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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>From:</b> Insights Into Halacha <yspitz@ohr.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 3, 2016 2:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Professor L. Levine<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Geshem or Gashem?!</font>
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<p style="font-size:0px; color:transparent">On Shmini Atzeres, as per the Mishna’s instruction and codified by the Shulchan Aruch, world Jewry started reciting “Gevuros Geshamim B’Tchiyas HaMeis</p>
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<strong style="font-weight:bold; vertical-align:baseline">On Shmini Atzeres, as per the Mishna’s instruction and codified by the Shulchan Aruch, world Jewry started reciting “Gevuros Geshamim B’Tchiyas HaMeisim”, better known as the formulaic insert “Mashiv
HaRuach U’Morid Ha..."</strong> <br>
<strong style="font-weight:bold; vertical-align:baseline">Well, what is the next word? Is it Geshem (with a segol under the letter Gimmel) or is it Gashem (with a kamatz under the letter Gimmel)? Which is the proper formula?</strong></p>
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To find out, and what the differing opinions depend on, read the full article "<a target="_blank" href="http://sable.madmimi.com/c/10500?id=68062.450.1.4964aa1c964aa73d6370adab9d810d8f" style="color:#3693CC; text-decoration:none; word-break:break-word">Insights
Into Halacha: Geshem or Gashem?</a>" For all of the Mareh Mekomos / sources, just ask.</p>
Y. Spitz <br>
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<a href="mailto:yspitz@ohr.edu" style="color:#3693CC; text-decoration:none; word-break:break-word">yspitz@ohr.edu</a></p>
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