tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post149550381498646765..comments2024-01-21T02:58:08.208-05:00Comments on On the Main Line: A 19th century Protestant Semitics professor's Goral ha-gra (bibliomancy); also, uncovering a Shapira fraudulent Hebrew manuscript.Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-74610174602294157332012-01-31T19:17:56.149-05:002012-01-31T19:17:56.149-05:00raz's "ish tzadik hayyah" bio of the...raz's "ish tzadik hayyah" bio of the zadik of yerushalayim r aryeh levin discuses how its done. the amsterdam chumash of 1700's is used.MiMedinat HaYamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-45910139014461339252010-02-23T19:47:26.784-05:002010-02-23T19:47:26.784-05:00i love cyrus adleri love cyrus adlerLion of Zionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342299133387602141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-16963330427517789492010-02-23T18:01:12.284-05:002010-02-23T18:01:12.284-05:00Just to be super nitpicky (for those readers who m...Just to be super nitpicky (for those readers who might not know -- I'm sure S. does know), the goral haGra is more complicated than just opening a book at random. A bunch of "sevens" is involved.<br />However, I did enjoy reading that story!<br /><br />(The cider/seder story reminds me of the shaver/shofar story!)<br /><br />--PhilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com