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Kavanot: I Need a Lot of Heroes

Thoughts on Tanach and the Davening

ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื‘ ื›ื’:ื-ื– is ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื“ื•ื“ ื”ืื—ืจื ื™ื. We will deal with that later.

  1. ืืœื” ืฉืžื•ืช ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืืฉืจ ืœื“ื•ื“; ื™ืฉื‘ ื‘ืฉื‘ืช ืชื—ื›ืžื ื™ ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉืœืฉื™ ื”ื•ื ืขื“ื™ื ื• ื”ืขืฆื ื• (ื”ืขืฆื ื™) ืขืœ ืฉืžื ื” ืžืื•ืช ื—ืœืœ ื‘ืคืขื ืื—ื“ (ืื—ืช)ืƒ
ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื‘ ืคืจืง ื›ื’:ื—

ื™ ื•ืืœื” ืจืืฉื™ ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืืฉืจ ืœื“ื•ื™ื“ ื”ืžืชื—ื–ืงื™ื ืขืžื• ื‘ืžืœื›ื•ืชื• ืขื ื›ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื”ืžืœื™ื›ื• ื›ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืณ ืขืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœืƒ

  1. ื™ื ื•ืืœื” ืžืกืคืจ ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืืฉืจ ืœื“ื•ื™ื“; ื™ืฉื‘ืขื ื‘ืŸ ื—ื›ืžื•ื ื™ ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉืœื•ืฉื™ื (ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ื) ื”ื•ื ืขื•ืจืจ ืืช ื—ื ื™ืชื• ืขืœ ืฉืœืฉ ืžืื•ืช ื—ืœืœ ื‘ืคืขื ืื—ืชืƒ
ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ืคืจืง ื™ื
  1. ื˜ ื•ืื—ืจื• ืืœืขื–ืจ ื‘ืŸ ื“ื“ื™ (ื“ื“ื•) ื‘ืŸ ืื—ื—ื™; ื‘ืฉืœืฉื” ื’ื‘ืจื™ื (ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื) ืขื ื“ื•ื“ ื‘ื—ืจืคื ื‘ืคืœืฉืชื™ื ื ืืกืคื• ืฉื ืœืžืœื—ืžื” ื•ื™ืขืœื• ืื™ืฉ ื™ืฉืจืืœืƒ ื™ ื”ื•ื ืงื ื•ื™ืš ื‘ืคืœืฉืชื™ื ืขื“ ื›ื™ ื™ื’ืขื” ื™ื“ื• ื•ืชื“ื‘ืง ื™ื“ื• ืืœ ื”ื—ืจื‘ ื•ื™ืขืฉ ื”ืณ ืชืฉื•ืขื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื”ื•ื; ื•ื”ืขื ื™ืฉื‘ื• ืื—ืจื™ื• ืืš ืœืคืฉื˜ืƒ
  2. ื™ื ื•ืื—ืจื™ื• ืฉืžื” ื‘ืŸ ืื’ื ื”ืจืจื™; ื•ื™ืืกืคื• ืคืœืฉืชื™ื ืœื—ื™ื” ื•ืชื”ื™ ืฉื ื—ืœืงืช ื”ืฉื“ื” ืžืœืื” ืขื“ืฉื™ื ื•ื”ืขื ื ืก ืžืคื ื™ ืคืœืฉืชื™ืืƒ ื™ื‘ ื•ื™ืชื™ืฆื‘ ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ื—ืœืงื” ื•ื™ืฆื™ืœื” ื•ื™ืš ืืช ืคืœืฉืชื™ื; ื•ื™ืขืฉ ื”ืณ ืชืฉื•ืขื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื”ืƒ
ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื‘ ืคืจืง ื›ื’
  1. ื™ื‘ ื•ืื—ืจื™ื• ืืœืขื–ืจ ื‘ืŸ ื“ื•ื“ื• ื”ืื—ื•ื—ื™; ื”ื•ื ื‘ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ืืƒ ื™ื’ ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืขื ื“ื•ื™ื“ ื‘ืคืก ื“ืžื™ื ื•ื”ืคืœืฉืชื™ื ื ืืกืคื• ืฉื ืœืžืœื—ืžื” ื•ืชื”ื™ ื—ืœืงืช ื”ืฉื“ื” ืžืœืื” ืฉืขื•ืจื™ื; ื•ื”ืขื ื ืกื• ืžืคื ื™ ืคืœืฉืชื™ืืƒ ื™ื“ ื•ื™ืชื™ืฆื‘ื• ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ื—ืœืงื” ื•ื™ืฆื™ืœื•ื” ื•ื™ื›ื• ืืช ืคืœืฉืชื™ื; ื•ื™ื•ืฉืข ื”ืณ ืชืฉื•ืขื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื”ืƒ
ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ืคืจืง ื™ื

ืฉืžื” ื‘ืŸ ืื’ื is missing in ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื but his story seems attached to ืืœืขื–ืจ ื‘ืŸ ื“ื•ื“ื•

ื™ื’ ื•ื™ืจื“ื• ืฉืœืฉื™ื (ืฉืœืฉื”) ืžื”ืฉืœืฉื™ื ืจืืฉ ื•ื™ื‘ืื• ืืœ ืงืฆื™ืจ ืืœ ื“ื•ื“ ืืœ ืžืขืจืช ืขื“ืœื; ื•ื—ื™ืช ืคืœืฉืชื™ื ื—ื ื” ื‘ืขืžืง ืจืคืื™ืืƒ ื™ื“ ื•ื“ื•ื“ ืื– ื‘ืžืฆื•ื“ื”; ื•ืžืฆื‘ ืคืœืฉืชื™ื ืื– ื‘ื™ืช ืœื—ืืƒ ื˜ื• ื•ื™ืชืื•ื” ื“ื•ื“ ื•ื™ืืžืจ; ืžื™ ื™ืฉืงื ื™ ืžื™ื ืžื‘ืืจ ื‘ื™ืช ืœื—ื ืืฉืจ ื‘ืฉืขืจืƒ

ื˜ื– ื•ื™ื‘ืงืขื• ืฉืœืฉืช ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืžื—ื ื” ืคืœืฉืชื™ื ื•ื™ืฉืื‘ื• ืžื™ื ืžื‘ืืจ ื‘ื™ืช ืœื—ื ืืฉืจ ื‘ืฉืขืจ ื•ื™ืฉืื• ื•ื™ื‘ืื• ืืœ ื“ื•ื“; ื•ืœื ืื‘ื” ืœืฉืชื•ืชื ื•ื™ืกืš ืืชื ืœื”ืณืƒ ื™ื– ื•ื™ืืžืจ ื—ืœื™ืœื” ืœื™ ื”ืณ ืžืขืฉืชื™ ื–ืืช ื”ื“ื ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื”ืœื›ื™ื ื‘ื ืคืฉื•ืชื ื•ืœื ืื‘ื” ืœืฉืชื•ืชื; ืืœื” ืขืฉื• ืฉืœืฉืช ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ืืƒ

ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื‘ ืคืจืง ื›ื’

ื˜ื• ื•ื™ืจื“ื• ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืžืŸ ื”ืฉืœื•ืฉื™ื ืจืืฉ ืขืœ ื”ืฆืจ ืืœ ื“ื•ื™ื“ ืืœ ืžืขืจืช ืขื“ืœื; ื•ืžื—ื ื” ืคืœืฉืชื™ื ื—ื ื” ื‘ืขืžืง ืจืคืื™ืืƒ ื˜ื– ื•ื“ื•ื™ื“ ืื– ื‘ืžืฆื•ื“ื”; ื•ื ืฆื™ื‘ ืคืœืฉืชื™ื ืื– ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืœื—ืืƒ ื™ื– ื•ื™ืชืื• ื“ื•ื™ื“ ื•ื™ืืžืจ; ืžื™ ื™ืฉืงื ื™ ืžื™ื ืžื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ื™ืช ืœื—ื ืืฉืจ ื‘ืฉืขืจืƒ ื™ื— ื•ื™ื‘ืงืขื• ื”ืฉืœืฉื” ื‘ืžื—ื ื” ืคืœืฉืชื™ื ื•ื™ืฉืื‘ื• ืžื™ื ืžื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ื™ืช ืœื—ื ืืฉืจ ื‘ืฉืขืจ ื•ื™ืฉืื• ื•ื™ื‘ืื• ืืœ ื“ื•ื™ื“; ื•ืœื ืื‘ื” ื“ื•ื™ื“ ืœืฉืชื•ืชื ื•ื™ื ืกืš ืืชื ืœื”ืณืƒ ื™ื˜ ื•ื™ืืžืจ ื—ืœื™ืœื” ืœื™ ืžืืœื”ื™ ืžืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ื”ื“ื ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืืฉืชื” ื‘ื ืคืฉื•ืชื ื›ื™ ื‘ื ืคืฉื•ืชื ื”ื‘ื™ืื•ื ื•ืœื ืื‘ื” ืœืฉืชื•ืชื; ืืœื” ืขืฉื• ืฉืœืฉืช ื”ื’ื‘ื•ืจื™ืืƒ

โ€”ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ืคืจืง ื™ื
  1. ื™ื— ื•ืื‘ื™ืฉื™ ืื—ื™ ื™ื•ืื‘ ื‘ืŸ ืฆืจื•ื™ื” ื”ื•ื ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉืœืฉื™ (ื”ืฉืœืฉื”) ื•ื”ื•ื ืขื•ืจืจ ืืช ื—ื ื™ืชื• ืขืœ ืฉืœืฉ ืžืื•ืช ื—ืœืœ; ื•ืœื• ืฉื ื‘ืฉืœืฉื”ืƒ ื™ื˜ ืžืŸ ื”ืฉืœืฉื” ื”ื›ื™ ื ื›ื‘ื“ ื•ื™ื”ื™ ืœื”ื ืœืฉืจ; ื•ืขื“ ื”ืฉืœืฉื” ืœื ื‘ืืƒ
ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื‘ ืคืจืง ื›ื’
  1. ื› ื•ืื‘ืฉื™ ืื—ื™ ื™ื•ืื‘ ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื•ื”ื•ื ืขื•ืจืจ ืืช ื—ื ื™ืชื• ืขืœ ืฉืœืฉ ืžืื•ืช ื—ืœืœ; ื•ืœื (ื•ืœื• ) ืฉื ื‘ืฉืœื•ืฉื”ืƒ ื›ื ืžืŸ ื”ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื‘ืฉื ื™ื ื ื›ื‘ื“ ื•ื™ื”ื™ ืœื”ื ืœืฉืจ; ื•ืขื“ ื”ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืœื ื‘ืืƒ
โ€”ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ืคืจืง ื™ื
  1. ื› ื•ื‘ื ื™ื”ื• ื‘ืŸ ื™ื”ื•ื™ื“ืข ื‘ืŸ ืื™ืฉ ื—ื™ (ื—ื™ืœ) ืจื‘ ืคืขืœื™ื ืžืงื‘ืฆืืœ; ื”ื•ื ื”ื›ื” ืืช ืฉื ื™ ืืจืืœ ืžื•ืื‘ ื•ื”ื•ื ื™ืจื“ ื•ื”ื›ื” ืืช ื”ืืจื™ื” (ื”ืืจื™) ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ื‘ืืจ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉืœื’ืƒ ื›ื ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ื›ื” ืืช ืื™ืฉ ืžืฆืจื™ ืืฉืจ (ืื™ืฉ) ืžืจืื” ื•ื‘ื™ื“ ื”ืžืฆืจื™ ื—ื ื™ืช ื•ื™ืจื“ ืืœื™ื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื˜; ื•ื™ื’ื–ืœ ืืช ื”ื—ื ื™ืช ืžื™ื“ ื”ืžืฆืจื™ ื•ื™ื”ืจื’ื”ื• ื‘ื—ื ื™ืชื•ืƒ ื›ื‘ ืืœื” ืขืฉื” ื‘ื ื™ื”ื• ื‘ืŸ ื™ื”ื•ื™ื“ืข; ื•ืœื• ืฉื ื‘ืฉืœืฉื” ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ืืƒ ื›ื’ ืžืŸ ื”ืฉืœืฉื™ื ื ื›ื‘ื“ ื•ืืœ ื”ืฉืœืฉื” ืœื ื‘ื; ื•ื™ืฉืžื”ื• ื“ื•ื“ ืืœ ืžืฉืžืขืชื•ืƒ
ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื‘ ืคืจืง ื›ื’
  1. ื›ื‘ ื‘ื ื™ื” ื‘ืŸ ื™ื”ื•ื™ื“ืข ื‘ืŸ ืื™ืฉ ื—ื™ืœ ืจื‘ ืคืขืœื™ื ืžืŸ ืงื‘ืฆืืœ; ื”ื•ื ื”ื›ื” ืืช ืฉื ื™ ืืจื™ืืœ ืžื•ืื‘ ื•ื”ื•ื ื™ืจื“ ื•ื”ื›ื” ืืช ื”ืืจื™ ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉืœื’ืƒ ื›ื’ ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ื›ื” ืืช ื”ืื™ืฉ ื”ืžืฆืจื™ ืื™ืฉ ืžื“ื” ื—ืžืฉ ื‘ืืžื” ื•ื‘ื™ื“ ื”ืžืฆืจื™ ื—ื ื™ืช ื›ืžื ื•ืจ ืืจื’ื™ื ื•ื™ืจื“ ืืœื™ื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื˜; ื•ื™ื’ื–ืœ ืืช ื”ื—ื ื™ืช ืžื™ื“ ื”ืžืฆืจื™ ื•ื™ื”ืจื’ื”ื• ื‘ื—ื ื™ืชื•ืƒ ื›ื“ ืืœื” ืขืฉื” ื‘ื ื™ื”ื• ื‘ืŸ ื™ื”ื•ื™ื“ืข; ื•ืœื• ืฉื ื‘ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ืืƒ ื›ื” ืžืŸ ื”ืฉืœื•ืฉื™ื ื”ื ื• ื ื›ื‘ื“ ื”ื•ื ื•ืืœ ื”ืฉืœืฉื” ืœื ื‘ื; ื•ื™ืฉื™ืžื”ื• ื“ื•ื™ื“ ืขืœ ืžืฉืžืขืชื•ืƒ
ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ืคืจืง ื™ื
  1. ื›ื“ ืขืฉื”ืืœ ืื—ื™ ื™ื•ืื‘ ื‘ืฉืœืฉื™ื;
  2. ืืœื—ื ืŸ ื‘ืŸ ื“ื“ื• ื‘ื™ืช ืœื—ืืƒ
  3. ื›ื” ืฉืžื” ื”ื—ืจื“ื™
  4. ืืœื™ืงื ื”ื—ืจื“ื™ืƒ
  5. ื›ื• ื—ืœืฅ ื”ืคืœื˜ื™
  6. ืขื™ืจื ื‘ืŸ ืขืงืฉ ื”ืชืงื•ืขื™ืƒ
  7. ื›ื– ืื‘ื™ืขื–ืจ ื”ืขื ืชืชื™
  8. ืžื‘ื ื™ ื”ื—ืฉืชื™ืƒ
  9. ื›ื— ืฆืœืžื•ืŸ ื”ืื—ื—ื™
  10. ืžื”ืจื™ ื”ื ื˜ืคืชื™ืƒ
  11. ื›ื˜ ื—ืœื‘ ื‘ืŸ ื‘ืขื ื” ื”ื ื˜ืคืชื™;
  12. ืืชื™ ื‘ืŸ ืจื™ื‘ื™ ืžื’ื‘ืขืช ื‘ื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ืžืŸืƒ
  13. ืœ ื‘ื ื™ื”ื• ืคืจืขืชื ื™
  14. ื”ื“ื™ ืžื ื—ืœื™ ื’ืขืฉืƒ
  15. ืœื ืื‘ื™ ืขืœื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ืขืจื‘ืชื™
  16. ืขื–ืžื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื—ืžื™ืƒ
  17. ืœื‘ ืืœื™ื—ื‘ื ื”ืฉืขืœื‘ื ื™
  18. ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืŸ ื™ื”ื•ื ืชืŸืƒ
  19. ืœื’ ืฉืžื” ื”ื”ืจืจื™
  20. ืื—ื™ืื ื‘ืŸ ืฉืจืจ ื”ืืจืจื™ืƒ
  21. ืœื“ ืืœื™ืคืœื˜ ื‘ืŸ ืื—ืกื‘ื™
  22. ื‘ืŸ ื”ืžืขื›ืชื™ [ืœืคื™ ืžืœื‘ื™ืดื] ;
  23. ืืœื™ืขื ื‘ืŸ ืื—ื™ืชืคืœ ื”ื’ืœื ื™ืƒ
  24. ืœื” ื—ืฆืจื• (ื—ืฆืจื™) ื”ื›ืจืžืœื™
  25. ืคืขืจื™ ื”ืืจื‘ื™ืƒ
  26. ืœื• ื™ื’ืืœ ื‘ืŸ ื ืชืŸ ืžืฆื‘ื”
  27. ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื’ื“ื™ืƒ
  28. ืœื– ืฆืœืง ื”ืขืžื ื™;
  29. ื ื—ืจื™ ื”ื‘ืืจืชื™ ื ืฉืื™ (ื ืฉื) ื›ืœื™ ื™ื•ืื‘ ื‘ืŸ ืฆืจื™ื”ืƒ
  30. ืœื— ืขื™ืจื ื”ื™ืชืจื™
  31. ื’ืจื‘ ื”ื™ืชืจื™ืƒ
  32. ืœื˜ ืื•ืจื™ื” ื”ื—ืชื™
    ื›ืœ ืฉืœืฉื™ื ื•ืฉื‘ืขื”ืƒ
ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื‘ ืคืจืง ื›ื’
  1. ื›ื• ื•ื’ื‘ื•ืจื™ ื”ื—ื™ืœื™ื; ืขืฉื”ืืœ ืื—ื™ ื™ื•ืื‘
  2. ืืœื—ื ืŸ ื‘ืŸ ื“ื•ื“ื• ืžื‘ื™ืช ืœื—ืืƒ
  3. ื›ื– ืฉืžื•ืช ื”ื”ืจื•ืจื™
  4. [ื ืจืื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืฉื ื—ืกืจ ื‘ึพื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื]
  5. ื—ืœืฅ ื”ืคืœื•ื ื™ืƒ
  6. ื›ื— ืขื™ืจื ื‘ืŸ ืขืงืฉ ื”ืชืงื•ืขื™
  7. ืื‘ื™ืขื–ืจ ื”ืขื ืชื•ืชื™ืƒ
  8. ื›ื˜ ืกื‘ื›ื™ ื”ื—ืฉืชื™
  9. ืขื™ืœื™ ื”ืื—ื•ื—ื™ืƒ
  10. ืœ ืžื”ืจื™ ื”ื ื˜ืคืชื™
  11. ื—ืœื“ ื‘ืŸ ื‘ืขื ื” ื”ื ื˜ื•ืคืชื™ืƒ
  12. ืœื ืื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ ืจื™ื‘ื™ ืžื’ื‘ืขืช ื‘ื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ืžืŸ
  13. ื‘ื ื™ื” ื”ืคืจืขืชื ื™ืƒ
  14. ืœื‘ ื—ื•ืจื™ ืžื ื—ืœื™ ื’ืขืฉ
  15. ืื‘ื™ืืœ ื”ืขืจื‘ืชื™ืƒ
  16. ืœื’ ืขื–ืžื•ืช ื”ื‘ื—ืจื•ืžื™
  17. ืืœื™ื—ื‘ื ื”ืฉืขืœื‘ื ื™ืƒ
  18. ืœื“ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืฉื ื”ื’ื–ื•ื ื™
  19. ื™ื•ื ืชืŸ ื‘ืŸ ืฉื’ื” ื”ื”ืจืจื™ืƒ
  20. ืœื” ืื—ื™ืื ื‘ืŸ ืฉื›ืจ ื”ื”ืจืจื™
  21. ืืœื™ืคืœ ื‘ืŸ ืื•ืจืƒ
  22. ืœื• ื—ืคืจ ื”ืžื›ืจืชื™
  23. ืื—ื™ื” ื”ืคืœื ื™ืƒ
  24. ืœื– ื—ืฆืจื• ื”ื›ืจืžืœื™
  25. ื ืขืจื™ ื‘ืŸ ืื–ื‘ื™ืƒ
  26. ืœื— ื™ื•ืืœ ืื—ื™ ื ืชืŸ
  27. ืžื‘ื—ืจ ื‘ืŸ ื”ื’ืจื™ืƒ
  28. ืœื˜ ืฆืœืง ื”ืขืžื•ื ื™;
  29. ื ื—ืจื™ ื”ื‘ืจืชื™ ื ืฉื ื›ืœื™ ื™ื•ืื‘ ื‘ืŸ ืฆืจื•ื™ื”ืƒ
  30. ืž ืขื™ืจื ื”ื™ืชืจื™
  31. ื’ืจื‘ ื”ื™ืชืจื™ืƒ
  32. ืžื ืื•ืจื™ื” ื”ื—ืชื™
  33. ื–ื‘ื“ ื‘ืŸ ืื—ืœื™ืƒ
  34. ืžื‘ ืขื“ื™ื ื ื‘ืŸ ืฉื™ื–ื ื”ืจืื•ื‘ื ื™
    ืจืืฉ ืœืจืื•ื‘ื ื™ ื•ืขืœื™ื• ืฉืœืฉื™ืืƒ
  35. ืžื’ ื—ื ืŸ ื‘ืŸ ืžืขื›ื”
  36. ื•ื™ื•ืฉืคื˜ ื”ืžืชื ื™ืƒ
  37. ืžื“ ืขื–ื™ื ื”ืขืฉืชืจืชื™;
  38. ืฉืžืข
  39. ื•ื™ืขื•ืืœ (ื•ื™ืขื™ืืœ) ื‘ื ื™ ื—ื•ืชื ื”ืขืจืขืจื™ืƒ
  40. ืžื” ื™ื“ื™ืขืืœ ื‘ืŸ ืฉืžืจื™
  41. ื•ื™ื—ื ืื—ื™ื• ื”ืชื™ืฆื™ืƒ
  42. ืžื• ืืœื™ืืœ ื”ืžื—ื•ื™ื
  43. ื•ื™ืจื™ื‘ื™
  44. ื•ื™ื•ืฉื•ื™ื” ื‘ื ื™ ืืœื ืขื;
  45. ื•ื™ืชืžื” ื”ืžื•ืื‘ื™ืƒ
  46. ืžื– ืืœื™ืืœ
  47. ื•ืขื•ื‘ื“
  48. ื•ื™ืขืฉื™ืืœ ื”ืžืฆื‘ื™ื”ืƒ
ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ืคืจืง ื™ื

bMoโ€™ed Qatan 16b on Adino the Eznite.

King David in the Talmud: Rabbinic Rehabilitation or Ironic Parody?

James A Diamond

However, a disjuncture reveals itself in the prooftext cited in support of Davidโ€™s gargantuan military might. The first colon of the verse, How could one have routed a thousand, does indeed assert this ability, but its second colon, a response to this rhetorical query, clearly identifies this as an enemy aptitude: Unless their [Israelโ€™s] Rock had sold them the Lord had given them up? (Deut. 32:30). Israelโ€™s enemies demonstrate such prowess in the pursuit of Israel. This anomalous citation has not escaped the attention of rabbinic commentators, but the tendency is to tortuously resolve it without resorting to irony, thereby preserving its literal sense. For but two ingenious examples, see R. Tsemach HaKohen, Terumat Hadeshen (Jerusalem: Ahavat Shalom, 1991), 2:181, and Moses Sofer, Hidushe Hatam Sofer (Jerusalem: Makhon Hatam Sofer, 1999), 4:1. (from

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