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Mar 07, 2006 00:36

Today was probably the first time I've ever argued with a professor. Let's see if I can recall the conversation. He said, "the word 'shulchan', it doesn't sound Hebrew to you, now does it ( Read more... )

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blond_streak March 7 2006, 22:15:53 UTC
Thanks to yall... I spoke to one of my midrasha teachers (The Bar Ilan midrasha) and he explained a few things to me (and said it was a good thing I asked). Basically he said that I should not be afraid when ppl say things like this. Even if Hebrew did develop from other languages, it doesn't lose its kedusha, because Hebrew and Am Yisrael did not appear from vacuum, but rather developed from the surrounding enviroment. That fact doesn't make Hebrew less holy. That's what I understood from him.

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abby2207 March 8 2006, 00:04:40 UTC
bar ilan...eh? i heard some interesting people go there. maybe you know some?

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blond_streak March 8 2006, 14:00:29 UTC
Hmmm... Nope. I don't know anyone who goes to Bar Ilan.
(So funny how you hang on to the tiny details of my posting... hahah)

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abby2207 March 8 2006, 23:09:35 UTC
no one? are you sure about that? c'mon... think hard now...
(see, thats the point, cuz everyone's going to comment on the main things, right? nope. not me.

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