[Avodah] Rav Keller's JO article on evolution

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From: "Zvi Lampel" _hlampel at thejnet.com_ (mailto:hlampel at thejnet.com) 

R' Zvi Lampel  wrote:
>>Now, the quote from the Sefer HaIkarrim.... 
...."The Torah  is called a "testimony" (aidus --Ex. 25:21 and Ps. 132:12). 
This is to signify  that the Torah must be understood by pashtus (the normal 
meaning of its words),  just as the testimony of witnesses:...<<


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Nevertheless we do not translate "Etzba Elokim" or "Yad Hashem"  literally.  
So it's not always so pashut what pashtus  is.




--Toby  Katz
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