On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 11:52 AM Allen P. <*****@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Yada,

Just in case you didn't see this, it looks like the Rabbis have discovered there can be vowels without vowel points.

But per the quote below, I don't think their translations will improve.


https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-704195
“For this is certain and true, for the Torah was given without vowels, and the reason is that the Torah has 70 faces, and the Torah is to be interpreted by means of the vowels that are relevant to the subject of the sermon... and it is possible to punctuate the Torah with whatever vowels are desired so that the matters of the sermon emerge nicely.”
Thus the intentional lack of vowels in the Torah scroll adds an element of elasticity to the text, and sets the stage for the gamut of 70 different interpretations.

Shabbat Shalowm,
Allen


4/23/2022 12:56 PM, Yada Yahweh <email@yadayahweh.com> wrote:

Hi Allen,

I read this a couple of weeks ago. It is a slippery slope for them so they are opposed to what I've been doing. But it's nice that they have admitted the obvious and have acknowledged that this is a serious problem for them.

Thanks for sharing. This is important.

Yada