[Avodah] Nagilah V'nism'chah Vo

[Zev Sero]

kennethgmiller at juno.com wrote:

> I'm not positive, but I think the Ibn Ezra would also translate it as
> "on it". If I'm understanding him correctly, he quotes "Rabi Moshe" as
> rephrasing the pasuk to say, "This is the day that Hashem made for
> rejoicing and being glad on." Is this "Rabi Moshe" the Rambam? Does
> Rambam talk about this pasuk somewhere?

He couldn't mean the Rambam; when he died the Rambam was only about 30
years old; even if he was aware of the Rambam's work he would not have
called him "Rabbi Moshe" and expect to be understood.  It seems to me
far more likely that he meant R Moshe Hadarshan.

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