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I don't know how many of you attend religious (or non-religious) services that will be honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this week but, during my synagogue's Shabbat service on ZOOM last evening, our Rabbi chanted MLK's "I Have a Dream" in haftarah trope. I had never before heard MLK's speech recited in this way, and I found our Rabbi's intonation of it to be profoundly moving.
To share this with you, I found a link to the original recording done by Rabbi David Evan Markus in 2017. When you click on the link below, scroll down the page to get to the recording (see picture below).
I don't know how many of you attend religious (or non-religious) services that will be honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this week but, during my synagogue's Shabbat service on ZOOM last evening, our Rabbi chanted MLK's "I Have a Dream" in haftarah trope. I had never before heard MLK's speech recited in this way, and I found our Rabbi's intonation of it to be profoundly moving.
To share this with you, I found a link to the original recording done by Rabbi David Evan Markus in 2017. When you click on the link below, scroll down the page to get to the recording (see picture below).
Thank you for sharing this. i had to stop, the words were just too sad. Also nothing can compare to King’s own voice and delivery.
You're welcome! Yes, King's own voice and delivery is profoundly moving. For me, this rendition of his famous speech was especially moving, as I was able to embrace it in the familiarity of my Jewish experience. It's difficult to explain how this version affected me emotionally. I think the fact that MLK's speech can be adapted in this way is just another illustration of its universality.
You're welcome! Yes, King's own voice and delivery is profoundly moving. For me, this rendition of his famous speech was especially moving, as I was able to embrace it in the familiarity of my Jewish experience. It's difficult to explain how this version affected me emotionally. I think the fact that MLK's speech can be adapted in this way is just another illustration of its universality.
The vedic chants of Hinduism is very precise, with very definite beats, and tones, the drawing out of the syllables. The rendition you linked reminded me of that. They both have a similar enchanting quality. The reason the Vedic mantras were chanted this way is because they were orally transmitted and this way the words will be not be lost to mispronunciation, and the meaning get changed. They also aid memorization which was important.
But something gets lost in this careful attention and emphasis to the precision of the chant - the meaning, the heart and soul the words carry. That is a very precious thing by itself.
I don't know how many of you attend religious (or non-religious) services that will be honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this week but, during my synagogue's Shabbat service on ZOOM last evening, our Rabbi chanted MLK's "I Have a Dream" in haftarah trope. I had never before heard MLK's speech recited in this way, and I found our Rabbi's intonation of it to be profoundly moving.
To share this with you, I found a link to the original recording done by Rabbi David Evan Markus in 2017. When you click on the link below, scroll down the page to get to the recording (see picture below).
well, I don't know about all that other stuff but I do know MLK was a good man and loyally served a country that mistreated him. He is a credit to rational humans everywhere.
well, I don't know about all that other stuff but I do know MLK was a good man and loyally served a country that mistreated him. He is a credit to rational humans everywhere.
well, I don't know about all that other stuff but I do know MLK was a good man and loyally served a country that mistreated him. He is a credit to rational humans everywhere.
He was a great leader, accomplished tremendous amount of good. But do you know much about his personal life?
He was a great leader, accomplished tremendous amount of good. But do you know much about his personal life?
His personal life is his personal business. What he gave to this country is far bigger than any of us.
We know nothing of your personal life either, what have you accomplished that comes anywhere near?
He was a great leader, accomplished tremendous amount of good. But do you know much about his personal life?
Don't start, BapFun. Fundies first line of attack against anyone they find fault with is to try to point out personal failings. Oddly enough, that doesn't seem to apply equally to religious leaders they agree with who are repeatedly exposed and yet forgiven for theirs.
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