Tropeful

We take a look at the Haftarah this week -- for our very first time actually here on Tropeful. How is the poetic nature of the Haftarah reflected through the rhythm of the phrasing of the trope? This week's portion is a perfect example. Find the text discussed here.

And ... please join me for my Harmony in Unison performance tomorrow, August 31st at 8 pm EST/7 pm CST/5 pm PST.  You can join the group here. (And if you missed the live performance -- it is archived for your viewing pleasure anytime, anywhere!) 

Can you translate not only the text to English but the trope as well? Listen on, and I'll explain how you can and maybe even demonstrate it -- then the challenge becomes your own! Trope, Trope, shall you pursue.  It's Parashat Shoftim.  Find the text discussed here. 

A week that I have been patiently waiting for -- the portion that includes the Shema and V'ahavta. Let's look at tradition and how it has carried us forward musically to this very day.  Find the text discussed here. Watch and listen to the beautiful setting of V'ahavta by late Israeli composer Yehezkel Braun here. 

It's the end of the Book of Numbers.  It's a Double Portion!  It's the final appearance of our rare tropes, including the rarest of the rare ones! Find the text for the first half of the portion here. Find the text for the second half here. 

We explore how trope facilitates connecting two separate portions and the art of flashback. Find the text discussed here. 

In the most controversial portion in the Book of Numbers, how does trope define one single moment? -- three words alone, where the trope is elemental in telling us much more.  Or, the trope at least leaves us with more essential questions. Find the text discussed here.

It's the fourth of five of our rare Mercha K'fulah (Double Mercha) tropes in the Torah. What does it do here and what does it mean? Listen on to find out! Find the text discussed here. 

I offer you a taste of Tropeful Torah this week as we center in on just three verses of Torah comprising the Priestly Benediction. As each verse grows in the amount of words it offers, what is happening with the trope and how does it literally embody the meaning of this blessing? It's all here this week. Come and study. Find the text discussed here. 

Patterns abound in this number laden opening of the census in the first portion of the appropriately titled Book of Numbers. This was the portion that began my journey into Tropeful Torah study and I think this is the most interesting week yet. Come and see why! Find the text discussed here. 

It's my bar mitzvah portion (Bechukotai, to be specific)! This is also one of the portions that initially sparked Tropeful ideas in my mind. Come and be enlightened as we end the third book of the Torah. Chazak, Chazak, v'nitchazeik! Find the text discussed here.