Hundreds of talmidim of the Slabodka Yeshiva gathered on Sunday night for the annual Chanukah chagigah led by the Roshei Yeshivos, HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau and HaGaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch.
Like every year, the talmidim sang the song “זֵדִים הֱלִיצֻנִי עַד מְאֹד מִתּוֹרָתְךָ לֹא נָטִיתִ.” (“The arrogant have mocked me greatly, yet I did not turn from Your Torah.”)
But this year, HaRav Landau suddenly instructed the talmidim to change the lyrics so that its words would be directed against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, Kikar H’Shabbat reported
HaRav Landau explained to the talmidim that the one defined today as “זדים” (arrogant) is the Attorney General, who is waging an unprecedented battle against the Olam Hatorah, and therefore the word “זדים“ should be replaced with “זדות”—against Baharav-Miara—so that her schemes against the Olam HaTorah will fail.
The bochurim immediately changed the lyrics and sang the song with great enthusiasm.
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
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But זדים הליצוני is לשון הפסוק in Tehillim.
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I sure don’t hear anyone singing “זדות” and I would be very surprised if Rabbi Landua instructed anyone to change the wording of a Pasuk. Even on a one time basis.
It is a posuk in תהלים קיט נא. To change a posuk, even in a minor way, is not to be taken lightly. (Even saying השלום instead of עושה שלום – is so serious that we don’t change it in Bentching and Kaf Hachayim urges not to change it in kaddish). I wonder if there is halachic precedent for this.
Whatttt? This is pasuk in tehilim! Not a Chanuka song!!
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