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Important Intent The past two pieces presented Avot’s definition of the world’s goal as glorifying Hashem. This goal should impact not only what we do, but also why we do it. Chazal emphasized the importance of kavanah (intention) in many places. The Ramban [1] saw this as the intention of the command (found in kriyas […]
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Targumim in translating â For example, the Talmud ( Kiddushin 25a) relates that the people of a certain town mocked Rav Hamnuna, whose name sounds like â cham nunaâ (hot fish), by calling him â kar nunaâ (cold fish). Rabbi Marcus argues that at the core of â taninimâ (sea-monsters â see Genesis 1:21) is the word â nun.â In offering this explanation, Rabbi Marcus explicitly rejects scholarly speculation that â taninimâ is a Sanskrit loanword. Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch also suggests that â tanninâ is derived from â nu...