The first Slichah that we say on the fast day of Asarah B'teves is.....
"אזכרה מצוק אשר קראני, "בשלוש" מכות בחודש זה הכאני".
The
"three" tragedies, are elaborated in the Slichah.... and the source of
two of them is from a Megilas Taanis that is quoted in the Shulchan
Aruch Arach Chaim (580).
In understanding the Shulchan Aruch, it becomes clear, that in fact there are FOUR tragedies.... and one is missing??....
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Is this a common thing to steal from Professor Leiman?
ReplyDeleteListen to the whole thing!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a long piece, but if you want to comment, you should know what you are talking about....
Many have discussed and written about the various explanations of the Megilas Taanis, including the fantastic shiur given by Rabbi Dr. Shnyer Leiman...
This shiur only discusses TWO of them, and is focused on explaining the Piyot....
It says he was called Shimon Peters because "Sh'patru osum m'mitzvos" He relieved them from having to perform mitzvos.
ReplyDeleteThat is interesting. Where did you see that?
ReplyDeleteWhen does that explanation understand he got that name? He is know as Peter by the Christians too.... Did they nickname him in Hebrew, for the fact that he freed them from the mitzvos?!