I have this fake book, and it have a lot of things... the arrangments are basics, but you can add some of yours...
I play a lot of jewish parties, but I have the Ketron SD1, and I play a lot more new hassidiks, israelies and oriental songs than
traditional ones...

Chana tova (happy good year) to everyone from france...

Same here Dan. I actually rarely play the traditional songs. I generally play for younger crouds and they are into the faster and/or beatier styles like Hassidic and Horra.

Where do you get your styles from?

(PS: Beaky: However in an old age home they want to hear traditional songs - don't try horras there!)

[This message has been edited by chony (edited 09-14-2004).]

My old foks love the horras. (and polkas)They clap along or dance, if they're able to !

I've played at a Jewish wedding and also at folk dancing. I have 3 books 2 are like fake books related to Israeli folk dancing and one is a Yiddish song book. I use a 2 beat mostly country for styles and that seems to work for most of the upbeat type songs. The wedding I played the piano.
I was also just in a production of Fiddler on the Roof in the spring at a local university (I played the Rabbi) so I was playing songs from the show as well.
You could stop at a music store and see if they have any Jewish or Israeli music. There are a lot of books out there. If you can't find anything I can send you some of what I have that might get you started. I can write down which styles I use for each song. There are also numerous Midi files on the web where the music can be printed from Midi.
L'Shanah Tovah - Have a Sweet and Happy New Year!
- Brian