Dear friends, The intermediate days of Pesach (Tuesday through Friday of next week) are called Chol Hamoed, a mixture of holiday and weekday. While we try to...
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Gili Houpt
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Apr 12, 2001 4:04 am
Dear friends, I hope you are having an inspiring Pesach. Tonight is the fourth day of the Omer, and we are entering into the annual mourning period during...
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Gili Houpt
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Apr 22, 2001 6:39 pm
Dear Friends, We are now in the midst of the annual mourning period of the sefira (for details see the last email at ...
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Gili Houpt
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May 3, 2001 1:35 pm
Dear Friends, Since this is the time in the Jewish calendar when we are in mourning (for details see earlier email at ...
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Gili Houpt
houpt@...
May 10, 2001 5:41 am
Dear Friends, The Jewish nation continues to mourn the deaths of our ancestors during this time of year so we abstain from listening to live music (for a more...
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Gili Houpt
houpt@...
May 17, 2001 4:06 am
Dear Friends, I found out that a number of people did not receive last week's email, and I'm not sure why this happened, but they all had aol accounts. I'm...
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Gili Houpt
houpt@...
May 25, 2001 9:20 pm
Dear Friends, Tuesday afternoon, May 29, 3:30 PM on the second day of Shavuos, I will be kicking off the outdoor Jewish music season with an a cappella kumsitz...
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Gili Houpt
houpt@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:13 am
Dear Friends, Tonight, Thursday, May 31, Andy Statman resumes his weekly stint at the Greenwich Village Synagogue, Music of the Mystics two sets from 8-11 PM....
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Gili Houpt
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Jun 7, 2001 11:59 pm
Dear Friends, I'm heading off to Israel for the summer in just over a week to take part in the new Isralight Teacher Training Program, but I'm playing one more...
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Gili Houpt
houpt@...
Jun 12, 2001 11:31 pm
Dear Friends, I'm leaving for Israel next week, and I'm very excited to be living in the Old City of Jerusalem for the summer and learning with Rabbi David...
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Gili Houpt
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Jun 19, 2001 8:09 am
Dear Friends, Thanks to all those who came to Central Park for the kumsitz on Sunday, in whose merit the rain gave way to sunshine and a beautiful afternoon....
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Gili Houpt
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Jun 29, 2001 8:03 am
Dear Friends, I am in Jerusalem learning for the summer at an incredible program called Isralight. I'll be coming back at the end of August in time for their...
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Gili Houpt
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Jul 6, 2001 2:09 pm
Dear Friends, I did my best to organize a kumsitz in Central Park but I heard it got rained out last Sunday. That's why you all have to come to Israel -- it...
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Gili Houpt
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Jul 27, 2001 4:24 pm
Dear Friends, This Sunday July 29 is the saddest day of the Jewish calendar: the fast of the Ninth of Av, which begins at sundown on Saturday and continues for...
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Gili Houpt
houpt@...
Aug 2, 2001 11:20 pm
This weekend is called Shabbos Nachamu, which means consolation, from the prophet Isaiah whose words we read in the haftorah this Shabbos, a very timely...
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Gili Houpt
houpt@...
Aug 10, 2001 9:50 am
Dear Friends, I'm writing this from the Holy City of Tzfat, where for the past three days I participated in the annual Jewish Music Festival. It is absolutely...
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Gili Houpt
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Aug 16, 2001 7:42 am
Dear Friends, Among the many great things about being in Israel is that every time I plan a kumsitz here I am guaranteed great weather: the days in Jerusalem...
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Gili Houpt
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Aug 26, 2001 2:37 am
Dear Friends, I just finished playing my last concert in Israel, the weekly havdallah kumsitz on Ben Yehuda St in the center of Jerusalem. Tomorrow I'm getting...
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Gili Houpt
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Sep 7, 2001 9:11 am
Dear Friends, I just got back from an incredible summer in Israel, learning Torah, seeking spirituality, and making important decisions: upon my return I...
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Gili Houpt
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Sep 18, 2001 3:24 am
Dear Friends, Sorry I have not had access to email due to the events of the past week. I was otherwise not personally affected, nor was anyone close to me,...
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Gili Houpt
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Oct 4, 2001 9:40 am
Dear Friends, We are in the midst of the holiday of Sukkos, which has bittersweet significance for us this year. We are still mourning the deaths of so many...
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Gili Houpt
gilhoupt
Oct 15, 2001 10:49 pm
Dear Friends, Before I continue with this week's Jewish music listings, I want to thank all those who have sent me email regarding the list. Knowing that...
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Gili Houpt
gilhoupt
Oct 21, 2001 9:32 am
Dear Friends, I just returned from an incredible concert in Long Island with Yosef Karduner, renowned Israeli singer and composer, who is performing in the US...
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Gili Houpt
gilhoupt
Oct 26, 2001 8:12 pm
Dear Friends, Tomorrow night, Saturday, October 27, 8:30 PM Oneg Shames is playing a Kumsitz Melava Malka at the Monmouth Torah Links Judaic Center, 415 Rt 9...
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Gili Houpt
gilhoupt
Nov 8, 2001 10:55 am
Dear friends, I'm off in the middle of nowhere, near a small town called Hope, New Jersey, way out near the Pennsylvania border, for an Isralight Retreat....
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Gili Houpt
gilhoupt
Nov 16, 2001 10:27 am
Dear friends, I am pleased to introduce a new class that I will be teaching Monday nights at 7:30 PM upstairs at Congregation Ohab Zedek, 118 W95 St. We will...
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Gili Houpt
gilhoupt
Nov 26, 2001 10:45 pm
Dear friends, I hope you're getting all psyched up for Chanukah and all the great Jewish music events that will be happening all over the city. It's only two...
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gilhoupt
Dec 7, 2001 12:31 am
Dear friends, I apologize for the length of this email, but there's just so many great Jewish music events going next week for Chanukah. I try not to send out...
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gilhoupt
Dec 14, 2001 4:17 pm
Dear friends, Chanukah is drawing to close, but you can still catch some great Jewish music: tomorrow night 12/15 my band Remez will perfrom at a fundraiser...
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gilhoupt
Dec 28, 2001 7:11 pm
Dear friends, After all the incredible music events over Chanuka, people needed a week or two to recover, so that's why I didn't send out an email last week....
