This probably isn't particularly interesting (to anyone but me) but when Rabbi Lapin spoke at our daughter's wedding I chatted with him afterward. The wedding featured some pretty good music, and --en passant -- I mentioned to him that if I'd been asked, I might have brought my accordion and played "hatikvah" for the service. Rabbi said, "I'm glad you didn't!" I said, "you don't like accordion music?" His reply startled me a bit. It was, "I can't stand a national anthem for Israel that doesn't -- even once -- mention G-d. To me, Hatikvah is a haunting piece of music that I thoroughly enjoy playing regardless of it's shortcomings (if it has any, that is).
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