Re: The Mezinka

[Cantor Neil Schwartz <schwartz...>]

In article <4krur8$9rv (at) news(dot)mhv(dot)net>, rona (at) 
news(dot)mhv(dot)net () wrote:

> Our son is about to marry the youngest (and last unmarried) child in
> her family.  We know there is a custom of playing at the wedding a
> song called the mezinka and dancing around the parents and placing
> a crown of flowers on their heads.  What we need is a recording or sheet
> music of the mezinka and any other information about the ceremony 
> (customs)... for example, my son tells me that someone mentioned 
> dancing with a broom as if to sweep the last child out of the house.
> We would appreciate any information you can give us.
> 
> thank you,
> 
> Rona Michelson
> -- 
> Aaron and/or Rona Michelson
> (Rabbi Dr. and/or Dr.)

You can get both a recording and the printed music for the "Mezinka Tantz"
by purchasing the book/cassette combo of "Mazal Tov" from Tara Publications

     1-800-TARA-400    http://www.jewishmusic.com/tara/        

This is one of several books Velvel Pasternak compiled for Jewish wedding
music, but I believe it is the most complete, and the tape is also good.

-- 
Cantor Neil Schwartz

schwartz (at) enter(dot)net