated
>> >into Egyptian idolatry....) and was completely unconsolable.  In great
>> haste
>> >and fervor to assure him, his children proclaimed "Shema, Yisrael !
>Adonai
>> >eloheinu - Adonai echad!!!!" ("Listen up, Jacob!  Adonai is our God -
>> Adonai
>> >alone!")
>> >Completely relieved,  Jacob softly said, with his dying breath, "Baruch
>> shem
>> >k'vod malchuto l'olam va-ed."
>> >Thus, our fervent exclamation of the first line, and our softer response
>on
>> >the second.  It's midrash, yes, but it seems to strike a chord for me,
>> >somehow.  Enjoy.
>> >
>> >I have just returned from the Choral Festival in the Catskills, and
>Sunday
>> >it's off to CAJE.  Here's hoping that the summer has been a good one for
>> >everyone else....
>> >-Ellen Dreskin
>> >
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