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What a noisy place to be-leyn

I know I’ve taken a long break – turns out that Student Rabbi Gabriel Webber is (a) quite busy and (b) has, when blogging, to be conscious of the dignity of the rabbinate.

But, just to tide my beloved audience over until I have more time – and with full regard to the dignity of the rabbinate – I’ve decided to set that great epic poem On the Ning Nang Nong by Spike Milligan to leyning trop.

You can here it hear:


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NB the ta’amim are of course written ‘backwards’ as English runs in the opposite direction to Hebrew.

With thanks to the wonderful Chani Smith who’s been training me leyning since September; and with apologies to the wonderful Chani Smith for so flagrantly abusing the craft she’s taught me.

Introducing: Just William’s Year

Forgive me mixing my blogs but I wanted to introduce you to a new project I’m launching today:

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There are 360 of Richmal Crompton’s classic Just William stories, and even though they’re wonderful, they’re shamefully under-covered, both online and in print. So I’m going to be reviewing one each day, covering them all in just under a year.

Click through to www.justwilliamsyear.co.uk to check out Day 1!

Meanwhile, keep following us here at Gabrielquotes, because it will be back soon!