[Mesorah] How widespread is ignorance of Hebrew?

[Mandel, Seth]

I ask again, are we sure that what is printed in the Haggodo in his name is really from the GRA?

So many things printed in the haggodo and labeled as from "Rabbi Ploni" are not really from him.


Rabbi Dr. Seth Mandel
Rabbinic Coordinator
The Orthodox Union

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From: Michael Poppers <michaelpoppers at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2019 2:43 PM
To: rabbirichwolpoe
Cc: Mandel, Seth; Ira L. Jacobson; mesorah at aishdas.org
Subject: Re: [Mesorah] How widespread is ignorance of Hebrew?

Thanks, RRW.  Since you mentioned it onlist, I'll note that I agreed offlist with RSM that "[o]f course...you're correct re 'layla'; but note what RNW quoted b'sheim haGRA here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.aish.com_tp_i_m_48936372.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=VTwaeXjOsAHot2hQQ0nozrBJwyviuCtydNuGwYGfYiI&r=e6XbAQdGwcl_5FMtQ-t1eA&m=kTYTy445FJISS-R3J3og6-pv7FyYK0cIHubcN1lrl7U&s=kxTL7YT2vVvZLbfltrRvfxQNwGAFAdWO2NXB7tnNZcM&e=> (stanza "THE ANOMALY OF THE FEMALE FORCE")..."; pace RSM's offlist responsa, I'm wondering if either GRA or an admirer was evoking a feminine layer of meaning within ah/os-ending masculine-gender nouns.

On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 1:18 PM rabbirichwolpoe <rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com<mailto:rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com>> wrote:

I once saw in a GRA haggadah that Laylah is feminine and I just assumed that either the GRA was joking or it's mezzuyaf.

B"H the Artscroll version omitted this one...


RRW
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