Re: Craig Taubman: Friday Night Live

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Bob,

In response to your inquiry I am excerpting from my intro and Rabbi David 
Wolpes intro which appear the CD.  The project and service were and continue 
to be a labor of love and a service of the heart.  I would love to hear what 
others feel and thank you for your interest.

FYI Several interesting articles on the service have appeared in the Jewish 
Journal and Jewish News and can be found on the web at these papers 
respective sites.


Craig Taubman 


The music you are about to hear was composed for aspecial service. In March 
of 1998, I approached Craig Taubman about joining me in creating friday night 
live, a service designed for young people, ages 25-40,
many of whom were estranged from the synagogue and even from Jewish life. The 
music had to be both meaningful and uplifting. The wonderful music that 
resulted is on this tape. friday night live is a service that combines 
singing, learning, and dancing. 

Once a month on Friday night, some 1,600 people come together to renew their 
sense of soulfulness in a world that often seems to rob us of the 
attentiveness and depth that real religion demands. As the room quiets
and the congregation begins to sing, we remind ourselves that prayer is our 
bridge across longing and loss, that it is a spur to joy, that it connects us 
to each other, to the best part of ourselves, and to God.

?Rabbi David Wolpe
?from the introduction by Rabbi David Wolpe


"I am a writer and performer and by necessity spend much of my life composing 
music. However, everyonce As I prepared for the Shabbat service, Iwould read 
and study the liturgy and music would pour from the pages of the Siddur. The 
friday night live project is the spiritual highlight of my month... what a 
blessing. It is my sincere hope that you find the opportunity to use this 
music in your homes and in your lives so that you, your families and our 
community can continueto grow together in song and Torah."


Craig Taubman 

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