Shnayim Mikra Ve-Echad Targum
Reading the weekly parshat hashavua is a common practice prior to each upcoming Shabbat. Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he explores the custom of reading each verse twice and the corresponding Aramaic translation once and how it is reflected in halacha.
Shnayim Mikra Ve-Echad Targum: Shnayim mikra ve-echad targum
Is it obligatory to recite every verse in the weekly portion twice together with a recitation of its Aramaic translation (Targum Onkelos)?
If so, exactly how and when is this to be done?
Sources in both WORD format and pdf are available through the links. In class we will translate and explain these sources.
In addition to being one of Rabbi Brovender's first students, Rabbi Dovid Fink is an outstanding expertﾠand teacher of Halacha. Rabbi Fink received his Rabbinic ordination from ITRI and the Mir and was awarded his Ph.D in Semitic Languages and Linguistics from Yale University. Rav Fink has taught thousands of students from all over the world for over 35 years.