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A: Does the narrator of Numbers assert that the Anakim come from the Nephilim? For what it's worth, Frank Zimmerman ("The Perpetuation of Variants in the Masoretic Text," p. 468) cites this as an instance of two textual variants being preserved in the text. Version 1: >וְשָׁם רָאִינוּ אֶת הַנְּפִילִים בְּנֵי עֲנָק > >...and there we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak... ... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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A: Did any ancient Jewish writers address the differences in Jeremiah's source texts? The rabbis of the Talmud and Midrash didn't use the Septuagint. The Septuagint is mentioned in Megilla 9a, which lists the changes made in the translation. The story only deals with the translation of the Pentateuch made for King Ptolemy. To my knowledge, the parts of the Septuagint outside of the Pe... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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A: (When) can one listen to Christian music, according to Igrot Moshe? Rabbi Feinstein's responsum forbids any Christian music of a religious character, even if it's not part of liturgy. Handel's Messiah is obviously included (the comment is wrong on this; he explicitly forbids וגם הניגון שחיבר איזה נוצרי ניגון על פסוק מתהלים). What he does permit is music composed by a... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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A: Does "החג" include שמיני עצרת? Rosh Hashanah 16a.15 provides an example where חג can only mean the first seven days, since the pouring of water didn't take place on the eighth day (Sukkah 4:1). Since it's also interpreting Rosh Hashanah 1:2, which you referred to, it's likely that the חג in connection to the judgment about rain is... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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A: Who was Yitzchaki? He should be identified as Yitschak Hayyisraeli, an early Jewish-Arabic philosopher and commentator. The Ibn Ezra actually quotes him again in the very next verse as יצחק המהביל. Apart from here (Ibn Ezra on Genesis 36:31.1 and Ibn Ezra on Genesis 36:32.1), these two names (יצחקי and יצחק המהביל) ... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: When (if ever) can you read a non-standard haftarah, and how far afield can it go? The haftara is recited only from the Prophets (Nevi'im), not even from the Writings (Ketuvim). This is the case as far back as the Mishna (Megilla 4:1-5). It wouldn't make sense to say the blessing for the haftara, אשר בחר בנביאים טובים ("who chose good prophets"), before reciting any text other than... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Are questions purely about Hebrew in-scope? I think that questions about Hebrew and Jewish languages should be allowed. Knowledge of Hebrew/JL is useful for studying Torah and Jewish texts, even though requiring questions about it to be asked specifically with regard to a specific passage in a Jewish text (as was expected on Mi Yodeya) can som... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |