[Avodah] Zman Sinchaseinu Redux - An interesting Rema

[Richard Wolpoe]

There is a fasincating Rema [orach chaim 668:1] re:
"es Yom HaShimni hag Ho'atzeres hazeh"
Rmea states this is NOT a hag at all! It reall should say:
"es Yom HaShimni Ho'atzeres Hazeh"

Wow!  the psychological paradigm shift when I first saw this!. Could the
Rema Be RIGHT? All of our siddurim, benchers, etc. are wrong?  Didn't the
Rema see Artscroll,  Birnbaum, Heidenheim etc.  Was the Rema from some other
planet?

This psychology that I had experienced is about forcing the read to fit our
comfort zone paradigm. Of course the Rema had none of the above
praeyrbookss. So, what DID he have? The Rema had a Humash [or Tanach] - and
guess what! Lo and Behold the Humash NEVER uses the term hag in conjunction
with Shmini Atzeres!  [Chalk one up for the Rema!]

Now, after seeing the Rema on HIS level, what's his point?  As the G'mara
often does with a Tanna, we try to articulate HIS sevara. And based upon
what the Rema SAYS, the sevara is this " the terminology of those 4 holidays
is Humash-based!"   And therefore adding the term Hag is WRONG, because it
does not fit the structure because it is inconsistent with the sources

Now I know FEW who follow this Rema, nevertheless his underlying
presumptions are really usefu and probably valid for even those who  do not
follow his decision:

   1. He posits that the format of the terminology must be consistent at
   some level.  Whether or not it adheres to the Humash model per se, may
   indeed be quibbled, but this assumption that it is a level field is mashma
   lehedya.
   2. The  Rema - a Traditionalist - was more concerned with this
   consistency then the familiar text.
   3. The Rema was VERY sensitive to the text. And he picked up upon a
   contradiction that few would notice. [well few non-yekkes would notice :-)]
   4. I suppose that the Rema might see other structures as having
   similar consistencies

re: #4  is my historical matrix re: Z'man simhoseinu. It is a product of a
simlar mindset who sees internal consistency within  given pieces of
liturgy. Caveat: I do not mean to say all  litrugy isconsistent in
terminology. Z'man in vatiten lanu is not necessarliy used the same way
everywhere.  Hekseh yes, Gz'aeira shava not necessarily so.

On  a completely other level, I would love to see published a Siddur al pi
Piskei Rema  alone  - as has been done for GRA, ChIDA, and now RYDS, etc.

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