tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post9186262688710204067..comments2024-03-27T16:27:03.093+02:00Comments on Shiloh Musings: Jewish Heritage History TourBatyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-73873601814439421722010-02-23T18:40:56.011+02:002010-02-23T18:40:56.011+02:00"normal" for her was extraordinary."normal" for her was extraordinary.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-20274341097702032032010-02-23T18:15:50.206+02:002010-02-23T18:15:50.206+02:00i cant imagine anyone calling chana ordinary. [od...i cant imagine anyone calling chana ordinary. [oddly enough, we learn many halachot of tfillah from her, even though women are not obligated to pray for the most part.]<br />but all we know is that she dedicated her son to temple service. that he turned into the personality he was.<br />the gemara tells us she asked for a normal kid. apparently she got a whole lot more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-65773509082162401812010-02-23T10:20:14.198+02:002010-02-23T10:20:14.198+02:00"normal" kids didn't serve G-d in th..."normal" kids didn't serve G-d in the Mishkan in Shiloh. Drash, interpretation goes many ways. Chana stood up to Elkana her husband and Eli the Priest. There was nothing "normal" or ordinary about her.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-80614893732113592662010-02-23T09:05:39.637+02:002010-02-23T09:05:39.637+02:00yes, she pledged her child to be an oblate. but t...yes, she pledged her child to be an oblate. but this was more in the sense of serving in the 'temple' at shiloh. she did not dedicate him to be a leader of the jewish people. that he got on his own merit.<br /><br />the talmud 'recounts,' with great pathos, what chana went through to have a child and how much she wanted one, and it also says there that she just wanted a normal kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-18814735583175278262010-02-23T05:30:05.028+02:002010-02-23T05:30:05.028+02:00No, she pledged that she'd bring the child to ...No, she pledged that she'd bring the child to Eli in Shiloh. And when she did, she said: "This is the one I prayed for..."Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-13759858629323751432010-02-23T02:09:47.754+02:002010-02-23T02:09:47.754+02:00as i recall, chana was just praying for a regular ...as i recall, chana was just praying for a regular child, not a saviour. she ended up with one of our greatest, most devoted leaders ever. <br />how much is the tour?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com