CAPITAL CRIME:Execute Vs Cut Off:#2 of 5 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # May 10, 2001 # # Rashis 739-739 Of 7800 (9.5%) # # # # VISIT THE RASHI YOMI ARCHIVES # # ----------------------------- # # http://www.RashiYomi.Com/calendar.htm # # # # Reprinted with permission from Rashi-is-Simple, # # (c) 1999-Present, RashiYomi Inc., Dr Hendel President # #Permission to reprint with this header but not for profit# # # # WARNING: READ with COURIER 10 (Fixed width) FONTS # # # ########################################################### GOALS: ------ In this short module we compare verses on 5 capital crimes. in each case we will see a pair of verses. * One verse says there is a DEATH penalty * One verse says the person is CUT OFF from his nation The traditional approach says that a DEATH PENALTY happens if there are witnesses while if there are no witnesses then there is extinction. This module will be a bit different in flavor than previous modules. The punchy proof of Rashi will not occur till the end of the unit. In other words the proof will come from the ENTIRE list and not from any PARTICULAR verse TODAYS UNIT ----------- We study the crimes of Adultery and Shabbat descecration Here we will see more clearly the DEATH PENALTY-EXTINCTION distinction. REFERENCE: ---------- This module comes from the following references in the Rashi-is-Simple series. http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h10n3.htm #*#*#*# (C) RashiYomi Inc., 2001, Dr. Hendel, President #*#*#*#*# EXAMPLE 3: Ex31-14b =================== BACKGROUND ---------- The Bible is discussing the prohibition of descecrating the Shabbath. The Bible says 2 contradictory things THE VERSE --------- He who desecrates her (the Sabbath) will DIE Because all who descecrate her will be CUT OFF FROM THEIR NATION THE RASHI --------- * If there are witnesses then the descecration is a CAPITAL crime * If there arent witnesses then the descecrator is CUT OFF EXAMPLE 4: ================== BACKGROUND ---------- We deal with the crime of adultery THE VERSES ---------- Lv18-29 Whoever does these abominations will be CUT OFF Lv20-10 Whoever commits adultery will be placed to DEATH COMMENT ------- There is no explicit Rashi on these two verses. However we may transfer the distinction we learned from other verses to these verses * If there are witnesses then the adulterers receives DEATH * If there are no witnesses the adulterers are CUT OFF from their nation #*#*#*#*# (C) RashiYomi Inc. 2001, Dr. Hendel President #*#*#*#*#