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We Must Learn Ktav Ivri
Spectator:
Yes Muman, David's bitachon is incredible. In Pslam 27 that we add now in the month of Elul to our prayers, there are such verses:
Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear;
though war should rise up against me, even then will I be confident.
(translation from http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt2627.htm)
Actually in Hebrew the second line is even more powerful:
Im takum alay milchama, be-zot ani boteyach. Literally "if war rises up against me, in IT I will be confident". And our Sages explain: I will be confident that the war that is waged against me is nothing but Hashem's mercy. The Holy one wants me to think about my sins and errors and repent.
Spectator:
Babylonian (Iraqi) Jews also pronounce vav as w.
In fact, the hardline atheists who dominated early Zionist movement wanted to get rid of Judaism. As they were Ashkenazim, they prefrerred to use Sepharadi pronunciation because the Ashkenazi one reminded them of the prayers and Torah study. But they couldn't adopt the Sepharadi one in its entirety because it is hard for most people who speak European languages to pronounce het, ayin, quf, and for Yiddish speakers, waw and resh.
So we can say that standard modern Hebrew pronunciation is not Sepharadi but rather "Ashkenazicized Sepharadi" :)
muman613:
I apologize if I was being arrogant in my original post... It was not intended... I know you know both pronunciations and I am certainly not implying that Ashkenazi pronunciation is 'correct'. As a matter of fact I think it sounds very good, misswah versus mitzvah. But at this time I would have a really hard time adjusting to that pronunciation after so many learning it this way. I am accepting of all varieties of Hebrew, as we know the differences in Tav {which I occasionally pronounce as S, as in Emes [versus Emet]}
I do not presume that my understanding is as good as yours but we can agree that both are acceptable.
muman613:
Interesting that this topic is discussed at A7 forums:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Forum/Forum.aspx/t108959
Moshe92:
Rav Amnon Yitzhak is Yemenite, and he often pronounces the ח and כ sounds almost like a ה sound. Is that the Yemenite pronounciation, or is that just how Rav Yitzhak talks?
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