Up High or Down Low? The Battle Over the Proper Trop for the Aseres Hadibros

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Classes by Mordechai Dinerman

Mordechai Dinerman

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Text-based classes on assorted Judaic topics, with a special emphasis on Jewish history. New episodes every week. Made Possible by Unzer-Chadash Shul, Brooklyn NY.

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Up High or Down Low? The Battle Over the Proper Trop for the Aseres Hadibros

Classes by Mordechai Dinerman

1 hour 13 minutes 40 seconds

5 months ago

Up High or Down Low? The Battle Over the Proper Trop for the Aseres Hadibros

In 1725, Rabbi Zalman Hena published Shaarei Tefilah and sparked controversy by calling for a complete stop to the use of taam ha’elyon—the unique system of trop traditionally used for reading the Aseres Hadibros. Rabbi Yaakov Emden wasn’t having it and fired back forcefully in his Luach Eresh. This class unpacks their debate, the sources they cite, the Alter Rebbe’s position, and what we know about the two competing systems of trop for reliving Matan Torah.

Up High or Down Low? The Battle Over the Proper Trop for the Aseres Hadibros