The Rashi Rule of FILL-IN-(Lv25):#1 of 5 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # May 16, 2001 # # Rashis 744-745 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 illustrate a NEW RASHI RULE--the rule of the FILL IN. This rule deals with a paragraph of Chumash where Rashis' commentary's job is simply to clarify short or ambiguous phrases. We will illustrate this rule by going thru Lv25-25 thru Lv25-28 TODAYS UNIT ----------- In todays unit we start with the first two Rashis. These first two Rashis dont use the rule of FILL IN but use the rule of DOUBLE PARSHAS--that is the rule of comparison of almost similar sentences. REFERENCE: ---------- This module comes from the following references in the Rashi-is-Simple series. http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h10n5.htm #*#*#*# (C) RashiYomi Inc., 2001, Dr. Hendel, President #*#*#*#*# EXAMPLE 1: Lv25-25a EXAMPLE 2: Lv25-25b THE BACKGROUND -------------- This Bibilical paragraph deals with the case where a person becomes so poor that he sells his share of the land in Israel. The Bible then outlines 3 possibilities --a relative helps him out --he makes some unexpected money & wants his field back --none of the above In todays unit we simply establish the basic paradigm THE VERSE --------- IF your brother becomes impoverished *1 and he sells FROM his estate*2 THE RASHI --------- *1 Rashi states ------------------------------------------------ One should not sell his estate unless he first becomes impoverished ------------------------------------------------ This can be seen in the following LIST of paragraph beginnings ----------------------------------------------------------------- VERSE PHRASE 1 PHRASE 2 ======= ================================= ======================= Lv25-25 Your brother becomes impoverished and sells his estate Lv25-29 --------------------------------- One sells a walled city Lv25-35 Your brother becomes impoverished and you loan him Lv25-39 Your brother becomes impoverished and sells himself ----------------------------------------------------------------- Not all paragraphs begin with a statement of IF SOMEONE BECOMES POOR. Some paragraphs simply begin IF YOU DO SUCH AND SUCH THEN.. Rashi explains that when the Torah begins IF YOU BECOME POOR;;; then the Torah is indicating the TYPICAL scene...the Torah thereby indicates that one should not sell himself, nor sell his estate unless he becomes very poor. Similarly, one is not OBLIGATED to loan to someone unless he is very poor. Thus by using these phrases the Torah indicates PROPER procedure. The Rashi rule used here is DOUBLE PARSHAS (i.e. alignment of Parshas). *2 Rashi says -------------------------------------------------- The verse says IF A PERSON SELL FROM HIS ESTATE This teaches manners--that a person should not sell his whole estate but leave a little bit for himself -------------------------------------------------- This idea of Rashi is clarified in the following LIST ----------------------------------------------------------- VERSE PHRASE OF SELLING PREPOSITION USED ======= ============================= ================ Ex07-13 The seller OF the sale OF Ps44-13 Sell your nation --- Gn28-33 he sold his birthright --- Ex21-07 When a man sells his daughter --- 1S12-09 God sold them --- Lv25-25 One sells FROM his estate FROM ----------------------------------------------------------- Notice how the normal phraseology is IF A PERSON SELL SUCH AND SUCH. The phrase SELL FROM SUCH AND SUCH is abnormal and in fact occurs once in the Bible. Rashi interprets it to mean that the person sells SOME but not ALL of his estate. In this way the Torah teaches us manners--one should never sell his whole estate even when he is poor. Instead he should sell part of his estate. The Rashi rule used her is ROOT + PREPOSITION #*#*#*#*# (C) RashiYomi Inc. 2001, Dr. Hendel President #*#*#*#*#