[HANASHIR:7279] Re: calling folks to the Torah

[shirona <shirona...>]

Actually the plural for two or more women would be "Ta-a-mod-na".

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Subject: [HANASHIR:7278] Re: calling folks to the Torah


> In a message dated 11/3/00 3:44:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> acurry (at) san-carlos(dot)rms(dot)slb(dot)com writes:
>
> << The gabbai calls "yaamod so-and-so ben so-and-so [hakohen or halevi if
a
>  kohen or levi]" for a man.  For a woman, the form is "yamdu
so-and-so...".
>  It actually means "arise" or "stand", as in "amida".
>   >>
> I would just like to add my two cents worth.
>
> I believe that the feminine form is "ta-a-mod........." and the plural for
> calling up two or more  men or a mixed group of men and a women is
"y'amdu...
> ..". Calling up two or more women would be "t'amdu....."
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Cantor Miranda Kark Beckenstein
> Temple Beth Or
> NJ
>
>

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