Have you ever wanted to read the Torah? To make it your own and to be able to chant it using the ancient melodies of our ancestors? To get nerdy about it with a bunch of lovely queers? Our Sweet Singer of Israel Mich Sampson leads this friendly, chilled introductory course in leyning [chanting] the Torah.

About the course

Part 1 (5 one-hour sessions)

This covers the what, why, and how of chanting the Torah. Well learn some basic principles and some of the most important melodies in our tradition. Well be using the Western Ashkenazi Shabbat trope [collection of tunes], most commonly used in the UK. Well be on Zoom, and well use a mixture of whole class teaching, work in small groups, and (gentle!) individual, optional homework.

Part 2 (5 one-hour sessions)

In Part 2 you take ownership of a piece of Torah and learn how to chant it! To do this well also learn and practise more of the melodies you need, and at the end of the course well celebrate our learning by chanting our Torah portions to each other.

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