The 3 meanings of ALSO:#2 of 9
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               10 YEAR Ayelet RASHI-YOMI CYCLE
                      April 30, 2000
                   Rashis 17-18 Of 7800 (0.2%)

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The following 9 unit series is devoted to the Rashis on the Hebrew
word
        >GAM (Also)
A person completing this series will have proficiency in the 3
methods that the word
        >ALSO
is understood. First we introduce the 3 methods of interpreting
ALSO and then we present all Rashis on the subject. In previous
issues we have seen that


THEME/METHOD 1: ALSO can mean AN EXTRA RECIPIENT
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EXAMPLE: (Gn20-5a) Avimelech wanted to Marry Sarah, Abraham's wife
------- who claimed she was Abrahams sister. Avimelech married her
and when God wanted to punish him Avimelech states
        >She(Sarah) ALSO said she was his sister
        >RASHI:
        >ALSO teaches that Sarahs maids said she was his sister(ALSO

In this and the next issue we introduce the two other methods

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THEME 2: ALSO means a DERIVED PRODUCT
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EXAMPLE 3 Dt23-19c
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--(Dt23-19c) Prohibits a prostitute from bringing her payment
as an offering to the Temple. For example, if the prostitute
was paid with "wheat" (instead of money) then the prostitute
is prohibited from
        >bringing this for any vow
        >because these payments are ALSO loathesome to God
From the word ALSO Rashi learns that
        >she cannot bring the wheat
        >she also cannot bring WHEAT DERIVATIVES (like Flour)

EXAMPLE 4
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Similarly when the Bible says  Gn42-22
        >Joseph's blood is ALSO being avenged
Rashi says
        >The word ALSO refers to father's blood also
        >(because his father mourned for him for 20
        >years and it was as if he had died

In these 2 examples the ALSO refers to a DERIVED product.
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        | FORESHADOWING QUESTION                      |
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        | The other theme/method will be              |
        | presented tomorrow. Can you figure it   out?|
        | How else can the word                       |
        |       >also                                 |
        | be interpreted?                             |
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