A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey – Whats That All About?
One of my earliest memories connected with my introduction to Judaism (1991 or so – I am a convert, by the way) was listening to Rabbi Maralee Gordon, currently Chief Rabbi of McHenry County, Illinois, who at the time was the Education Director of the religious school of McHenry County Jewish Congregation, during her welcoming assembly at Sunday school – playing guitar and singing songs, such as Ufaratza, David Melech Yisrael, and Mayim. What these songs were about was pretty much a mystery to me as my Hebrew was non-existent, but they certainly got you rocking on a Sunday morning. Another popular selection that got a lotta ruach going was this one: ERETZ ZAVAT CHALAV Eretz zavat chalav, (rest for two counts) chalav u-d’vash Eretz zavat chalav, (rest for two counts) chalav u-d’vash Eretz zavat chalav, (rest for two counts) chalav u-d’vash Eretz zavat chalav, (rest for two counts) chalav u-d’vash. (I have been conducting an informal national survey on how that rest is handled by the sin
