Saturday afternoon found the four of us girls industriously cleaning out our gray pole barn, in anticipation of the garage/barn sale we will be holding this summer. In a spirit of fun, we decided to turn on a favorite Jewish music CD by Marty Goetz called "Songs of Israel". And in the style of "Fiddler on the Roof", we began twirling in time with one of the tracks called "Hava Nagila". We didn't have any handkerchiefs so we waved plastic bags instead. Dodging around stacks of throw-away stuff, we laughed and sang along with Marty.... at least, we sang the parts we could understand, mainly "Hava nagila, hava nagila"...
So, whether it's waltzing in the family room to "The Nutcracker Ballet" or moving in time with "Hava Nagila" in the barn, dancing with my sisters will always be a fun memory for me, something to tell my children (and knowing the enjoyment of children in "what mother /dad used to do", I'll probably have to renact the performance). :-)
Shalom,
Allison
2 comments:
Oh! That is so funny! Carol and I found a Jewish station on the way through Canada and had a blast singing the 'la-la-la-la's' with the singers. We laughed the drive away, till the station fuzzed out and was arrived home.
Life is so full of memories that are sometimes silly, sometimes sweet. In the end, they last forever and hold family together in their unique and quiet(or in your case, not so quiet) way.
Love,
Sarah
Jewish music just has that quality which makes you want to dance:-)(Or sing!) I found the lyrics online! "Let us rejoice and jubilate! Let us sing and rejoice! Awake brothers with joyful hearts."
~Allison
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