Update 108 “Everything has a crack in it; that's how the light gets in". Leonard Cohen
- Howie Gordon
- Dec 5, 2023
- 3 min read
Hannukah is just around the corner and this year we need to share the light.
Assaf Avidan, born in Israel sings, “One day baby, we'll be old
Oh baby, we'll be old and think of all the stories that we could have told
A beautiful song that sums up my feelings of the period and I am adamant to let the light in through the cracks. We need some light now
Shoshana Damari sings about Light too. Here is a translated version of her famous song. This is another song that can be sung in a trilingual manner as suggested in the previous broadcast.
“Sunshine, bring on the sunshine
when my clouds are closing in
I shut my eyes so tightly
but all the sunshine is within” Translated from the original
- We used this version translated by Nadavi Noked for our concert in the north two years ago. Unfortunately due to Covid restrictions the concert day never happened. Yet we recorded a studio version. Here the song is performed by soprano Goni Kanani from the Israeli Opera and Maestro Dodi Zeba, the house conductor of Simfonet Ra'anana, on the piano.
You can view the whole broadcast recording here
E-Talent
I am happy to announce that in the forthcoming broadcast we will be sending out clear explanations regarding E-Talent 23-24. So watch this space. In the meantime you can view some of the previous years winners here
2023 - https://flip.com/+2ivk16l4
Hemed Corner
Hannukah is around the corner and hear are two songs from Jewish Acapella bands for the Festival of Lights
We’re still here - Maccabeats
You Can Light With Me (Y-Studs Version)
Check out the Hahukkah links on the Portal - https://pop.education.gov.il/tchumey_daat/english/yesodi/study_topics/hanukkah/
Hotsites from Jacob Richman https://jr.co.il/hotsites/chanukah.htm
My happy corner - Smile of the week
I like to find instances that involve music / movement that make me smile.
It’s not easy to smile and be happy during these times yet I owe it to myself to search for meaning and music is where I find the answers.
This is Huillo who was filmed at a young age with his father at a Coldplay concert in Mexico. Here at the concert you can see him very emotional.
Huillo is autistic and he is now writing his own music. Coldplay described the video as the best they have ever seen. At age 12,he was invited by Coldplay to sing with them on stage. Here you can see Huillo with Coldplay singing one of Huillo’s original songs.
”Different is OK” -
Everything has a crack in it; that's how the light gets in". Leonard Cohen
Let the sun shine in
Digital Tool of the Week
Ideagram - Turning text into images - I created beautiful decorations for my classrooms and background images for my online meetings.
Suggestion - Create a few pictures and ask your pupils to describe what they see.
E.g. A happy day in the park
A challenging day on the sports field
Choose from the available pics and tweak the prompt. Enjoy
As always, check this tool before you use it in class.
Explanation of How to Use this amazing tool
Musical Joke of the Week
A good romance starts with a good friendship
A bad romance starts with rah rah ah ah ah roma roma ma gaga ooh lala
Thank you to Einat Asakly for sharing
During these days we are teaching the 5th +6th graders two songs. The songs : "Coming Home + My Own Superhero" The pupils are singing them in the English and music lessons.
We are teaching them new words and phrases, making activities...
Thanks and hoping for peaceful days
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Please be safe out there and look after yourselves. Hoping for peaceful days ahead.
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