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VERSE: Dt31-21b
RASHIS COVERED: Dt31-21b Dt31-26b
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY: ----------------- One of Rashis 10 major goals is to illustrate (a) complex geometric designs or (b) algebraic computations. This is called the Rashi method of SPREADSHEETS, since SPREADSHEETS are one method of clarifying a complex relationship. The SPREADSHEET method can also refer to (c) any illustration of a verse that clarifies it. EXAMPLE 1: Dt31-21b ------------------- Dt31-21 states that God told Moses that --------------------------------------------- When troubles befall the Jewish people this poem will testify against them BECAUSE IT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN FROM THEM --------------------------------------------- On the phrase -------------------------------------------- BECAUSE IT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN FROM THEM -------------------------------------------- Rashi comments ---------------------------------------- From this we infer that the Torah (which contains the POEM OF REBUKE) will never be forgotten from the Jewish people ---------------------------------------- We classify this Rashi comment as a SPREADSHEET because - the phrase IT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN has clear meaning - Rashi's inference does not clarify the MEANING of the verse but rather presents an INFERENCE Consequently we call this the SPREADSHEET method EXAMPLE 2: Dt31-26b ------------------- Dt31-26 states ------------------------------------------- Write this Torah and place it on the SIDE of the Ark of God ------------------------------------------- Rashi based on the Talmud in Baba Bathra 14, gives various computations of the word SIDE. - (Explanation a) There was an ATTACHMENT ON THE SIDE OF THE ARK and they placed the Torah, Moses wrote, there - (Explanation b) Rashi computes - - - the total width of the ark box - - - the width of the 2 Tablets with the 10 commandments which were there - - - the width of the boards of the ark - - - the width of the Torah Based on these computations Rashi/Talmud suggest how the Torah might have snugly fit INSIDE the ark on the SIDE. Since certain numbers were not known (eg the width of the boards of the ark) several possibilities are presented. Although the Talmud goes into computational detail Rashi simply mentions the IDEA of measurements influencing the interpretation of the text. For this reason we call this the SPREADSHEET rule. LIST690a below presents many Rashis based on SPREADSHEETS | ||
| ITEM | DETAIL | |
| RASHI RULE CLASS: | SPREADSHEETS | |
| RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | ALGEBRA | |
| RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #30 | |
| SEE BELOW | LIST690a | |
| List of Rashis using | Spreadsheets/Algebra | |
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List of Rashis using Spreadsheets/Algebra | ||
| VERSE | Item Spreadsheet is used for | |
| dt31-21b.htm | POEM WILL BE REMEMBERED==>Torah ALWAYS REMEMBERED | |
| dt31-21b.htm | Place TORAH on side of ARK:SIDE=attachment/inside | |
| dt28-02d.htm | Geometrical identification of 1st fruit-Tie string | |
| nu21-17a.htm | Numerical illustration of eldest inheriting double | |
| nu21-17a.htm | Illustration of (A and B)==>C vs A==>(B==>C) | |
| nu33-49a.htm | Jewish camp from YESHIMOTH to SHITIM=12 sq mil | |
| nu33-49a.htm | Border descriptors: WILL BE, PASS, ROLL, ETCH,OUT | |
| nu30-06b.htm | Unknown vow annulment effects forgiveness of sin*2 | |
| nu26-54a.htm | Israel divided a)Per PERSON b) Per DOLLAR of land | |
| nu21-13b.htm | Illustrate complex geometric border design | |
| nu13-22b.htm | Israel is superior of all lands | |
| gn49-26d.htm | your fathers blessings greater than my fathers | |
| dt21-17a.htm | How to give 1st-born double *1 | |
| ex38-24b.htm | Computation of relative value of Biblical currency | |
| nu03-39b.htm | Accounting of Levite children | |
| nu31-26a.htm | Division of booty in war | |
| gn05-32b.htm | Computation of relative ages of Noachs children | |
| gn25-20a.htm | Proof that Rivkah was 15 when she married Isaac | |
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*1 Many people are familiar with the concept of the FORMULA PLUG IN. That is a problem is solved by a formula which you plug into. But some problems intrinsically cannot (initally) be solved by a formula. Instead you have to formulate the problem algebraically and solve;only then do you have the formula. In other words these problems are solved by the EQUATION vs the FORMULA Thus the statement that the eldest gets double suggests the following model. - Suppose the are B brothers - Suppose 1 of them is eldest - The Fathers total assets are T (Total) - Let A be the amount each brother inherits We have no formula for A - Then each of the B-1 brothers obtains A - The eldest obtains double, 2A. - Together this exhausts the Fathers estate, T Hence we have (B-1)A + 2A = (B+1)A = T This gives rise to the formula A = T / (B+1) An example is a father with 100,000 and 4 children - T=100,000 - B=4 - So each child take T/(B+1) = 100000/5 = 20,000 - Eldest takes 2*20000=40000 - Other 3 take 20000 - Total distribution =3*20000+40000=100000 See Rambam Inheritance Chapter 2 *2 Rashi gives a clarifying example to the verse GOD FORGIVES HER -------------------------------------------------------------- - the women vowed to become a nazarite - the husband annuled her vow - but the husband did not tell her about the annulment - the women then violated her vow - - In such a case God forgives the women (despite her intending to commit a sin) because of the unknown annulment of her husband - - We conclude that sin is an attribute of ACTION,not INTENT -------------------------------------------------------------- | ||