[Avodah] New Brachos

[Zev Sero]

rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com wrote:

> Someone on another list commented that Teimanim STILL do the Targum on
> the Torah and Haftara readings

Though nowadays they only translate into Aramaic.  Back in Teman they
used to do *two* tarjumim, into both Aramaic and Arabic.  Aramaic was
for tradition, and Arabic so that people would actually understand it.
They dropped the Arabic since they no longer speak it.


> 1 How come Sephardim no longer do Targum? [OK I understand why - but
> here's the kicker:]
> 2 And since they don't - how can they make a brachah on the Torah
> Reading - since the reading without Targum fails to conform to Hazal's
> requirements - it should be a doubtful brachah?

Hazal's requirements were for an Aramaic translation?  Or just that
people should understand the reading?  Since nowadays Hebrew is more
understood than Aramaic, the purpose of targum seems to be taken care
of.

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