This site is for those who have
attended the Hava Nashira (and Shabbat Shirah)workshops,
and for those who have not (yet!) If you're involved in songleading, teaching,
creating, performing, or otherwise use music as a tool for insuring Judaism's
future, this is the site for you.
If you are looking for the official
Hava Nashira
Songleading Workshop registration/information page
at the Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute (OSRUI) web site, please
visit the
official OSRUI website page for Hava Nashira
Information on registration for Hava Nashira 2012can be found below.
Visit
our BLOG
havanashira.blogspot.com
Follow us on Twitter: havanashira
Visit us on Facebook: hanashir (NOT Hava Nashira)
Join our email discussion list:
hanashir@shamash.org (listserv.shamash.org)
Or visit our new online threaded discussion forum at
havanashira.net/forum/
Read our blog:
havanashira.blogspot.com
Last updated January 29, 2012 Page maintained by Adrian A. Durlester www.durlester.com
Please visit these other affiliated Jewish Music Community
sites:
Hebrewsongs.com
HotShabbat.com and TotShabbat.com
Registration details for Hava Nashira 2012 will be posted in this space when available.
Online Resources and Links (new recent and ongoing updates)
Recordings by HN Alumni and others
The Ten Commandments for Songleaders - Now with additions from Sam Glaser!!
Resources-Useful Songbooks (Original List compiled by Cantor Jeff Klepper in 1996,additions by Adrian Durlester)
Songsheet Hebrew Lyric Files (Davkawriter and PDF)
The Hava Nashira/Jewish Songleaders Mailing List Now with direct link for subscribing.
Chanukah Songsheet from Marsha Fensin , also available in either MS Word or Acrobat PDF format.
This Web Site is hosted courtesy of the URJ Department of Synagogue Music and with the permission of Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute.
Our thanks to them for permitting this website, and the affiliated "Hanashir" discussion list hosted at Shamash to exist and serve the wider Jewish music community.
Every year since 1992, in early June, people with a common interest in songleading, teaching and leading Jewish music gather on the grounds of Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute Camp in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin for the Hava Nashira Songleading and Music Workshop. At this unique event, some of the finest Jewish music innovators and composers, including Debbie Friedman (z"l), Cantor Jeff Klepper, Rabbi Dan Freelander, Craig Taubman, Julie Silver, Rabbi Joe Black, Cantor Josee Wolff, Cantor Ellen Dreskin, Merri Lovinger Arian, Cantor Jordan Franzel, Rabbi Lisa Zur, Dan Nichols, Cantor Rosalie Will Boxt, Peter & Ellen Allard, Josh Nelson, Ken Chasen, Shira Klein and Danny Maseng have shared their music and their skills. Guest visitors have included Shimon Cohen (z"l), Doug Mishkin, Cantor Alberto Mizrahi, and Theodor Bikel, Joshua Nelson. Participants of all ages, backgrounds, and religious practice come to improve their own skills, network with others and share ideas in a supportive, nurturing atmosphere.
This site has been established for several purposes. One is to serve as a connection between those who have already participated in Hava Nashira. Another is to make others aware of this unique opportunity. The primary purpose, however, is to serve as an online resource for all people involved in teaching, leading, and creating Jewish music, whether at camps, congregations, or community centers. We hope you'll find the information on these pages useful, and welcome your comments, suggestions, and criticisms.