1. RASHI METHOD: REFERENCES BRIEF EXPLANATION: Commentary on a verse is provided thru a cross-reference to another verse. The cross references can either provide (1a) further details, (1b) confirm citations, or (1c) clarify word meaning. This examples applies to Rashis Lv10-12c URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w33n13.htm Brief Summary: EAT THE MINCHAH (Lv10-12c) refers to the Consecration MINCHAH (Lv09-01:04)

Verse Lv10-12c discussing Moses order to Aaron's sons to eat the leftover Minchah offering states And Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, who were left, Take the Minchah offering that remains of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar; for it is most holy; Rashi clarifies the underlined word Minchah by referencing verse Lv09-01:04 which states And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called... and he said take ..and a Minchah offering mixed with oil; for today the Lord will appear to you. Hence the Rashi comment: The leftover Minchah offering that Moses ordered Aaron's sons to consume refers to the Minchah offering of the Consecration offerings which were offered on the 8th day of the consecration and described in detail in chapter Lv09.

Text of Target verse Lv10-12c	Text of Reference Verse Lv09-01:04
And Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, who were left, Take the Minchah offering that remains of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar; for it is most holy;	And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called... and he said take ..and a Minchah offering mixed with oil; for today the Lord will appear to you.
Rashi comments: The leftover Minchah offering that Moses ordered Aaron's sons to consume refers to the Minchah offering of the Consecration offerings which were offered on the 8th day of the consecration and described in detail in chapter Lv09.

Advanced Rashi: Rashi gives a second reference: Minchah besides referring to the Minchah offering of the consecration offering also refers to the Minchah offerings of the princes who offered their gifts, mentioned in Nu07, Nu08 during the consecration ceremony.

Our basic goal in this email newsletter is to expose the reader to the idea of Rashi following basic rules such as the reference method. When applying the basic rules Rashi might have several applications, some with subtleties. Thus in this case Rashi points out elsewhere that ten distinct events happened on the 8th day of the consecration ceremony; two of these ten events involved Minchah offerings. Since an analysis of this point - that there are 10 events - would require use of the advanced database method we suffice with the reference to the consecrtation offerings mentioned in the previous Biblical chapter, Lv09.