Ha’azinu 5782-83

This is Torah Talk for the week of October 2nd, 2022

Deut. 32:2   May my discourse come down as the rain [כַּמָּטָר֙],

                      My speech distill as the dew [כַּטַּ֖ל],

                      Like showers [כִּשְׂעִירִ֣ם] on young growth,

                      Like droplets [וְכִרְבִיבִ֖ים] on the grass.

If you are a Bible translator, you must translate the word רְבִיבִ֖ים.  Most translators are just guessing at what it means – but Raanan Eichler really knows.

 

This week’s handout: 53 Ha’azinu 5782-83

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