And There was Evening and There was Morning- The dispute between Rashbam and ibn Ezra about Shabbat

This lecture discusses Rashbam’s controversial comment on the phrase “vayehi erev vayehi boker” [“and there was evening, and there was morning”] and Ibn Ezra’s vehement opposition to this commentary. Through a close textual analysis we explore the concept of a day in the Bible and in Judaism, and also reach a deeper perspective of the significance of interpreting a biblical text.

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