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    4. RASHI METHOD: ALIGNMENT
    BRIEF EXPLANATION: Aligning two almost identically worded verselets can suggest
    • (4a) 2 cases of the same incident or law
    • (4b) emphasis on the nuances of a case
    • (4c) use of broad vs literal usage of words
     This examples applies to Rashis Ex40-03a
    URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rule1406.htm
    Brief Summary: The PAROCETH curtain functions #1) as a DIVIDER between the ARK, the Holy of Holies, and the TEMPLE UTENSILS, #2) as a PROTECTIVE COVERING AGENT of the ARK.

The table below presents an aligned extract of verses or verselets in Ex26-33, Ex40-03. Both verses/verselets discuss the Temple Paroceth curtain. The alignment justifies the Rashi comment that:

    The Paroceth curtain has two functions.
  • (#1)(Ex26-33) It functions as a divider between the Holy of Holies, containing the Ark, containing the Torah itself, and the Holies, containing the Temple utensils such as the Candellabrah, Table and Golden altar.
  • (#2) (Ex40-33) It functions as a protective covering protecting the Ark containing the Torah. The Paroceth itself has pictures of the child-like Keruvim symbolizing that after mastering the adult activities of knowledge (Candellabrah), earning a living (Table), and devotion to God (Golden altar), one must develop a child-like curiosity to master and protect the Torah. Initially however the adult and child activities must be divided and separated.

Verse Text of Verse Rashi comment
Ex26-33 Place the paroches under the clasps [which kept the drapes together]. Bring into the space within [behind] the paroches the Ark of the Testimony,and the paroches will divide for you between the Holy and the Holy of Holies
    The Paroceth curtain has two functions.
  • (#1)(Ex26-33) It functions as a divider between the Holy of Holies, containing the Ark, containing the Torah itself, and the Holies, containing the Temple utensils such as the Candellabrah, Table and Golden altar;
  • (#2) (Ex40-33) It functions as a protective covering protecting the Ark containing the Torah. The Paroceth itself has pictures of the child-like Keruvim symbolizing that after mastering the adult activities of knowledge (Candellabrah), earning a living (Table), and devotion to God (Golden altar), one must develop a child-like curiosity to master and protect the Torah. Initially however the adult and child activities must be divided and separated.
Ex40-03 Place the ark of Testimony there, so that the paroches protectively covers the ark.

Advanced Rashi: Rashi only mentions the dual functions of protection and division. We have supplemented Rashi by indicating the symbolic implications of this dual function.


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