The 4 meanings of ALL:#8 of 18 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # Jun 29, 2000 # # Rashis 114-117 Of 7800 (1.5%) # # # # Reprinted with permission from Rashi-is-Simple, # # (c) 1999-Present, Dr. Hendel # # http://www.shamash.org/rashi # # # #Permission to reprint with this header but not for profit# # # # WARNING: READ with COURIER 10 (Fixed width) FONTS # ########################################################### In this series we review the Rashis on the word ALL. Although there are 40 Rashis there are 4 simple rules. RULE: The Hebrew word "ALL"(KL)indicates that there are no exceptions and that what is being discussed should take place in ALL circumstances---EVEN those you wouldn't ordinarily think of.There are 4 methods by which the interpretation of ALL is implemented. ALL can indicate (A) cases you wouldn't ordinarily think of -------------------------------------- EXAMPLE:Gn06-12a "ALL Flesh corrupted" RASHI: EVEN Animals corrupted (B) it can indicate that there are no exceptions ----------------------------------------------- EXAMPLE:By the 10 commandments it describes how the Jewish people all witnessed the miracles Ex19-11c "The WHOLE nation saw the thunders" RASHI: The "WHOLE" nation--there were no exceptions (C) it can refer to all PARTS of a whole EXAMPLE: In discussing ritual impurity we are told LV21-11b "And on ANY dead body he should not come" RASHI: It is prohibited to come in contact with a WHOLE dead body or with PARTS of a dead body(organs) (Rashi gives technical measurements) (D) it can emphasize not to exclude "obvious exceptions" In this issue we begin the Rashis where >"WHOLE" means EVEN PARTS #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2000 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (21) In discussing the sacrifices we read >Lv02-13b "On ALL your sacrifices offer salt" >RASHI: Salt is offered on the >MINCHAH offering and the >OLAH offering and on the >ORGANS of all offerings (which are laid on the altar) In connection with the latter please note that if say a Priest offered a Minchah offering and ate part of it, nevertheless a handful of it was offered on the altar (So PART of the Minchah is eaten and PART of it is offered on the Altar) Hence SALT is required whether the WHOLE sacrifice is offered (as by OLAHs) or whether just PART of the sacrifice is offered (as by those offerings where the Priests eat part and the other part is placed on the altar). In summary, SALT is required for ALL sacrifices--the word "ALL" including even sacrifices which only PARTS of go on the altar (22) The Bible is talking about the Passover holiday >Ex12-20b ALL leaven is prohibited >RASHI: "ALL" even if the cooked article was only PARTLY >leaven (as eg a MIXTURE of leaven and some other food) (23) One of the exciting events of learning Rashi is the ability to come up with new interpretations. Consider Lv04 --it is talking about the sin offering (of the High Priest) We are told that the blood is placed on the altar horns and then >Lv04-07a "THE **WHOLE** OF THE BLOOD IS SPILLED TOWARDS > THE ALTAR" >RASHI: The leftover blood in the utensil Believe it or not this is one of those Rashis where asking "What is bothering Rashi?" or "What is Rashis' questions?" can actually be harmful. Indeed it looks like Rashi is "bothered" by the following question: "How can the Priest spill ALL the blood if the Priest has already offered PART of the blood on the altar?" Rashi then answers that the PRIEST spills "ALL THE LEFTOVER BLOOD" But this answer is unsatisfying to us Rashi Yomites. Indeed we have been reading the LIST of all Rashis on "ALL". The word "ALL" never refers to LEFTOVERS So Rashi could not be interpreting it that way Rather the simple meaning of Rashi is that "ALL" refers to "ALL" the blood---even the droplets of blood that cling to the vessel after pouring it out--- these droplets must also be spilled (I guess by vigorously shaking the utensil so that all clinging droplets are 'spilled' on the altar) To the best of my knowledge the above interpretation is a novelty--I have not seen it before. Such novelty routinely follow when applying consistent methodology The above example also neatly shows the difference between the traditional "What is Rashis question" approach (advocated by Dr Leibowitz) and my approach of "What does the LIST OF ALL EXAMPLES tell us".We will have occasion to show other such examples in the future. #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2000 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#