<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">A friend asked me several questions re: special Tropes such as with the Sheerah</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">General Questions:</div><div dir="auto">1 Do all communities observe the special Tropes?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">EG</div><div dir="auto">A Yanim Nora'in</div><div dir="auto">B Masa'os</div><div dir="auto">C Sheeras Hayyam</div><div dir="auto">D Other?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">2 Do communities share any common melodies on these occasions?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">3 What are the early sources for these specal tunes in Halachah or Minhag?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">RRW</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></body></html>