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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 Nu03-38a
    URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/nu03-29a.htm
    Brief Summary: Good neighborhoods have positive influence (Moses lived near Judah, Issacar, Zevulun)

Today we ask the database query: How do the censuses of Nu02 and Nu26 compare and what lessons can be learned from the comparison? Today's database query can equally be understood as an application of the spreadsheet method.

The table below shows that good neighbors have positive influence. Judah, Issacar and Zevulun lived in the Eastern side of the camp. They all positively influenced each other. Although the overall census went down 0.3%, the Eastern camp census went up 8%.

We are only touching the basic idea in this query. We could follow Rashi and show how each of the people in the Eastern camp were known for their Torah scholarship. Rashi further points out that they lived near Moses. We could also follow Rav Hirsch and analyze census increase / decreases on all sides. We however suffice with the spreadsheet below which justifies the Rashi coJulent that Good neighbors have positive influence.

Verse 1st Census Tribe Verse 2nd Census Percent Increase
Nu01-27 74,600 Judah Nu26-22 76,500 2.5%
Nu01-29 54,400 Yissachar Nu26-25 64,300 18.2%
Nu01-31 57,400 Zevulun Nu26-27 60,500 5.4%
Sum 186,400 Eastern side Sum 201,300 8%
Nu01-46 603,550 Nation Nu26-51 601,730 -0.3%

Sermonic points: Todays Rashi is already sermonic - Good neighborhoods have positive influence! 


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