[Avodah] alenu

[Eli Turkel]

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: In fact malchiyot was composed by Rav and there is no indication that
: he incorporated an earlier prayer from Yeshoshua.

The indication, for however strong it is, is the rashei teivos of the
first three words of the second paragraph. Al kein neqaveh - Akhan.
And so, Aleinu is attributed to the teshuvah period after Akhan's theft
from the spoils of Ai led to national tragedy.>>

I believe the Kol Bo himself brings a different remeze that the name
"hoshea" is found
in backward order. This is even stranger as one can find almost
anything one wants.

Again there is no early source for such a claim. I quotes several
pesukim from Yeshayahu

Finally it is not clear if the second paragraph begins "al ken" or "ve-al ken"
If it begins "ve-al ken" it doesnt start with an ayin. If there is no
vav then the two paragraphs are independent.

-- 
Eli Turkel