[Avodah] Correction to V'Achar Kayn or V'Achar Kach

[Zev Sero via Avodah]

On 27/12/16 08:52, Professor L. Levine via Avodah wrote:
> What I sent out before was not correct.  It should have read
>
>> Different sidurim have either  V'Achar Kayn or V'Achar Kach in Al
>> Ha'Nissim.

> The Artscroll siddur has V'Achar Kayn.  Also,  both the Roedelheim
> Siddur and Seligman Baer's Siddur, both considered to be authoritative,
> have V'Achar Kayn.

R Shabsi Sofer's siddur, which *is* considered authoritative, says that 
all the siddurim have "kach", and so it is also in Abudarhem, however 
his own opinion is that it would be better to say "kein", because that 
is leshon mikra.  That's presumably why Roedelheim and Baer, who 
preferred leshon mikra throughout their siddurim, amended this too.

However although in general "all brachos and prayers use leshon mikra as 
much as possible" (SAhR 67:5, cf Brachos 38b Tosfos d"h  Vehilchesa), if 
this particular prayer were intended to be in leshon mikra it would say 
"yemei chanukah *eileh*", not "eilu".  "Eilu" is leshon chachamim, and 
its use would seem to indicate that this prayer was composed in that 
dialect.

(from R LY Raskin's notes on the AR's siddur)

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Zev Sero                Have a brilliant Chanukah
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