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From: rhendel@king.mcs.drexel.edu (Russell Hendel)
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 1996 16:13:01 -0400
Subject: Laining Matters: 3 Answers and 1 Question

BEST TIKUN: My brother-in-law suggests a version of the blue tikkun put
out by distibutor IM HASEFER (718 877 0047), printed by Noble Book Press
Corp (the "blue Tikkun" I am use to is made by KTAV) with Typography by
Simcha Graphics Associates (718 854 4830).  This TIKKUN has both the
Torah and "non Torah" side in kesav ashurith, the only difference
being the presence of punctuation and teamim.

TWO PASHTAHS (cf [Rosler, V24 #11 who asserts that the Beracha before
the Haftorah has two pashtahs before a zakef). But two Pashtahs before a
Zakef are common...see in this weeks past parshah (Nasoh) "Veamar el
haishah (pashtah #1) im los shachav ish (pashtah #2) othach (zakef)".
Also see the (traditional) explanation of the "rules" for alternating
reviah-pasthat before a zakef in Breuer's book (either addition)...2
pasthats followed by a zakef are ok is the second one does not rule over
a compound phrase(there are various subrules which i cannot get into
here...but there are sufficient examples and counterexamples in the
book).

KADMAH vs PASHTAH: I was happy to see that many other baal keriah
observe the difference. My own personal custon when you have a "kadmah
mahpach pashtah munach koton" is to "make believe" that I am going to
say a "kadmah veazlah"(that way the kadmah comes out like a real
kadmah).  I then switch back to mahpach.  Also I always say the kadmah
mahpach pashtah in one phrase, pause, and then say the munach koton in
one phrase and pause---I believe this is proper (even though many Baal
Keriah say mahpach pashtah munach koton *all* in one phrase)

CORRECTING NOTE MISTAKES: If one looks back over the last dozen issues
carefully one sees that my original question (with further support from
other readers)....what happens in sentences like "He is a women, a
virgin should he take" or "No! Do work "....of correcting meaning errors
when the trope have been changed still exists. While I agree with what
has been pointed out...that we don't *always* know meaning, I think the
two examples just given have a blatant error and should be changed (or
perhaps there is a halachic principle I don't yet know).

Russell Hendel, Ph.d. ASA, rhendel @ mcs . drexel . edu