tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post756887692388250155..comments2024-01-21T02:58:08.208-05:00Comments on On the Main Line: Lighting Chanukah candles according to Minhag America.Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-49600348613566179332010-12-25T23:15:46.079-05:002010-12-25T23:15:46.079-05:00The combination of "shel" and "Chan...The combination of "shel" and "Chanukah" is not accidental. But it isn't something that was invented in America. Many have combined the two because, they claim, we don't find the word "shel" as a stand-alone word in Tanach. Thus to the extent that the liturgy must follow Biblical grammar conventions (itself a matter of huge debate), it is combined into one word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-25136533239640288632010-12-08T14:57:35.196-05:002010-12-08T14:57:35.196-05:00I wonder how intentional it was to combine shel an...I wonder how intentional it was to combine shel and chanuka? These days, we might see that kind of thing with kin-eyan-hor-ah ("kinnehora"), mazal-tov ("mazeltov") and bar-mitzvah ("barmitzva")Arinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-65095336598555611792010-12-06T03:25:45.726-05:002010-12-06T03:25:45.726-05:00Wait, so, they kind of have a point. ?Wait, so, they kind of have a point. ?Big fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-75694245220558495892010-12-03T14:05:34.778-05:002010-12-03T14:05:34.778-05:00Did you notice he translation of bazman ahazeh
Mi...Did you notice he translation of bazman ahazeh<br /><br />MidwestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com