Re: Song Resources and Bees in the Sukkah

[Judith Pinnolis <pinnolis...>]

Lori:
Harry Coopersmith has lots of these origins named.
Judy

BTW: Great suggestion about the bounce.
To keep away mosquitos, use the usual resources. Very important this year.
Now, to keep away racoons and skunks, try some of these fox urine garden
repellents! They seem to work pretty well for the garden, but all that corn
and fruit may be just too tempting! In past years, I have had racoons eat
the corn even though it was completely saturated in shellac.

For music, I do have a Sukkot song I wrote for very little kids, that goes
to the tune of "Old House, Build it Up" which is an old American folk tune,
(and works best with an American southern accent, as you'll see). You can
sing this and clap while little children get their chance waving the lulav
and etrog.

Lulav, shake it around,
Who's goin' help me shake it around?
Shake up high, shake it on down,
Who's going help me shake it around?

Lulav, shake it around,
Who's goin' help me shake it around?
Shake it to the east, shake it to the west,
Who's goin' help me shake it up best?

Lulav, shake it around,
Who's goin' help me shake it around?
Shake up front, shake it behin',
Who's goin' help show HaShem with this sign?

...and you do all the directions.... :-)

Judy


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To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 1:11 PM
Subject: Song Resources and Bees in the Sukkah


I have been asked by a friend to write notes for a dozen Hebrew, Yiddish and
klezmer tunes he is including in a new publication.  Do any of my
resourceful
listmembers have an idea of the most fruitful places to research the
background and authorship (or composership) of such standard melodies as OY
HANUKE, ANI
PURIM, S'VIVON,
DAVID MELECH YISRAEL, etc.?  Thanks in advance!

And although it's off-topic, I'd like to share some things I've learned
about
bees (yellow jackets, actually) and how to avoid them in your sukkah (having
recently been stung by one).

1. To repel wasps, hang sheets of (scented) Bounce around the sukkah,
especially near entrances. To keep them away from you, put a sheet in your
pocket.

2. If you do get stung, here are some remedies:
a. Put a bag of ice or frozen veggies on it as soon as possible to
stop swelling.
b. Make a paste of Adolph's Meat Tenderizer and apply it to the sting
to relieve the pain.
c. Take two homeopathic remedies (available at your local heath food
store):
Apis (for bee stings) and Ladum (for stings/puncture wounds).

And have a good Sukkot!

Lori






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