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cited as the Union Prayer Book,
cations, 1-800-
ditional songs perfotined in
as though itbelonged solely to
Ladino, Yiddish and Hebrew.
Reform liturgy.
Sung by Tanja Skolnik, often
There's a strange reference to
with minimal musical accompa-
Rosh Hashanah as originally "a
niment, these songs are tender
Near Eastern coronation festival
and gentle, exhibiting a real
that slowly became a celebra-
Milk and Honer A Year of
sweetness that's often painfully
tion of God the King." There
Jewish Holidays by Jane Yolen,
absent from many contempo-
may have been such a festival,
with illustrations by Louise Au-
rary recordings. It's perfect both
but
this has nothing to do with
gust (published by Putnam
for new mothers in love with
the fact that Jews observe Rosh
Press)
their tiny angels, as well as
Hashanah because we are di-
young sweethearts, the kind
rected to do so in the Torah.
who sigh a lot and linger eter-
The book refers to the Torah
Jane Yolen's name is usually as-
nally at partings.
as the "Old Testament," a
sociated with science fic-
Ms. Skolnik has a clear, pure
Christian description.
tion and fairy tales,
Jane Yolen's
voice — and best of all her pro-
There is no place in a
"Milk and
where she has amassed a
nunciation is always excellent,
Honey" is not so Jewish book for such ter-
loyal following.
sweet.
whether she's singing Hebrew
minology
It's
clear
she
had
good
in the popular "Y'did Nefesh"
intentions with Milk and
or Yiddish in "Shlof Mine
Honey, but for the most
Kind."
part this book simply
All the songs on this
doesn't work. Anyone
tape/CD are good, but the last
with a modicum of Jew-
— "Papir Iz Doch Days" — is
ish knowledge is going to
especially charming. The
be amused at best, but
words: "Paper is white, ink is
more likely irritated at
black/I could sit forever just
some of the book's obvi-
kissing your sweet face and
ous flaws.
holding your hand. Dearest
It opens, for example,
God, hear my plea/To the rich
with
the English version
you have given ease and hon-
("Thou shalt
of
V'ahavta,
or/But I ask only to dwell with
love the Lord, thy
my true love in a little house on
God...") It's from the
a grassy green."
Torah, of course, and as
"Lullabies and Love Songs"

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