tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19158895.post115688610472325814..comments2024-02-26T00:37:47.131-08:00Comments on Broomstick Chronicles: Music & Healing & DyingBroomstick Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11217890674112142957noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19158895.post-1157202518713654492006-09-02T06:08:00.000-07:002006-09-02T06:08:00.000-07:00Not sure this is about pagan v. other religions. I...Not sure this is about pagan v. other religions. I don't know about pastors, but with rabbis, it completely depends on the rabbi. The rabbis at Temple Micah are completely open to personalizing any kind of service including funerals of course. (A couple of weeks ago we sang one of the Shabbat prayers to the tune of "Summertime" because the weather was so hot. The Hebrew worked perfectly to the tune. It was almost eery how perfect it was.<BR/><BR/>When I die I hope the Kaddish is sung for me exactly as it has been sung at Jewish funerals for many generations. I like the idea I will cross over to the same words and music as my ancestors. But I'm in all in favor of contemporizing ritual, too, if that's what everyone wants. I'm certain I'm not the only non Pagan who feels that way.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.com