Up High or Down Low? The Battle Over the Proper Trop for the Aseres Hadibros
Update: 2025-05-28
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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
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