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<DIV>"It seems to me that it wasn't the Christians who "stole" Tanach from
us by <BR>memorizing portions that few frum Jews study. It was
actually the <BR>Haskalah, the Documentary Theory and all that -- turning
Tanach into a field of <BR>secular academic study -- that "stole" it from
us, because the response of <BR>the yeshiva world was to look askance at
anyone who had too deep an interest <BR>in Tanach. In the same way
and for the same reason, the study of Hebrew <BR>language and dikduk was
"stolen" from us."</DIV>
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<DIV>While it's always easier to blame others for problems ("they" made me do
it), it's often more adult to take at least some personal responsibility.
In this case, ISTM that no one "stole" Tanach or its study or that of
Hebrew/dikduk from us. If we no longer have it or no longer cherish it
properly, then it's most probably our fault to a large extent, and the way
to perhaps solve this is through introspection rather than pointing fingers at
others.</DIV>
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<DIV>Joseph Kaplan </DIV></BODY></HTML>