Each family will set their own table, plan their own menu, and take charge of things in their homes, which will be displayed on the computer screen. Which says, what I have mentioned before - put the effort into the Seder event, and it will be great! But it will not be perfect … The first time we attempt something new, it never is. There is a lot to be learned.
I want to look at how it can become more real, and a place where the room real will not carry across (and can even be controlled).
4. On all other Passovers we clink the wine glass and share l’chaims four times during the Seder, and multiple times before and after … Why on this night are the glasses not from the same set? (for full list of questions, see blog for April 1)
On Passover (and at other times) we make a big deal about saying the kiddish and drinking the wine. We often lift glasses after the prayer with a l’chaim and a clink. We should still do that! The computer screen is glass. To properly clink wine glasses, even across 2,000 miles or more, a) notice where the little camera is on your computer; b) bring the glass to the camera window and the screen; and c) clink. You can even pause for a moment (a short, fraction of a second) when the wine glass approaches the camera (starting about ½ inch from the lens). This gives a nice effect. The clink is real (whether the computer is made of plastic or steel, it will clink, and so will the screen), just be sure you don’t clink too hard … you don’t want to break the wine glass or the computer. Remember, even though some of our families are miles away, the joy and festivity should be real. If we practice that real from the first glass of wine all the way through to the fourth glass, the enthusiasm will build, and we might not even realize how many miles separate us from the ones we love.
7. On all other Passovers we sing the Dayenu loudly and off key until we run out of words (which is more than enuff), and it sounds horrible … Why on this night do we have volume control?
OK … the singing might not be like real. Computers miss out on the room effect of music, because or voices fill the space naturally, rather than making electronic static on a computer. IF good speakers are connected to the computer (by Bluetooth … you can even do stereo or surround sound - something to plan early), the quality will be much better, even though it is not the same.
And then there is the matter of losing control to someone else. If your voice is not good, and you enjoy booming out the tune so loudly it covers up your sister’s voice … well, it is not the same. Your sister will turn down the volume on her computer (or even mute you! Oy vey), which is not Kosher (although my sister says it is, which is natural and right, for some of these arguments happen on Passover night).
On this Passover night we will just have to put up with losing control on the other person’s computer. But … we can call (see questions 1 & 3, blogged about on April 2) in order to kvetch.
Speaking of music, I developed a Haggadah from Psalms (a New Haggadah in an older format than what we use today). It contains 17 traditional songs with music notation from the Passover Haggadah. I would appreciate if you take a look in the preview mode on Amazon, and maybe even buy a copy, just to see what it is. Please look up the Psalmatic Seder on Amazon.com
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