Erev Rosh Hashanah October 2, 2016; 1 Tishrei 5777
[Begin by making the Hamilaria sign]
A video making the rounds of the Internet refers to a new malady. Those who suffer from it hear phrases in everyday speech as triggers that cause them to break into songs from the hit Broadway musical Hamilton. I have to admit that I occasionally suffer from this Hamilaria. The video suggests that I redirect my cravings by learning to make this sign [do so again], ASL for the letter “H,” rather than to sing the musical to all those not similarly obsessed.
I’m working on it. I’ve listened to the album countless times. I own the book about the making of the musical – which fans have dubbed the Hamiltome. And I had the amazing good fortune to see the show on Broadway last spring.
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