[HANASHIR:7629] Re: Torah Study Aid for Rachelle

[Barbara462 <Barbara462...>]

In a message dated 12/12/00 11:01:33 PM Central Standard Time, 
mfsings (at) ccr(dot)net writes:

<< se the etnachta phrase to end the first part of the blessing--in other 
words, V'ratsa
 v'-div-rei-hem ha-ne-e-ma-rim be-emet would be chanted as mercha, tipcha, 
munach
 etnachta--it's great for memorizing the Etnachta, Katon, Revii and Sof Pasuk 
groups.
 Have the kids learn the blessing, then break it down to its various Tropes. 
Once they
 know these four basic groups, they can chant 90 percent of all Haftarot. 
Then, you merely
 teach the darga-t'vir, t'lishot, pazeirim, etc. as needed.  Once they have 
the basics,
 though, I find that the rest come much more smoothly.  Also, if you teach 
Tropes using
 the Blessing, I have found that it is easier for kids to learn other 
Haftarot once their
 B'nai Mitzvah have come and gone.  Enjoy! >>

I agree with you.  I also teach it together.  In other words,  1st week learn 
the etnachta's and sof pasuk phrases...then ask the kids to try to apply it 
to the bracha.  I do this because I find the most difficult thing for these 
kids to do is to apply the trope to actual words.  This way, I'm killing two 
birds with one stone.  I also have a track on my bar/bat mitz CD with this 
bracha.  Like you I teach the middle sof pasuk as an etnachta phrase.  
BTW--Marsha, your trope manual is wonderful, I use parts of it when teaching, 
especially the comprehension sections--I got it from CFJE.

Barbara Barnett

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