![]() ![]() ![]() Although the blogs have been received well by the few who have read them, a number of religiously observant readers have asked for evidence from the Talmud that such an allegorical reading was recognized by ChaZaL, an acronym meaning “our sages, their memory will be regarded as a blessing.” Although I can demonstrate a similar use of Hebrew metaphor in particular passages in the Talmud, such assertions hardly constitute proof. The work is based on over twenty years of daily Torah study which led to my writing an etymological dictionary of Biblical Hebrew in its Semitic context. Each has explored how Biblical Hebrew metaphor informs an allegorical reading of the Torah. For the past six months, I have been writing blogs to coincide with holidays and select topics found in the parshah of the week.
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