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Sound and Scripture - Reflections of a Torah Reader (Paperback)
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Sound and Scripture - Reflections of a Torah Reader (Paperback)
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Loot Price R395
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On Saturday mornings in synagogues around the world, Torah, the
fundamental Jewish text, is chanted using traditional melodies.
Written word - scripture - is transformed into Song. "Torah,"
Joshua Gettinger writes, "is deep ancient wisdom. Chant is the
voice of that wisdom, perhaps its most primal voice.... Torah
teaches survival strategies for the world of today, no less than
for the world of its origins. It reaches out to the human spirit on
many levels and through the use of all human faculties, in word but
also in music. Chant adds layers of liveliness and emotional
richness to text....It is as if the music of the chant can blow
away the layers of dust - millennia of interpretation and
preconceptions - to gain access to the plain text and bring it to
life, so that listeners in every age can hear it with fresh ears,
with their own ears." Dr. Gettinger, a rural family physician by
trade, advocates for a dramatic, artistic presentation of Torah,
aimed at making the weekly experience of Torah both pleasurable and
powerful.He suggests that Chant, both music and grammar, can be a
legitimate interpretive tool, providing insight into meaning, and
enriching understanding. In the second part of the book he explores
a hidden story in the heart of Leviticus, a reading changed by
paying attention to its music. This guide will introduce the novice
and general synagogue goer to the art of chant, while providing the
skilled reader with fascinating new perspectives.
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