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VERSE: v8-2-7a

ANSWER: To question as to whether Rav Hirsch was a SOURCE man
------  or an original thinker

Note carefully that Rav Hirsch never says anything without
first citing (usually) several dozen sources.

Only then does Rav Hirsch possibly give a unifying theme
to these sources.

So for example Rav Hirsch might cite the Radack that AMN means
- sculpturor
- nursemaid
- cancerous diseases
- faith

And only then point out that AMN does not just mean CREATION
OF A SCULPTURE but rather INTENSE AND WHOLISTIC creation the
emphasis being not on the ACT of creation but on the INTENSITY
of the creation.

FOr example, the scuplturor creates the WHOLE statute.
Similarly the nursemaid doesnt just help the child but gives
the child everything. Similarly cancer does not just invade
the body but totally overtakes the cell.

So too, FAITH, is not a mere BELIEF in God but a total surrender
of the totality of ones being to God who then molds it.

I conclude that Rav Hirsch was similar to e.g. Rav Chaiim
Brisker. Rav Hirsch always cited sources and then gave
unifying reasons or distinctions. As such he is as much a
SOURCE MAN as the Mishnah Brurah or Aruch Hashulchan


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VERSE: Ex25-05a

BACKGROUND
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to indicate Grammatical conjugation
Rashi pays particular emphasis on rare grammatical conjugations
that might be overlooked.

REFERENCES
----------
The 6 Rashi goals:  http://www.RashiYomi.Com/rules-01.htm

THE PARTICIPLE FORM
-------------------
When you want to indicate that an object has an attribute
you use the PARTICIPLE form which is typically characterized
by an O-O sound (SHOROOK).

THE LIST
--------
The LIST below gives typical examples. Thus GNAV means to STEAL
while GANOOV means STOLEN.*1

THE RASHI
---------
Ah--we now understand Rashi on Ex25-05a. The Hebrew form
is MeADaMiM which does not occur in ANY conjugation list.

For example Al Silberman in his Grammatical Form Konkordance
Form, 1463, points out THIS IS AN ABNORMAL CONJUGATION.
I would suggest that it is a HAFAL form (With the punctuation
of the first two letters switched)*2.

Is01-18 shows the CAUSATIVE HIFIL FORM--[If your sins are
REDDENED then we will WHITEN them]. Hence Ex25-05 would be
the HAFAL, or PASSIVE CAUSATIVE form and would refer to
skins that are DIED RED.

In fact this is Rashis point. The participle ADOOM refers
to an object that is NATURALLY red (eg Nu19-02) while
MeADAM refers to an object that is DIED red!

Here is the list *13

*1 Some of these forms apply to NOUNS while others apply to
   adjectives. My point is that the SHOROOK sound indicates
   an ATTRIBUTE*10


*2 Al suggests that MeADAM is a rare PUAL form and should be
   MeOODamim (as Isa9-15). *11

*10 All these forms occur in standard references. E.g. see
    the appendix to the Ibn Shoshan Dictionary, Volume 5
    Nouns Forms 65,66,67 Adjective Forms 20,22

*11 Both Al and my suggestion require several changes.

    Al changes the SHVA of the ALEPH to SHOROOK
    AL changes the DALET to a Doubled letter(Dagesh chazak)
    Thus MeADAM becomes MeOODam

    I change the SHVA of MEM to a KAMATZ
    I change the KAMATZ KOTON of Aleph to a KAMATZ
    I remove the DOUBLING of the Dalet
    Thus MaADaM becomes MeADaM

    Semantically however my suggestion is consistent with
    the nuance of DIEING RED vs NATURALLY RED and is
    therefore preferred

*12 There is no verb CADOOR to bundle, in Tenach. Rather
    only the NOUN form, CADOOR ball appears.

    The reader may hold this and the above list is still
    valid. It shows that the PARTICIPLE FORM characterized
    by a SHOROOK (OO sound) is used to indicate an ATTRIBUTE

    Nevertheless it would seem reasonable that the etymology
    of KADOOR is KA(like) a BONFIRE (DOOR) and would refer
    to the ACT of BUNDLING a collection of logs together.
    The noun form BALL would then refer to something
    BUNDLED UP

    The actual word Ball only occurs twice in the Bible
    and in each case one can HEAR the pun(BALL-BUNDLE).
  ------------------------------------------------------
  Is22-18 God will BUNDLE you like a bundled BALL on open ground
  Is29-03 God will CAMP AGAINST you LIKE a BALL (of BONFIRE)
  ------------------------------------------------------

  I am indebted to my High School Tenach teacher, Rabbi Amnon
  Haramati for pointing out to us Isiahs skillful use of Puns.
  (However like a good student I will have to take full
  responsibility for this one)

*13 Note that this Rashi appears GRAMMATICAL SOUND AND MATURE
    It does not appear Midrashic or far-fetched.

    But Rashi here is focusing on minutae(ADOOM vs MeADAM)
    Why then does Rashi appear sound? Because it can be
    defended by a grammatical database.

    In a similar mannar the goal of this whole Rashi project
    is to defend all Rashis by databases. Thus in a certain
    sense this Rashi is the archetype of what we are doing
    on this list

RASHI RULE USED: GRAMMARr

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VERSE: Ex25-06b

RASHIS COVERED: Ex25-06a Ex25-06b Ex25-06c Ex25-07a
                Ex25-07b Ex25-07c Ex25-04d Ex26-07a Ex35-26a

BACKGROUND
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Ex25-03:07 lists the 16 (*10) items given in voluntary donation
for the building of temple.

THE TEXT
--------
For example people brought [GOLD, SILVER...WOOD etc]

THE RASHI
---------
For several items brought, Rashi CROSS REFERENCES other verses
to show HOW they were used. For example, there was a REQUIRED
TAX of silver half dollars (Nu30-11:16) which was used to make
the SILVER SOCKETS and SILVER CLASPS (Ex37-27:28). Rashi explains
that the other silver--brought by VOLUNTARY DONATION--was used to
make SILVER UTENSILS (e.g. See Nu07-01).

THE LIST
--------
Here is the LIST of items and cross references. Rashi is using
here the METHOD OF OTHER VERSES.

*1 The verses in this column BEGIN the paragraph describing the
   temple item using the material column 2. The actual verse
   explicitly mentioning this item may occur later in the
   paragraph.

*2 These cross references are EXPLICITLY mentioned in the Rashis
   at Ex25-03a Ex25-06a Ex25-06b Ex25-06c Ex25-07a Ex25-07b
   Ex25-07c.*11 *12

*3 The verse says
   -------------------------------------
   Blue, Purple, Crimson, flax and Goats
   -------------------------------------

   Rashi (Ex25-04d Ex26-07a) citing the Aramaic
   translation says that
   ------------------------------------------------------------
   GOATS does not refer to GOAT SKIN but WOVEN GOAT HAIR FABRIC
   ------------------------------------------------------------

   Rashi derived this from an OTHER VERSE, Ex25-36 which
   explicitly states
   --------------------------------------------------------
   And those women with superior skills WOVE THE GOATS*13
   --------------------------------------------------------

*10 Actually a very obscure phrase in Rashi says there were
    13 items. This drives all the Rashi commentators crazy.

    However the purpose of this list is NOT to defend every
    word and phrase in Rashi. Rather the purpose of this list
    is to make all Rashis plausible, simple and grammatically
    based. Rashi here is using the principle of OTHER VERSES.
    This one guiding principle, OTHER VERSES, is what explains
    all the Rashis which cross reference verses where these
    donated items were used. The particular phraseology that
    Rashi used is not of primary interest to us (But if
    anyone knows a good explanation please email it in)

*11 Notice on Ex25-07 how it does not say
   ------------------------------------------------------------
   SHOAM for the AYFOD and JEWEL FITTING STONES for the CHOSHEN
   ------------------------------------------------------------

   but rather says
   ---------------------------------------------------------
   SHOAM and JEWEL FITTING STONES for the AYFOD and CHOSHEN
   ---------------------------------------------------------
   By using the cross reference Rashi breaks the couplings
   and links SHOAM STONES to the AYFOD and JEWEL FITTING STONES
   to the CHOSHEN

*12 Rashi uses here WORKBOOK METHODS. That is of the 16 items
    he only CROSS REFERENCES some of them. He lets the student
    (you!) find the remaining cross references.

*13 Rashi notes the  strange ALIGNMENT of Ex35-25 and Ex35-26
    --------------------------------------------------------
    Ex35-25 every SMART woman wove with her hands...the wool...
    Ex35-26 every ESPECIALLY SMART woman wove the GOATS
    --------------------------------------------------------

    The repeated verse as well as the alignment shows that
    two separate skills were involved
    - the ordinary skill of weaving wool
    - the special skill of weaving Goats hair (Ex25-26a)

    The Talmud in Shabbath explains that the weaving was done
    live off the goats.

    Another Sefer I have, explains that Goat hair was thicker
    than wool and requires a special skill to weave since it
    is easier to weave thin threads (The book is THE MISHKAN &THE
    HOLY GARMENTS by Rabbi Steinberg, loaned to me by the
    family that I lained for last year)

RASHI RULE USED: OTHER VERSES

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          THE 6 RASHI RULE CLASSES(Version 3.2 Dec 15 2001)
                http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rules-01.htm
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THE DICTIONARY RULE: Rashi can function as a dictionary.
                     He presents 2-6 meanings of words
         REFERENCE: http://www.RashiYomi.Com/words.htm
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* EXAMPLE 1: AL means ON. AL can also mean
      - WITH (Eat Passover WITH matzoh Ex12-09e)
      - IN   (Place the Matzoh IN the basket Ex29-03)
      - TO   (The boards shall be even from bottom TO top Ex26-24c)
      - NEAR (His borders will be NEAR Tzison Gn49-13b)
      - AFTER(Offer Peace offerings AFTER the daily Lv03-05a)

* EXAMPLE 2: KI means IF,PERHAPS,RATHER,BECAUSE,WHEN,THAT
   Gn18-15a Gn24-33a

* EXAMPLE 3: YDA means FAMILIAR, not KNOW (eg Dt34-10a)
	   eg Gn04-01 Adam was FAMILIAR with his wife

* EXAMPLE 4: ON THE FACE OF means DURING THE LIFETIME
            Nu03-04a Gn11-28a Ex20-03c Dt05-07a

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THE GRAMMAR RULE: Rashi comments on RARE or SIMILAR usages
        REFERENCE:http://www.RashiYomi.Com/grammar.htm
===========================================================

* EXAMPLE 1: BA-ah means CAME;ba-AH means COMING(Gn46-26a)


* EXAMPLE 2:THE SENTENCE: 0.2% of Biblical sentences are 2verses
 -(Dt11-07:08) It was not your fathers who saw this;rather you

* EXAMPLE 3: Hitpael has different rules if 1st root letter is
   Tzade (USE: Ni-Tz-Ta-Dack not Ni-Th-Tza-Dack--Gn44-16a)

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THE CITATION RULE: Rashi enriches meaning by citing OTHER verses
         REFERENCE:http://www.RashiYomi.Com/other-20.htm
================================================================
* EXAMPLE 1: Dt26-05d We went down to Egypt with A FEW PEOPLE
	    ENRICHED by Gn46-27: We went down with 70 people

* EXAMPLE 2: Lv01-05a Non-priests may SLAUGHTER offerings
	    This law DERIVED from explicit statement in 2Chr30-17

* EXAMPLE 3:Why does Rashi say that Chur is Miriams son(Ex17-10b)
	    DERIVED from possible interpretation of 1-Chr18-19

* EXAMPLE 4: Gn35-22a Reuven Slept with Bilhah(Fathers concubine)
	    Gn49-04  Reuven PLAYED with fathers BEDS
        CONCLUSION: Reuven inteferred with fathers personal
	life(ruffled bedspreads); Bible condemns Reuven by
	exaggeration; he is accused of incest which he didnt do

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THE 3 RABBI ISHMAEL RULES: They govern style(broad vs literal)
REFERENCE:http://www.RashiYomi.com/example1.htm thru example9.htm
=================================================================

* EXAMPLE 1: Simple sentences are always GENERALIZED
            ---------------------------------------
	    Dt25-04a Dont MUZZLE an OX while it is THRESHING
	    Rabbi Ishmael: Dont STOP any ANIMAL from eating
			   while DOING ITS WORK
					
* EXAMPLE 2: GENERAL-EXAMPLE style always interpreted LITERALLY
            --------------------------------------------------
 Nu05-12d (GENERAL) If a women DESECRATES her marriage
	   (EXAMPLE) and commits ADULTERY
	   Rabbi Ishmael: Nu05 only applies to ADULTERY.
	   It does not apply to other marriage DESECRATIONS
			
* EXAMPLE 3: GENERAL-EXAMPLE-GENERAL style intepreted SIMILARLY
            --------------------------------------------------
 Lv05-21b (GENERAL) If a man DENIES under oath
	  (EXAMPLE) ..denies a deposit,loan,theft,wages,lost item
	  (GENERAL) or ANY DENIAL which he denies
 RABBI ISHMAEL: These laws apply to any SIMILAR Example
 * The law applies to partnerships, movables and monetary objects
 * The law does not apply to real-estate or slander

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THE CLIMAX RULE: The Bible should be interpreted in such a manner
                that it reflects CLIMACTIC development to a goal
             REFERENCE: http://www.RashiYomi.Com/example9.htm
=================================================================
 EXAMPLE 1: Dt19-11a If a man HATES, SPIES, CONFRONTS & KILLS
 RASHI: Bible identifies 4 stages to murder(Capped)

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THE FORMATTING PRINCIPLE: Bible had its own method to mimic
                          bold, bullets, footnotes, paragraphs
==============================================================

* BOLD: Bible REPEATS words to obtain BOLD emphasis effect
          http://www.RashiYomi.Com/doubl-14.htm
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  EXAMPLE 1:(Ex12-09c) COOK COOK it in water (So COOKED is bold)
  INFERENCE: Prefered to COOK it in water;
         But COOK It at all costs(Even if you dont have water)

* BULLETS: Bible indicates bullets by REPEATING KEYWORDS
  --------------------------------------------------------
 Who am I
 - THAT I should go to Pharaoh
 - THAT I should take the Jews out of Egypt (Ex03-11a)
 --------------------------------------------------------
 RASHI: Repeated word THAT creates BULLET effect
 - Pharoh was a difficult king (Bullet one)
 - Jews were not yet ready for freedom (Bullet two)

* FOOTNOTES: The Bible indicates FOOTNOTES by ALMOST DUPLICATING
	     verses but making small minor changes
                http://www.RashiYomi.Com/align-58.htm
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  EXAMPLE: Ex20-03a
  VERSE        PHRASE #1       PHRASE #2       PHRASE #3
  -------      ---------       ---------       ------------------
  Ex20-03      Dont            POSSESS  the gods of others
  Ex20-04      Dont            MAKE     idols

  RASHI: So both POSSESSion & MAKING of idols are prohibited
  ---------------------------------------------------------------

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