Monday, December 31, 2012

Must have been some concert - a night of leining in 1844

This is an ad for a fun night out in Boston, November 12, 1844. As you can see, Mr. Henry Phillips was to be assisted by Miss Stone and put on a real show, featuring Irish songs and a performance of leining, as taught to him by a Polish rabbi, Dr. Herschel. Afterwards he was to prove that the te'amim are ancient, sing Az Yashir, and then some more songs, including one about Robin Hood.



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4 comments:

  1. "Explain the antiquity of....the Hebrew Bible, Mosaic law etc." Sounds like an early Diaspora Yeshiva Band.

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  2. Love it how they advertise the Song of Moses as "never-before-heard"--except in synagogue!

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  3. Woo hoo! I'll bet there hadn't been such fun at a concert recital since Elmer Drimsdale sang the song of the Humpback Whale at the McDonald Hall Talent Show.

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  4. What are "the Diagrams"?

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