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I found the Sephardi cantillation I've been looking for in Western notation!

Here I am, blogging again. I'm definitely avoiding responsible things.

In that vein, here is my vocalization and translation of Genesis 1:1 and the very first Rashi in the Torah. I have a translation of most of Rashi on the first pasuq, but LJ ate much of the post and I don't feel like retyping much.
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`Hag was lovely. The significant other of a friend was in town, and he, and I, and a Columbia undergrad found ourselves at the Bayit sukkoh (or sukkah, if you prefer) for second night dinner, and for once, I was zoche to talk math at a meal. The S.O. of the friend also pointed me to the song that I dream my bashert will sing to me right before he ( Read more... )

Once upon a time there were three bears, Daddy Bear, Mommy Bear, and Baby Bear. They lived in a small enclave of bears, and loved above all else porridge, sleep and walks in the woods. One day while they were out walking in the woods, a little girl named Goldilocks entered their cottage and ate all the porridge and fell asleep there. Returning home ( Read more... )

Once upon a time there were a king and queen who lived in a fine palace with everything they wanted in life, except a child. One day, the queen was thrilled to realize that she was with child, and the overjoyed couple welcomed Rivke bas Elkanah v()Chanah into the world about 8 months later. Alas, childbirth weakened the queen, and she was niftar ( Read more... )

I did not bankrupt myself. This success is primarily due to my limited ability to carry stuff. They did not have Anna Karenina in stock. That did not stop me from buying "The Master and Margarita" and (I couldn't help myself) "Tevye the Milkman". I must not go back there any time soon. I will buy too much stuff.

Once upon a time there was a poor farmer and his wife who lived in a little hut at the edge of the shtetl. Despite their poverty, they lived happy lives, except that they were childless. However, the farmer davened and davened and one day they found that they would soon have a daughter ( Read more... )

Once upon a time there lived a king and queen. All was bright in their lives except they had no children. So the king davened and davened and the queen wept and joy of joys, the davenen and the crying went up to shomayim and the couple had a beautiful daughter. The next shabbos they named her Shoshana Makabeya and made a big kiddush at the castle ( Read more... )

Once upon a time there was a little girl who led a meek and mild life. When she came of age and prepared to go out into the wide world, her mother said to her 'My dear daughter, now a young woman, once a little girl, I am so very proud of you that you are going out to make a life for yourself in the wide world. Now as you go about your life, always ( Read more... )