Tropeful

Another rare trope.  The most dramatic and tragic story in the Book of Leviticus.  Do they intersect?  Come and study Parashat Shemini Tropefully with us.   

It's our final shalshelet :( ...  Wait, no, let's celebrate!  It's a shalshelet ordination! Find the text discussed here. 

We begin the Book of Leviticus, and I first asked myself a question and found an answer! Now, I ask of all of you to engage with this Tropeful community and share your questions and insights this week! Leave your comment here below the episode. (Update from April 1st: The audio is now fixed and available.  Sorry for the delay due to a technical issue.)

We are tracing the repetition of one specific trope pattern and phrase of text this week.  This is kind of where it all started for me!  The phrases that we are studying are: Exodus 35:6, 35:23, 35:25, 35:32, 35:35, 36:8, 36:35, 36:37, 38:18, 39:24, and 39:29.  Yes, all of those!  Find the text here: http://bit.ly/2ncHJRg 

Exploring the jovial nature of the trope for Megillat Esther.  There's a whole lot going on in the whole megillah! 

We explore the dynamic nature of chanting the Ten Commandments. Find the text discussed here.

This week, we explore the extra special musical happenings within Shirat HaYam, the Song of the Sea.  Find the text discussed here. 

We look at the first example of text which foreshadows a continued theme later in our texts and an essential theme in the structure of our prayers -- redemption from Egypt.  Find the text discussed here. 

As we begin moving through the Book of Exodus, I venture for the first time to explain how chanting in English can draw light back onto the original text.  What does it tell us and what is the process I go through to create this?  Find the text discussed here. 

We conclude the Book of Genesis by looking at the treatment of names in this final portion. Find the text discussed here.