Re: un-dismayed surveyee

[Sheldon Levin <slevin...>]

For the person who wants to learn how to lead services:

The Cantors Assembly (CAOffice (at) jtsa(dot)edu)  sells Musical Siddurs and 
tapes 
edited by Pinchas Spiro.  One is for Shabbat Morning, One for Shabbat 
Afternoon and evening, one for weekdays, two for High Holidays and he is 
soon coming out with a Festivals book and tape.  His Nusach is always 
correct, his accentuation and Hebrew is always perfect.  The Siddurim 
have complete Hebrew texts plus everything which is sung written out in 
musical notation.

For Friday night, I recommend getting the B'nai Jeshurun (Upper West Side 
of Manhattan don't have the address handy) tape. For music you should try 
Gates of Singing published by UAHC available from Transcontinental music.

I would also suggest getting a good teacher/coach.  E-mail directly with 
your location and I would be happy to make some recommendations.

Good Luck.

Cantor Sheldon M. Levin
slevin (at) mciunix(dot)mciu(dot)k12(dot)pa(dot)us