We are coming right along in our study of Haftarah Trope! With our prior knowledge from Torah Trope, the students were excited to realize they already knew quite a lot: the symbols and names of each trope, the clauses, the color coding, and how each trope functions as a mafsik (separator) or m’chaber (connector). They were also pleased when I told them that with Haftarah, they will be able to read with Hebrew vowels and trope symbols (no memorizing as with Torah). The main difference between the two trope systems is melody. Continue reading
Month: March 2016
Haftarah Trope – Schedule of Clauses
In case you or your student has been absent on a Sunday, I wanted to post the schedule of learning Haftarah Trope through the end of the year. If a student is going to miss Trope on Sundays, they are responsible for learning what they missed. See the Trope blog page for resources for at home learning. Continue reading
Learning T’filot with Students as Teachers
We are about 2/3 of the way through our student taught T’filah Project. We began in early November with Ein Kamocha at the start of the Torah service, and as of last Wednesday, we are are through Y’hal’lu, at the start of the 2nd hakafah. I am so very proud of the students and their endless creativity in approaching this project. Students have created games, made posters and art projects, used music and songs and this last week, skits to help their peers learn and gain understanding. Kol Hakavod, 6th grade! Keep up the great work. Continue reading