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VERSE: Gn01-11d

RASHIS COVERED: Gn01-11d Gn01-11e Gn01-11c
                Gn01-14a Gn01-12a Gn01-01c

========================= Gn01-11d ============================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
----------------
Many Rashis focus on an ALIGNMENT of almost similar verses
By examining the minor differences in these verses we can
infer many new nuances.

Traditionally some Rashi-ists such as Dr Leibowitz or Rabbi
Boncheck see Rashi as explaining extra words. In this email
list we do not use the EXTRA WORD rule--instead we use
a similar rule---EXTRA WORDS WHOSE EXTRA-NESS IS SEEN IN
ALIGNMENTS indicates intentional nuances in the text. Thus
we only seek to explain those EXTRA WORDS if they occur in
aligned texts.

EXAMPLE 1
---------
- Gn01-11 Grass that SEEDS SEED
- Gn01-12 Trees with SEEDS IN THEM
RASHI: Grass seeds scattered by wind while tree seeds are sown

EXAMPLE 2
---------
- Gn01-03 Let there be LIGHT
- Gn01-14 Let there be SUN/STARS
RASHI: RAW Light created on day 1; SOURCES of light created
on subsequent days in creation

EXAMPLE 3
---------
- Gn01-11 Let there be GRASS, TREES BY SPECIES
- Gn01-12 There came forth GRASS BY SPECIES and TREES BY SPECIES
RASHI: The BY SPECIES laws (No incest, bestiality, adultery
etc) is very important and must be complied with even when
not explicitly stated (Hence the grass observed it without
being commanded)

EXAMPLE 4
---------
-Gn01-01 DEITY created world
-Gn02-04 DEITY GOD created world
RASHI: To create world we need both
-- the established order (DEITY)
-- new life (GOD)

EXAMPLE 5
---------
-Gn01-11 Let there be TREES OF FRUIT
-Gn01-12 there came forth TREES BEARING FRUIT
RASHI: Original intention was that FRUIT and TREE should
resemble each other (Eg taste the same) But the TREES
disobeyed and made fruit (whose taste) didnt resemble trees

EXAMPLE 6
---------
-Gn01-01 God created ALL OF (Aleph Tauv) Heaven/Earth
-Gn02-04 God created ------------------- Heaven/Earth
RASHI: ALL OF creation created on Day 1; details were
then fixed and developed on subsequent days
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ITEM                     DETAIL
======================== ======================================
RASHI RULE CLASS:        ALIGNMENT
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      2 CASES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #10
SEE BELOW                LIST313d
Alignment of plant types Producing Seeds(seeds-in/out of plant)
------------------------ --------------------------------------
SEE BELOW                LIST313e
Align of Gn01-03 Gn01-14 Creation of LIGHT vs SUN
------------------------ --------------------------------------
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      NUANCES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #11
SEE BELOW                LIST307r
Align Gn01-11 Gn01-12    BY SPECIES mentioned by TREE,not GRASS
------------------------ --------------------------------------
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      NUANCES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #11
SEE BELOW                LIST307s
Align Gn01-01 Gn02-04    World created by GOD vs DEITY
------------------------ --------------------------------------
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      NUANCES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #11
SEE BELOW                LIST307t
Align Gn01-11 Gn01-12    TREES making fruit vs TREES of fruit
------------------------ --------------------------------------
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      MEANING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #12
SEE BELOW                LIST343b
Align of Gn01-01 Gn02-04 Creation of HEAVEN vs ALL OF HEAVEN
===============================================================


=========================== LIST307r =========================
Alignment of Gn01-11 vs Gn01-12. Both trees and grass
developed BY SPECIES (No mingling of different species)
However only the trees were so ordered. See below for
further details
==============================================================
VERSE    PHRASE1             PHRASE2          PHRASE3
======== =================== ================ ================
Gn01-11  Earth, bring forth  Grass            Trees by species
Gn01-12a Earth brought forth Grass by species Trees by species
Differs *1                   *2               *2

NOTES
-----
*1 Gn01-11 describes WHAT WAS COMMANDED
   Gn01-12 describes WHAT WAS ACTUALLY DONE

*2 Note how for
   - TREES - there was both an order to come forth by species
   --------- as well as a coming forth by species

   - GRASS - there was NO order to come forth by species
   --------- but the grass did come forth by species.

   See the longer footnotes *10 and *11 for  further details

----------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES --------------------

*10 In http://www.Rashiyomi.com/h19n11.htm we developed
    the symbolic nature of Genesis 1 as indicating
    prerequisites for prophecy.

    The BY SPECIES description above indicates that
    lack of adultery, incest and bestiality are important
    prerequisites for attainment of prophecy.

*11 Rashi cites the talmudic tractate of Hulin 60
    -----------------------------------------------
    How did the grass know to observe the BY SPECIES
    law?

    They inferred it using a fortiori argument!

    If trees which usually grow separately, each in
    its own space, nevertheless had to be explicitly
    ordered to grow by species, then how much more
    so should grass which frequently grows mingled
    be required to grow by species (Each grass species
    should grow by itself)
    -------------------------------------------------
==============================================================

================== LIST307s =================
Alignment of Gn01-01 and Gn02-04. The
alignment implies the importance of allowing
new personalities in the societal order and
not to base everything on the establishment
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VERSE    PHRASE1    PHRASE2
======== ========== =========================
Gn01-01c DEITY      created Heaven and earth
Gn02-04  DEITY GOD  created earth and heaven
Differs  *1         *2

NOTES
-----
*1 There are two main names for God (The
   Tetragrammaton and the Hebrew word Elohim)

   Traditionally the Tetragrammaton is associated
   with running the world by MERCY while the word
   ELOHIM is associated with running the world by
   JUSTICE

   I would slightly modify these ideas as follows
   - The word ELOHIM (which also means JUDGE)
     refers to laws and personalities that ALREADY
     exist (The establishment)

   - The Tetragrammaton which comes from the root
     TO EXIST (H-Y-H) refers to letting new
     personalities come forward

   Thus the nuances of Gn01-01 vs Gn02-04 are as
   follows
   - God sought to create the world/prophecy using
     those people that already existed (The
     establishment ELOHIM)

   - But this did not work out--we always need
     new people and new ideas to maintain the
     world (TETRAGRAMMATON - GOD)

*2 The same phrase *10

---------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES -----------

*10 Note the order reversal (HEAVEN-EARTH
    vs EARTH-HEAVEN). A general Biblical principle
    (Developed elsewhere with other lists) is that
    LISTS of items with order reversals indicates
    that all items in the list are equally important

    See http://www.Rashiyomi.com/nu27-01b.htm
    for a list of LISTS with and without order
    reversal.

    The symbolic interpretation of this equality
    of heaven and earth is intriguing*11

*11 The following philosophic insight was taught
    to me by the Rav--Rabbi Joseph Baer Soloveitchick
    ------------------------------------------------
    Judaism places equal importance on the SPIRITUAL
    (heaven) and PHYSICAL (earth). As a simple
    example when we get up in the morning
    - we say the ASHER YAZAR blessing when we go to
      the bathroom

    - we say the ELOHAI NESHAMA blessing when we
      become aware of the restoration of our soul

    Thus we thank God equally for our physical
    (bathroom) and spiritual (awakening)
=======================================================


========================= LIST307t ========================

Alignment of Gn01-11 vs Gn01-12. As can be seen the
trees were ordered to have FRUIT that resembles the
TREE but instead produced FRUIT having no resemblance
to the tree (Further details are presented below)
===========================================================
VERSE    PHRASE1                 PHRASE2 PHRASE3
======== ======================= ======= ==================
Gn01-11d Let earth bring forth   TREES   OF FRUIT
Gn01-12  The earth brought forth TREES   That make Fruit
Differs  *1                      *2      *3

NOTES
-----
*1 Gn01-11 deals with what was commanded to happen
   Gn01-12 deals with what actually happened

*2 Both verses deal with creation of trees

*3 God ordered TREES OF FRUIT while what was actually
   made was TREES THAT MAKE FRUIT. The phrarse TREES
   OF FRUIT denotes something INTRINSIC while TREES
   THAT MAKE FRUIT is more neutral

   The nuances implicit in these different phrases
   seem to be that
   - TREES OF FRUIT refer to TREES that have the
     attribute of the fruit (eg their bark tastes
     like the fruit) while

   - TREES THAT MAKE FRUIT refer to trees and fruit
     that may differ and have nothing in common*10

--------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES ------------------

*10 Rashi elaborates further. If the trees were ordered
    - that  their fruit should taste like them but
    - the trees disobeyed (fruit did not taste like them)
    then we can view this as a rebellion against a Divine
    command. Therefore the punishment on the plant world
    mentioned in Gn03-17 -- the earth is cursed ---
    would be a punishment for this sin.

    However, my real purpose here was simply to alert
    the reader to the existence of the alignment and
    the fact that this alignment points to different
    nuances.

    To fully understand what really happened we would
    have to use the symbolic methods developed in
    http://www.RashiYomi.com/h19n11.htm. Very roughly

    - Plants symbolize people (eg Dt20-19)
    - Plants that taste like their fruit would
      symbolically refer to a continuance of traditions
      between parents (Trees) and children (Fruit)
    - Plants that differ from fruit refer to severance
      of ties between the generations

    Thus the commands here are that people should
    integrate their individuality with their heritage
=========================================================



=========================== LIST313d ========================
Alignment of Gn01-11 with itself. Grass and trees spread
their seeds in different ways
=============================================================
VERSE    ITEM  THAT Biblical text   Explanation of difference
======== ===== ==== =============== =========================
Gn01-11c Grass that seeds seed      seeds scatter thru air
Gn01-11e Trees that has seeds in it seeds in body of fruit
Differs  *1    *2   *3              *3

NOTES
-----
*1 One part of verse deals with GRASS while the other
   deals with TREES

*2 Both parts of verse discuss attributes

*3 - SEEDS SEED indicates seeds that are scattered thru wind
   - SEEDS IN BODY OF FRUIT indicate seeds that have to
   be planted
=============================================================

=========================== LIST314e ========================
Alignment of Gn01-03 vs Gn01-14. Creation of LIGHT vs
SUN
=============================================================
VERSE    TEXT OF VERSE      WHAT WAS CREATED EMPHASIS
======== ================== ================ ================
Gn01-03  Let there be LIGHT LIGHT            RAW light
Gn01-14a Let there be STARS STARS/SUN        Light SOURCE
Differs  *1                 *1               *1

NOTES
-----
*1 The distinction between LIGHT vs SUN seems to be that
   the RAW ITEM (light) was created on day 1 while
   the fixing of this item with a source (SUN) was
   fixed in later days.
==============================================================


=========================== LIST343b =========================
Alignment of Gn01-01 and Gn02-04 (This alignment confirms
Rashi on Gn01-14a) The alignment sheds meaning on the
Hebrew word ALEPH-TAUV---which seems to mean IN ALL DETAIL*10
==============================================================
VERSE   PHRASE1      PHRASE2  PHRASE3 PHRASE4       PHRASE5
======= ============ ======== ======= ============= ==========
Gn01-01 God created  ALL OF*2 Heaven  and ALL OF*2  earth
Gn02-04 God created  -------- Heaven  and --------- earth
Differs *1           *2       *3      *2            *3

NOTES
-----
*1 Both verses speak about creation of Heaven and earth

*2 The Hebrew word ALEPH-TAUV is present. This word is
   normally NOT translated. However according to Rashi
   and Rav Hirsch it refers to ALL DETAILS of an item
   See the footnotes *11 for another example(To hint
   at this translation we have used the translation ALL OF)

   The alignment seems to indicate or hint that the
   SEEDS of all of creation were made on the 1st day--each
   subsequent day developed and fixed the items made
   on the first day *12

*3 These words are the same in both verses
-------------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES --------------

*10 Rav Hirsch suggests an etymology for this translation
    of ALEPH-TAUV. Rav Hirsch suggests that ALEPH-TAUV
    comes from the root ALEPH-VAV-TAUV which means SIGN

    Thus ALEPH-TAUV refers to the SIGNS OF AN ITEM
    and hence can be translated as ALL OF See Footnote
    *11 for another example

*11 eg The decalogue commandment HONOR ALL OF YOUR FATHER
    and ALL OF YOUR MOTHER implies that eg one should
    honor ones older brother. This fits in with
    Rav Hirschs etymology since the OLDER BROTHER is
    a SIGN and SYMBOL of the father

*12 In a previous digest, http://www.Rashiyomi.com/h19n11.htm
    we for example showed that Gn01-07 speaks about FIXING
    the SKY on the 2nd day of creation. Thus we see that
    indeed subsequent days FIXED items made on the first day
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