This weekend is called Shabbos Nachamu, which means consolation, from the prophet Isaiah whose words we read in the haftorah this Shabbos, a very timely...
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Gili Houpt
houpt@...
Aug 10, 2001 9:50 am
Dear Friends, I'm writing this from the Holy City of Tzfat, where for the past three days I participated in the annual Jewish Music Festival. It is absolutely...
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Gili Houpt
houpt@...
Aug 16, 2001 7:42 am
Dear Friends, Among the many great things about being in Israel is that every time I plan a kumsitz here I am guaranteed great weather: the days in Jerusalem...
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Gili Houpt
houpt@...
Aug 26, 2001 2:37 am
Dear Friends, I just finished playing my last concert in Israel, the weekly havdallah kumsitz on Ben Yehuda St in the center of Jerusalem. Tomorrow I'm getting...
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Gili Houpt
houpt@...
Sep 7, 2001 9:11 am
Dear Friends, I just got back from an incredible summer in Israel, learning Torah, seeking spirituality, and making important decisions: upon my return I...
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Gili Houpt
houpt@...
Sep 18, 2001 3:24 am
Dear Friends, Sorry I have not had access to email due to the events of the past week. I was otherwise not personally affected, nor was anyone close to me,...
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Gili Houpt
houpt@...
Oct 4, 2001 9:40 am
Dear Friends, We are in the midst of the holiday of Sukkos, which has bittersweet significance for us this year. We are still mourning the deaths of so many...
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Gili Houpt
gilhoupt
Oct 15, 2001 10:49 pm
Dear Friends, Before I continue with this week's Jewish music listings, I want to thank all those who have sent me email regarding the list. Knowing that...
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Gili Houpt
gilhoupt
Oct 21, 2001 9:32 am
Dear Friends, I just returned from an incredible concert in Long Island with Yosef Karduner, renowned Israeli singer and composer, who is performing in the US...
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Gili Houpt
gilhoupt
Oct 26, 2001 8:12 pm
Dear Friends, Tomorrow night, Saturday, October 27, 8:30 PM Oneg Shames is playing a Kumsitz Melava Malka at the Monmouth Torah Links Judaic Center, 415 Rt 9...
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Gili Houpt
gilhoupt
Nov 8, 2001 10:55 am
Dear friends, I'm off in the middle of nowhere, near a small town called Hope, New Jersey, way out near the Pennsylvania border, for an Isralight Retreat....
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Gili Houpt
gilhoupt
Nov 16, 2001 10:27 am
Dear friends, I am pleased to introduce a new class that I will be teaching Monday nights at 7:30 PM upstairs at Congregation Ohab Zedek, 118 W95 St. We will...
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Gili Houpt
gilhoupt
Nov 26, 2001 10:45 pm
Dear friends, I hope you're getting all psyched up for Chanukah and all the great Jewish music events that will be happening all over the city. It's only two...
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gilhoupt
Dec 7, 2001 12:31 am
Dear friends, I apologize for the length of this email, but there's just so many great Jewish music events going next week for Chanukah. I try not to send out...
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gilhoupt
Dec 14, 2001 4:17 pm
Dear friends, Chanukah is drawing to close, but you can still catch some great Jewish music: tomorrow night 12/15 my band Remez will perfrom at a fundraiser...
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gilhoupt
Dec 28, 2001 7:11 pm
Dear friends, After all the incredible music events over Chanuka, people needed a week or two to recover, so that's why I didn't send out an email last week....
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gilhoupt
Jan 10, 2002 8:56 am
Dear friends, Tonight, Thursday 1/10 at 7:30PM a musical gathering for Jewish women of all backgrounds. With spiritual insights from Chana Bracha Siegelbaum,...
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gilhoupt
Jan 18, 2002 12:09 pm
Dear friends, Tonight Friday 1/18 wherever you are start off your Shabbos with song. If you happen to be on the East Side, join me at 6:30 PM as I lead the...
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gilhoupt
Jan 25, 2002 10:02 pm
Dear friends, I want to express hakaras hatov -- heartfelt appreciation -- to all the subscribers on this list, as of last week over 2,000 and still growing....
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gilhoupt
Feb 7, 2002 10:19 pm
Dear friends, As I am preparing for next week's Isralight Spiritual Retreat in Orlando, Florida, I'm trying to see how many musical instruments I can fit into...
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gilhoupt
Feb 15, 2002 1:08 am
Dear friends, I'm at the Isralight spiritual retreat in Orlando and it's incredible how 100 Jews of all different religious backgrounds come together to get...
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gilhoupt
Feb 24, 2002 2:43 am
Dear friends, I just spent a beautiful Shabbos at Brown University in Providence. Sorry I didn't have enough time to get this out before Shabbos since I got...
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gilhoupt
Mar 1, 2002 8:15 pm
Dear friends, Tonight, Friday 3/1 is my uhfruf, a celebratory weekend before a wedding. I'm going to be leading the davening with lots of singing (Mincha...
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gilhoupt
Mar 8, 2002 10:09 pm
Dear friends, This being the weekend before our wedding (which will be G-d willing Thursday 3/14) my fiancee, Chaya Lung, is having a female- only Shabbat...
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gilhoupt
Mar 19, 2002 10:31 pm
Dear friends, Thank you all for the kind wishes on my recent marriage. I'm sorry that I haven't had time to respond individually to all the wonderful emails...
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gilhoupt
Apr 18, 2002 6:34 am
Dear friends, It's not just that I've been so busy with my personal life that I haven't sent a Jewish music update in almost a month (although that might have...
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gilhoupt
Apr 28, 2002 7:37 am
Dear friends, As we approach the holiday of Lag Ba'Omer (Monday night 4/29) and the end of the mourning period according to the predominant custom, I'm going...
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gilhoupt
May 16, 2002 8:18 pm
Dear friends, I'm so sorry I was unable to send out a music update last week -- I was at the Isralight Spiritual Retreat in the Berkshire Mountains of CT with...
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gilhoupt
May 26, 2002 2:54 pm
Dear friends, Please see the website for weekly recurring events, which I no longer include in the email: ...
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gilhoupt
May 31, 2002 9:12 pm
Dear friends, This Sunday you're invited to join me for a kumsitz in Central Park. Over the years I've been organizing these informal music jams that have...
