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Using Non-Jewish Names - a Close Reading of Rav Asher Weiss's Essay

Using Non-Jewish Names - a Close Reading of Rav Asher Weiss's Essay

FromDown The Rabbi Hole


Using Non-Jewish Names - a Close Reading of Rav Asher Weiss's Essay

FromDown The Rabbi Hole

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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Jan 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

According to a well-known narrative, the Bnei Yisrael did not change their names, language, or dress in Egypt. Elsewhere I have written about the origins and iterations of this and related ideas. See: https://www.academia.edu/28574595/_They_did_not_Change_their_Names_their_Language_or_their_Dress_The_Life_cycle_of_a_Peculiar_Midrashic_Variant. An interesting treatment of this issue is found in a "quasi-responsum" or "pseudo-responsum" of Rav Asher Weiss: Minchas Asher on Shemos, siman 1. Available here: https://minchasasher.com/shiur/shmot-shmot-shiurim/jewish-identity-shelo-shinu-5778/. I think this essay actually helps us understand Rav Asher and his public persona, how he perceives himself as a bridge between different worlds.
Released:
Jan 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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