Re: jewish weddings

[MaxwellSt <MaxwellSt...>]

In a message dated 7/16/2002 7:19:43 PM Central Daylight Time, 
billb978 (at) hotmail(dot)com writes:


> I actually performed the Star Wars theme at a shiva minyan -- at the request 
> 
> of the widow.  It turned out to be the deceased's favorite tune, and upon 
> hearing it the young surviving son stopped crying for the first time in 
> days 
> and actually smiled.  The power of Darth Vader's death star is 
> insignificant 
> compared to the healing power of music.
> 

I sang American Pie at a shiva a few months ago....Also the deceased favorite 
melody.  Interesting, that El Male Rachamim did not have the same power as 
the favorite tune of a loved one.
Lori