Matt, I appreciate your introducing this new hagada...I'll have to check it out.
Regarding Leila Gal Berner's Miriam text, it's great that others are setting it to new melodies. Mary Feinsinger also set those words to a new melody.
You may not be aware that Berner initially designed it to work with the traditional Eliyahu Hanavi tune (which requires a repeat of 4 bars--Miryam tirkod itanu). This is included in the Adding Our Voices collection that is part of the Soundscape Synagogue archive of Hannover University in Germany. It's not yet ready for public use. Here's a description of the project: http://www.reclaimingjudaism.org/node/742
A new U.S.-based Reclaiming Judaism website is currently under construction. Once either/both websites are ready for the public, I'll make an announcement on Hazzanet. It would be wonderful if you could take a look at it them, and comment on it in your blog.
I am the project's Music Notation Editor, so I can email you the notation if you'd like to see how the text works with the tune. The first publication of this text & music notation (as far as I know) was in the Reconstructionist Press's Kol Haneshama Shirim Uvrachot (Songs, Blessings & Rituals for the Home), 1991.
Thanks, Anita! I did know that about Reb Leila’s Hebrew (and have used it with the traditional “Eliyahu” tune). I am happy to hear that Sarah Roß’s synagogue project is making its way online, and that you are helping make it happen :)
This was very refreshing to read and helped me understand something: there are many beautiful, wonderful and fascinating haggadot, but you've presented one that actually works at table. There's surely room to put food on the table and not need three hands to manage everything.
Matt, I appreciate your introducing this new hagada...I'll have to check it out.
Regarding Leila Gal Berner's Miriam text, it's great that others are setting it to new melodies. Mary Feinsinger also set those words to a new melody.
You may not be aware that Berner initially designed it to work with the traditional Eliyahu Hanavi tune (which requires a repeat of 4 bars--Miryam tirkod itanu). This is included in the Adding Our Voices collection that is part of the Soundscape Synagogue archive of Hannover University in Germany. It's not yet ready for public use. Here's a description of the project: http://www.reclaimingjudaism.org/node/742
A new U.S.-based Reclaiming Judaism website is currently under construction. Once either/both websites are ready for the public, I'll make an announcement on Hazzanet. It would be wonderful if you could take a look at it them, and comment on it in your blog.
I am the project's Music Notation Editor, so I can email you the notation if you'd like to see how the text works with the tune. The first publication of this text & music notation (as far as I know) was in the Reconstructionist Press's Kol Haneshama Shirim Uvrachot (Songs, Blessings & Rituals for the Home), 1991.
Cantor Anita Schubert
Thanks, Anita! I did know that about Reb Leila’s Hebrew (and have used it with the traditional “Eliyahu” tune). I am happy to hear that Sarah Roß’s synagogue project is making its way online, and that you are helping make it happen :)
This was very refreshing to read and helped me understand something: there are many beautiful, wonderful and fascinating haggadot, but you've presented one that actually works at table. There's surely room to put food on the table and not need three hands to manage everything.
"... to walk on dry ground through its mishnaic seas"
Nice, Matt.
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Cantor Sam Weiss