[Avodah] Who First Said it?

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 08:07:13PM -0400, Zev Sero wrote:
: The repetition of zecher/zeicher definitely goes back further than the
: MB.  The Toras Chesed, who was the Lubliber Rov from 1868 to 1892,
: once remarked "zecher, zeicher, abi opmeken" (so long as we erase);
: this shows that the repetition was customary in his day.

Or uncertainty about which is correct, if not resolved by saying both.
IOW, you are assuming "'zecher, zeicher', abi opmeken", whereas the TC
could have meant "'zecher', 'zeicher', abi opmeken".

And we know the uncertainty dates back to at the latest the 18th cent.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha