05-24-2011, 02:28 AM
Shlama Jeremy,
I could see the truthfulness of your suggestion with kids too. If you want them to learn something, have them sing it and they will learn it easily and without much effort. Unfortunately I am not too gifted on the music front. So I would rather not sing it. Not for my sake, I still love to sing, but for the sake of those around. :-)
Aaron and I have already started with the memorization. We are doing it remotely only at this time, helping each other along the way (actually he is helping me :-) ). So if somebody wants to join, location doesn't matter at this stage. Some of you guys who are good with singing could bring your input as far as cantillation is concerned.
I am blessed memorizing the Bible, if somebody is in doubt, just give it a try. Soaking ourselves in the Words of Life is one of the best endeavors that we can take, I believe.
Blessings,
Greg
I could see the truthfulness of your suggestion with kids too. If you want them to learn something, have them sing it and they will learn it easily and without much effort. Unfortunately I am not too gifted on the music front. So I would rather not sing it. Not for my sake, I still love to sing, but for the sake of those around. :-)
Aaron and I have already started with the memorization. We are doing it remotely only at this time, helping each other along the way (actually he is helping me :-) ). So if somebody wants to join, location doesn't matter at this stage. Some of you guys who are good with singing could bring your input as far as cantillation is concerned.
I am blessed memorizing the Bible, if somebody is in doubt, just give it a try. Soaking ourselves in the Words of Life is one of the best endeavors that we can take, I believe.
Blessings,
Greg
Burning one Wrote:Shlama,
i'm nowhere near Chicago so i wouldn't be of much help, but if you're seeking to learn it by heart, i would suggest looking into the cantillation marks and start chanting the Torah that way. song-form has long been a great method to memorize any text, and i am sure it has contributed to many memorizations of the Word over the years in the Hebrew tongue. just a suggestion. there are lots of helps online to begin learning.
a dear brother has recently begun his foray into the world of the chazzan, and here's him doing the first chapter of Shir HaShirim (the Song of Songs): <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/neuralangel">http://www.youtube.com/neuralangel</a><!-- m --> he's of Ashkenazi descent, but this is more Sephardic in execution.
Chayim b'Moshiach,
Jeremy