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<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'>"Simon
Montagu :AIUI the Shavu`ot ketubba originated among talmidei Ha'Ari in C16
Ts'fat, e.g. R. Yisra'el Najara, as part of (or connected to) the formalization
of Tikkun Leil Shavu`ot."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'>It's
a common habit of the post-Ari Tsfat Kabbalists, and their Hassidic successors,
to manifest images and practice symbols which were previously limited to the
literary plane. This is a good example. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'>The
image of Matan Torah as the chuppa (first?) appears in the end of the Azhara
(First day, Mahzor Frankel, 2000 p. 644 lines 8-11 (end). Even the image of the
Torah as the "ketubat Hattan" appears there. See also, Midrash Psiqta
DR'Kahana 19:4 the <i>mashal</i> of the Ketubbah, (though not in the context of
Sinai). The tiqqun lel Shavuot (including the Tevila at its climax) is a
manifestation of the image in Rashbi's "Tiqqun" (Zohar, intro 8a; in
context of Shavuot: Zohar Emor 97b-88a) were the vigil is portrayed as process
of preparing the kallah and escorting her to the chuppa Shavuot morning.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'>Dr.
Ezra Chwat<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'>Institute
of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'>blog:
Giluy Milta B'Alma: http://imhm.blogspot.com<o:p></o:p></p>
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