[Mesorah] How widespread is ignorance of Hebrew?

[Michael Poppers]

> There are many explanations... <
...and I'm sure RSM (to whom I wish a r'fua shleima b'qarov!) is familiar
w/ at least two of them: "hagadol" is a reference to (a) the end of the
haftara; and (b) grownups (IINM, RAM quoted the S'fas Emes on this in this
past week's JEC [of Elizabeth, NJ] parasha sheet).

> the truth is that Shabbat can be of either gender <
As opposed to, say, "layla", yet we say "Mah nishtana halayla hazeh...",
and I don't think the phrase was created by someone ignorant in grammar.

Chag Pesach Kasher v'Sameach!
and all the best from
*Michael Poppers* * Elizabeth, NJ, USA

On Sat, Apr 13, 2019 at 3:55 PM Ira L. Jacobson via Mesorah <
mesorah at lists.aishdas.org> wrote:

>
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> *At 18:02 12-04-19  +0000, Mandel, Seth via Mesorah stated the following: *
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> "The Shabbos preceding Passover is traditionally known as Shabbos HaGadol
> — the Great Shabbos."
>
> As you all know, that is not what the Hebrew means  The great Shabbos
> would be haShabbos haG'dolah.
>
>
> There are many explanations, such as the drasha is given by a gadol.  And
> hence Shabbat is in nismakh, with a patah under the bet.
>
> But the truth is that Shabbat can be of either gender.
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>
> *Ira L. Jacobson *
>
> The Previous Rebbe once said, "If all the Jews, great and small
> alike, together said, 'Father, enough! Have pity on us and send
> us our Moshiach!' - Moshiach would certainly come!"
>                  (Sefer HaSichot 5696)
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