[HANASHIR:12921] Re: Maoz Tsur

[Andy Curry <acurry...>]

The first letters of the stanzas are mem, resh, dalet, kaf, yud 
:  Mordechai, the 13th-century writer of the piyut.

Good Shabbos,
Andy
At 11:05 AM 11/22/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Chavarim-
>
>I could use some quick help!  What is the significance of the initial
>letters of the words to "Maoz Tsur?"  One of our teachers mentioned that
>he thought that they form the name of the writer of the song?  Does
>anyone out there know anything about this?
>
>Sue Marx
>(music teacher/Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation, Bethesda, MD)
>
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Andy Curry, Kansas City
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