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      8. RASHI METHOD: DATABASES
      BRIEF EXPLANATION:Rashi makes inferences from Database queries. The precise definition of database query has been identified in modern times with the 8 operations of Sequential Query Language (SQL).

      This example applies to Rashis Nu08-07b
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rule1416.htm
      Brief Summary: Shaving of all hair symbolizes feminization. Female passivity - the capacity to listen - is important in a) curing the Lepor - slanderer and b)indoctrinating the Levites who counseled the people.

We ask the following database query: Which procedures require a shaving of the entire body. The reader is encouraged to perform the query using a standard Biblical Konnkordance or search engine. This database query yields the list below. The list justifies the following Rashi inference: Shaving the entire body is symbolic of feminization. Female passivity - the capacity to be a good listener has importance for two purposes: a) to cure the lepor who slanders people. By acquiring female passivity and listening the lepor will cure his urge to slander. b)to indoctrinate the Levites who counsel people. It is well known that passive listening is an important part of counseling. The list below presents the results of the database query and shows examples

Procedure Biblical source Symbolic meaning
Lepor(slanderer) purification ceremony Lv14-08:09 To cure the urge to slander one must shave the entire body - adopt female passivity - and be a good listener.
Levite indoctrination ceremony Nu08-07b Levites counsel people who bring sacrifices to the Temple. Female passivity - good listening - is a major requirement for counselors.

Acknowledgement: Although Rashi states the lepor-levite connection it was Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch who founded the entire field of Biblical symbolism on a deep elegant and logical axiomatic basis. We owe much to Rav Hirsch who, culminating several 100 years of midieval symbolic commentary, unlocked the doors to a biblical room filled with color, aroma and an etheral beauty not expected in the bible.


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