Dear friends, We are in the midst of the period in the Jewish calendar known as The Three Weeks, during which we mourn the destruction that befell the Jewish...
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Jul 14, 2002 7:33 am
Dear friends, I'm on vacation out west right now, in the capitol of Oklahoma, with a million people but only a few thousand Jews (and only a couple of...
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Jul 19, 2002 11:19 pm
Dear friends, I'm still on vacation out west: we drove across the desert from Tucson, Arizona, past the sand dunes and the rocky mountains, to spend Tisha B'av...
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Jul 26, 2002 9:04 pm
Dear friends, I just got back from a long trip out west: Oklahoma, Arizona, California and Nevada. But there's no place like NY when it comes to Jewish music,...
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Aug 9, 2002 12:12 am
Dear friends, This year's Central Park kumsitz series is drawing to a close. We've had four successful Sunday afternoons this summer, attracting around a...
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Aug 16, 2002 8:39 pm
Dear friends, I know I said that last week would be this summer's last kumsitz in Central Park, but the public outcry was so great that I decided to add one...
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Aug 23, 2002 10:54 pm
Dear friends, Tomorrow, Saturday 8/24 everyone is invited to a luncheon at the The Old Broadway Shul to celebrate the ufruf for longtime member Jonathan...
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Aug 30, 2002 8:24 pm
Dear friends, I write this from the Isralight Retreat in the mountains of Pennsylvania and the music is incredible! There are so many talented musicians here,...
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gilhoupt
Sep 9, 2002 11:08 am
Dear friends, I just spent a beautiful Rosh Hashana in Charlotte, NC, as I was asked to help out as the Chazzan for the High Holidays. This is an amazing,...
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gilhoupt
Sep 20, 2002 8:22 pm
Dear friends, Tonight begins the holiday of Sukkos, the Biblical mandated week of happiness. As such there is a custom to have musical events every night with...
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gilhoupt
Sep 27, 2002 9:59 pm
Dear friends, Tonight begins the double holiday of Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah, the culmination of the hoiday season begun by the high holidays three...
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gilhoupt
Oct 4, 2002 9:29 pm
Dear friends, I am pleased to announce the return of Yosef Karduner, who is visiting from Israel on Sunday for just a week to share his music with us. Last...
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gilhoupt
Oct 11, 2002 9:57 pm
Dear friends, It was such and honour and privilege for me to be on tour with Yosef Karduner this week, and all three concerts were totally incredible! You can...
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gilhoupt
Oct 18, 2002 4:52 am
Dear friends, Tonight, Friday, October 18 is the annual Shlomo Carlebach yahrzeit Shabbaton at the Carlebach Shul, 305 W79 St. (btwn West End & Riverside)....
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gilhoupt
Oct 25, 2002 9:11 pm
Dear friends, It has come to my attention that even though many of you have been receiving my weekly emails for a long time, you might not be aware that I've...
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gilhoupt
Nov 1, 2002 12:42 am
Dear friends, Tonight, Thursday October 31, 8-11pm I'll be playing at a kumsitz to say good-bye to my good friend and fellow musician Zimmy (Avraham HaKohein...
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gilhoupt
Nov 7, 2002 11:52 pm
Dear friends, I'm involved with this great organization called Isralight, which brings spirituality to Jews of all religious backgrounds, and in addition to...
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gilhoupt
Nov 19, 2002 11:49 pm
Dear friends, Chaim David Saracik is in the middle of another concert tour from the Holy Land. An internationally renowned musician, he plays music that is...
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gilhoupt
Nov 28, 2002 12:10 am
Dear friends, There are so many Jewish music events going on around the city for Chanukah. I just wanted to take this opportunity to express hakaras hatov...
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gilhoupt
Dec 6, 2002 1:54 am
Dear friends, Even though Chanukah is drawing to an end, we still continue to celebrate, and even on a higher level than before. See the bottom for some words...
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gilhoupt
Dec 13, 2002 9:17 pm
Dear friends, Now that Chanukah is over, there's a bit of a lull in the Jewish music scene around New York. But there's still some great stuff going on, so...
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gilhoupt
Dec 20, 2002 9:58 am
Dear friends, Today, Friday Dec 20 - Sunday Dec 22, Dec. 20-22 Shabbaton weekend in Crown Heights featuring Rabbi Yosef Y. Jacobson, speaking on "Pleased to...
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gilhoupt
Jan 3, 2003 9:24 pm
Dear friends, I just got back from the Isralight Retreat near Orlando, an incredible week of experiencing the spirituality of Judaism in a beautiful natural...
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gilhoupt
Jan 10, 2003 11:25 am
Dear friends, I've got a musically busy weekend coming up: from being the chazan in shul, to leading a shalesheudos program, from an appearance with my band...
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gilhoupt
Jan 17, 2003 7:29 pm
Dear friends, Tonight, Friday, Jan 17, is Tu B'Shvat, Jewish New Year for the trees. The weekend is also known as Shabbat Shira, (Sabbath of Song) since the...
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gilhoupt
Jan 24, 2003 2:17 am
Dear friends, In this week's Torah portion we read of the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people. While many Jews unfourtunately view this as a burden, it...
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Gili Houpt <houpt@...
gilhoupt
Jan 31, 2003 1:28 am
Dear friends, Tonight, Thursday, Jan 30 at 8pm, Piamenta playing the Sixth Annual Yud Shvat Concert at Yeshiva University, in Belfer Hall, 2495 Amsterdam...
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gilhoupt
Feb 7, 2003 9:18 pm
Dear friends, Tonight, Friday, February 7 at 5:10PM if you can brave the snow, come to davening at Congregation Ramath Orah, 550 W110 St. I'll be leading...
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gilhoupt
Feb 20, 2003 11:02 am
Dear friends, I just returned from the Isralight Retreat in sunny Florida (sorry I didn't have access to email last week) and I'm back in NY where after three...
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gilhoupt
Feb 28, 2003 2:14 am
Dear friends, It is troubling with everything going on Israel that we are so far removed from and feel so powerless to help our Israeli brethren. But the next...
