On 8/8/2012 8:28 AM, Yigal Levin wrote: > I often ask myself if Sir Isaac is serious in his musings, or if he's just > having fun. Baba Sali is not a biblical term. It is the nickname of the late > Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzera (1890–1984), who was a leading kabbalist (and > reportedly a miracle-worker) who lived in the southern Israeli town of > Netivot. The "Sali" is short for "Yisrael", and the Baba is a term of respect > and endearment, like "papa". Had he lived in New York he might have been > called "Papa Izzy". Have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Sali > > The word that Isaac misquotes from Dan. 6:11 is Aramic, not Hebrew. > > Yigal Levin
And hard to believe that someone would take the joke seriously. BTW, there are several youtube videos showing a young Desi Arnaz performing Babalu Aye, quite a bit of fun. -- N.E. Barry Hofstetter Semper melius Latine sonat The American Academy http://www.theamericanacademy.net The North American Reformed Seminary http://www.tnars.net Bible Translation Magazine http://www.bible-translation.net http://my.opera.com/barryhofstetter/blog _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
