Second SPEL

I got a chance to do even more for our second Sing, Pray, Eat, Learn service last Friday night.  I put together a little lecture about some of the composers whose music we sing on Friday nights - Lewandowski, Sulzer and a couple of others.  We didn't have as many people - about 15 vs. about 30 the first month, but they were an appreciative audience and the Rabbi couldn't stop talking about it afterwards, even telling TTI people about it the other night at our Purim Shpiel rehearsal.   I wasn't that thrilled with my results - but Rabbi K says I "have a gift"... yeah right.

Amazingly, I mostly stayed on script,  but should have sung more of the prayers I was talking about.  I wanted to be more organized.  I slightly changed my focus that day, and was busily scanning and printing music up until it was time to go!  
   The Rabbi also wanted me to do some of the same songs I sang during last month's service, which was more of Debbie Friedman, but AI didn't bring the music with me, and felt that last month was kind of a "reform-a-palooza" where we truly broke out of our comfort zone.   I don't know if the congregation really wants me to permanently change some of our "beloved" melodies.  I like mixing it up, kind of like they do in Waltham.

  Anyway, I think overall I did ok, and people said that they learned something.