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Subject: Re: "Purim & Parshas Zachor"
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Date: Wed, 14-Mar-84 12:39:02 EST
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Asher Meth has basically echoed my question regarding repeating the whole
pasuk (verse) if one of the readings is wrong.  My feeling (and I
have heard this done) is that the whole verse should not be repeated
but only the phrase that way one is not saying the Shem for naught. 
The only problem is by saying Zecher second does that mean that you
are correcting yourself from the first pronunciation of Zeicher. 
Now regarding the origin of the two pronunciations.  As Asher
mentioned, all thru Tanach (e.g. Tehillim - Psalms) we see it as
Zeicher - with a tzeire (two dots) however I believe I have an
earlier source for the differences in pronunciation (my apologies to
Chaya Bleich who received this in the mail).

The Talmud in Baba Bathra 21 relates a story of Yoav Ben Tzruya (the
head of the armed forces for David) accidentally read it as Zachar
(males) instead of Zeicher (rememberance).  Being that the Talmud
does not have vowels in it and both words are spelled ZHR - the
commentaries explain how to pronounce the words.  The Bach says that
the Yoav's mistake was between Zachar and Zeicher - which is the way
we would interpret it.  The Maharsha on the other hand quotes a
Rashba (Asher - that is before the Vilna Gaon) who says to pronounce
the word Zecher with a Segol (three dots).  I checked into this last
Shabbos morning and the place I was in did not have a Rashba on Baba
Bathra so I did not have a chance to see if there was any
explanation.  Anyway, I can't think of any difference in meaning but
as Asher said if that is what is brought down in the halacha then
that is what we do.  By the way there are a few opinions that if one
missed Parshas Zachor one may fulfill their obligation on Purim
morning with the reading of "Vayavo Amalek" (although many
authorities disagree since there is no mention of the commandment to wipe
out the rememberance of Amalek - see Mishna Brura Siman 785 Seif
Katan 16).  If that is true and we are stringent with the
pronunciation of ZHR in Zachor why not in Vayavo Amalek also - the
word ZHR appears also.

Finally, in response to my question as to why the laws of the 4
Parshios are in the laws of the Chanuka - I have received responses
that it is a misprint.  That was my initial reaction but if one
looks at the Tur which does not have titles for the chapters - just
chapter numbers one will see that that chapter 785 which discusses
the 4 Parshios is _BEFORE Hilchos Megilla.  A friend of mine when
reviewing the laws of Chanuka before Chanuka told me that he had
also reviewed the laws of the 4 Parshios - that far I did not go.


May we all be zoche to have Ora, Sasson, Simcha, and Yekar.  By the
way if you have any parking tickets you want to fight Adar is the
month to do it in. (For an explanation send mail.)

A Freilichin Purim to one and all!

	Nemi (pegasus!lzpfc!klein)