[Avodah] The Arba Parshiyos

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Thu, Apr 07, 2016 at 12:10:20AM -0400, Zev Sero via Avodah wrote:
: Also, there seem to be those who say that the Yaacov ben Meir Levi who
: wrote Yetziv Pisgam was Rabbenu Tam (though I've never heard that he
: was a levi).  If so, it *must* be a preface to the day's targum, since
: by RT's day they certainly used the same annual cycle that we do.

... in parallel to the already existing Aqdamos. So it could be a 2nd
hand reflection of the cycle in use when Aqdamus was written, rather
than a dispoof of connection to the cycle.

(BTW, the "-ta" ending is traditionally ascribed to the idea that when a
Jew stops learning Torah (tav) he must immediately begin again (alef).
A homily that does fit a siyum on Devarim and starting Bereishis far
better than leining inyana deyoma. Of course, who knows if that was
really the author's intent. It is a "cute" understanding of the piut
and worth sharing either way.)

And Yetziv Pisgam does not refer to pausing to give a preface before
starting The Word.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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