Over the last two weeks we have learned and completed the 5th clause of trope, R’vi-i. As we begin working on the 6th clause, Segol, and learning a few of the rarer tropes, it is now time for the 5776 Torah Trope Challenge. The Torah Trope Challenge is one of the ways I assess our students’ knowledge, comprehension and readiness to complete this segment of our learning and move on to Haftarah. The challenge is simple, each student must chant the prayer V’ahavta in Trope. Torah Trope Challenge will take place on Sunday, January 31, 2016. Continue reading
Month: January 2016
Fourth Clause: T’vir
Welcome back from Winter Break!
On Sunday, January 3, we began learning the fourth clause of Torah Trope: T’vir. T’vir is a relatively simple clause because there are only 2 new trope symbols, Darga and T’vir. This clause utilizes a few other tropes such as Mercha and Kadma, but these all already well known to our students. In our color coding system, this clause is blue. With only two new symbols to process, we were able to learn the entire clause in one day. Continue reading