[Avodah] Correcting a baal korei

Zev Sero zev at sero.name
Thu Jul 1 07:52:59 PDT 2010


Dov Kaiser wrote:

> The Manhig, as quoted, does not qualify his statement.  Therefore, the 
> AhS, in an attempt to harmonize him with the Rambam, states that the 
> Manhig was talking about a mistake in taamei mikra, while the Rambam was 
> talking about saying the wrong word.  The difficulty with this 
> explanation is that Aharon to Haron is not just a mistake in taamei 
> mikra, and although the AhS has an explanation for this, it is a bit forced.

Indeed it's not just a mistake in ta'amim.  However it is a mistake that
doesn't change the meaning.  Harun is the same name as Aharon.

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