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OVERVIEW OF HILIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE
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Whats new and hot in this issue?
ITEM WHATS NEW & HOT IN THIS ISSUE
DATABASE Many examples of Rashis database techniques
LIGHTNING SUMMARIES
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Lighting summary of Rashis with emphasis on Rashi rules*10
# LIST BRIEF SUMMARY OF RASHI EMPHASIZING USE OF RASHI RULES fa
27 605w SPEAK TO vs SPEAK TO & TELL ABOUT THEM=Adults train children
27 605x Unclean thru a)Touch b)Lifting c)Come into d)Fall into e)Sit
27 605y I AM GOD said in commandment if performance is non-public
27 605z Only 5 animals brought as offerings:Lamb,Ox,Goat,2 bird types
27 606a TELL AARON...TELL AARON/JEWS::Jewish court lookover Priests
COMMENTS

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*10 The explanation of the list should be clear
- The first column gives the NUMBER of the RASHI RULE used
All Rashi rules may be found with examples at
http://wwww.Rashiyomi.com/workbook.htm

- The second column gives the LIST ID (eg LIST210z) which
contains many examples of a particular Rashi technique and
includes the example presented in the third column

- The third column gives a lightning summary of the Rashi
with particular emphasis on the Rashi rule used. Thus
if all you see in the 3rd column is
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Aaron BLESSED=THE PRIESTLY BLESSING
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This means that
-- the verse states that Aaron BLESSED
-- but an OTHER VERSE indicates which BLESSING
Aaron gave (He gave the Priestly Blessing)

If the reader is now curious (s)he can review LIST210z
which shows many other examples of the OTHER VERSE method.
Rashis covered in this issue
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VERSE RULE BRIEF DESCRIPTION
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Lv21-01a DATABASE SPEAK TO vs SPEAK TO;TELL ABOUT THEM
Lv21-11a DATABASE Unclean thru touch,lift,come to,fall
Lv22-03d DATABASE I AM GOD stated if command not public
Lv22-19b DATABASE Only five OFFERING animals:Lamb,Ox..
Lv21-24b DATABASE Tell AARON...Tell AARON/JEWS
Lv21-24a DATABASE Tell AARON...Tell AARON/JEWS
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VERSE: Lv21-01a
Lv21-01a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi frequently comments by making broad database queries
and noting patterns.

EXAMPLE-Lv21-01a
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We make a query of Gods commands to give instructions

We find three command phrasings:
- God can say TELL THEM
- God can say TELL THEM TO SAY OVER
- Or God can say TELL THEM...SPEAK ABOUT THEM

- TELL THEM is used in one-time situations or
rare situations
- TELL THEM TO SAY OVER is used on items that
people should be educated on
- TELL THEM ..SPEAK ABOUT THEM is used on basic
religious principles---the idea seems to be
that we should tell them(eg the adults tell
children)
A review of actual verses bears out this trichotomy
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: DATABASES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS DATABASES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #27
SEE BELOW LIST605w
Query of How God instructs to command people
LIST605w
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Query of                 How God instructs to command people
VERSE PHRASE COMMAND
Ex25-02 Speak to Jews*1 Take Teruma
Ex14-15 Speak to Jews*1 Leave Egypt Go To sea
Nu05-06 Speak to Jews*1 if you sin, confess
------ ------------------------------ ------------------
Ex31-13 Speak to Jews To say*2 Observe Sabbath
Nu16-24 Speak to Jews to say(over)*2 Warning about Korach
Nu06-23 Speak to Aaron to say(over)*2 Priestly blessing
------ ------------------------------ ------------------
Lv18-02 Speak to Jews-Say about them*3 Sexual immorality
Lv19-02 Speak to Jews-Say about them*3 Holiness
Lv23-02 Speak to Jews-Say about them*3 Holidays
Lv21-01a Speak to Priests-Say about them Priest laws
Lv01-02 Speak to Jews-Say about them*3 Sacrifices
COMMENTS
*1 TELL THEM is used in one-time or rare situations

*2 TELL THEM TO SAY OVER is used in items that you
want people educated on

*3 TELL THEM...SAY ABOUT THEM is used in items
that have fundamental religious value---it
seems to indicate that the adults should tell
THEM (eg instruct the children)*10

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*10 We should compare the method of this list(DATABASES)
to traditional Rashi methods.

Traditional Rashi methods emphasize the QUESTION
and the DISTINCTION. They would infer the above
by examining the nuances of TO SAY OVER or TO SAY
ABOUT THEM.

In the database method however we emphasize two
additional points
- we emphasize that the distinction is used over
and over again

- we emphasize that the nuances of different
phrases does not just come from examining
phraseology itself but also by examining the
content of the verses associated with them
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VERSE: Lv21-11a
Lv21-11a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi frequently comments by making broad database queries
and noting patterns.

EXAMPLE-Lv21-11a
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We make a query of methods of transmission of uncleanness
We find 4 methods

- TOUCHING something unclean
- LIFTING something unclean
- SLEEPING/SITTING on something unclean
- COMING INTO a house with something unclean
- FALLING INTO the space of an eartheware vessel

Hence, the language COME TO UNCLEANNESS denotes a
specific method--coming into the same room with
uncleanness(Rashi Lv21-11a)
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: DATABASES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS DATABASES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #27
SEE BELOW LIST605x
Query of 5 methods by which things become unclean
LIST605x
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Query of                 5 methods by which things become unclean
METHOD SUPPORTING VERSE
TOUCHING something unclean Lv11-24,39 Nu19-16
LIFTING something unclean Lv11-25,40
SLEEPING/SITTING on something unclean Lv15-04,06 Lv16-20
COMING INTO a house with something unclean Lv14-46 Nu19-14*1
FALLING INTO earthenware vessel airspace Lv11-33 Nu19-15
COMMENTS
*1 Hence, the language COME TO UNCLEANNESS denotes a
specific method--coming into the same room with
uncleanness(Rashi Lv21-11a)
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VERSE: Lv22-03d
Lv22-03d
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi frequently comments by making broad database queries
and noting patterns.

EXAMPLE Lv22-03d
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We make a query of when I AM GOD is stated in a
commandment

We find that I AM GOD (or FEAR GOD I AM GOD) is
stated in a Biblical commandment if its performance
is private not public. In such a case there is no
fear of people for violation. Hence the Torah emphasizes
I AM GOD to let people know that God is  watching
over them.

A further subtlety revealed in the attached list is
that if the commandment performance is TOTALLY
HIDDEN then the fuller phrase FEAR THE LORD I AM
GOD is used. Details are compactly presented in the
list below.
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: DATABASES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS DATABASES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #27
SEE BELOW LIST605y
Query of When I AM GOD stated in commandments
LIST605y
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Query of   When I AM GOD stated in commandments
VERSE COMMANDMENT INVOLVED *1
Lv18-03 Sexual sins
Lv19-02 Holiness obligations
Lv19-04 Prohibition of making personal idols
Lv19-16 Dont avoid saving your friend if he is in danger
Nu15-41 Making Tzitzith to REMIND ONE OF ALL COMMANDMENTS
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Lv19-14 Dont put a stumbling block before the blind*10
Lv19-32 Stand before the elderly*10
Lv25-17 Dont tease people*10
Lv25-36 Dont (directly) take interest on loans*10
Lv25-43 Dont overwork your slave*10
COMMENTS
*1 All the commandments and prohibitions in this list
have an element of HIDDENNESS. They are not sins
in public  (For example if you arent wearing Tzitzith
it is something public but the fact that you dont
use the tzitzith to remind you of the other
commandments is private). Hence since ONLY GOD can
see what you do in private the commandment concludes
I AM GOD *10 In this case the commandment to wear
Tzitzith is coupled with the requirement that the
Tzitzith remind one of all commandments of God

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*10 There are five commandments that have the fuller
phrase FEAR YOUR LORD I AM GOD -- in these 5
commandments the performance is TOTALLY HIDDEN
(While in the other commandments there is a HIDDEN
and PUBLIC component)

Let us look at a few examples:
- Whether I wear Tzitzith is a public phenomena;
Wheter they remind me of all the commandments
is private

- Sexual sins are usually privately done, though
a few people know about them

By contrast
- The difference between teasing someone and
giving constructive criticism is TOTALLY HIDDEN
(dependent on intention) and not public

- The difference between OVERWORKING a slave
and giving him meaningful assignments is TOTALLY
A MATTER OF INTENTION.

So indeed I AM GOD, and FEAR YOUR LORD I AM GOD
are said on commandments that have some, or total,
aspects of hiddenness
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VERSE: Lv22-19b
Lv22-19b
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi frequently comments by making broad database queries
and noting patterns.

EXAMPLE
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We make a query of what types of animals are used in
offerings

We find that ONLY the following five types of
animals are used
- Lamb-Ram
- Ox
- Goat
- Adult Tor bird
- Child Dove bird

It follows from this list that Lv22-19b which states
---------------------------------------------------
Offerings should be desirable--unblemised males from
- ox
- lamb
- goat
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only applies to animals not to birds. That is
the requirement of UNBLEMISHEDNESS only applies
to animals not to birds
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: DATABASES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS DATABASES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #27
SEE BELOW LIST605z
Query of 5 animal types used in offerings
LIST605z
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Query of                 5 animal types used in offerings
Animal type*1 Several Biblical Paragraphs where mentioned
Ox Lv01-01:09 Lv03-01:05 Lv04-01:21
Lamb-Ram Lv01-10:13 Lv03-06:11 Lv04-32:35
Goat Lv01-10:13 Lv03-12:17 Lv04-22:31
Tor Bird Lv01-14:17 '*2 Lv05-07:10
Dove Bird Lv01-14:17 ' Lv05-07:10
COMMENTS
*1 It follows from this list that Lv22-19b which states
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Offerings should be desirable--unblemised males from
- ox
- lamb
- goat
----------------------------------------------------
only applies to animals not to birds. That is
the requirement of UNBLEMISHEDNESS only applies
to animals not to birds (Rashi also mentions that
birds cannot be missing a limb; this is derived
from other verses and will be discussed elesewhere)

*2 This list is useful for making other inferences
For example: There are no PEACE offerings (Lv03)
from BIRDS.
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VERSE: Lv21-24b
RASHIS COVERED: Lv21-24a Lv21-24b
Lv21-24b
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi frequently comments by making broad database queries
and noting patterns.

EXAMPLE
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We make a query of OPENING/CLOSING lines in Commandments:
To WHOM were these commandments to be addressed.

We find that
- There are only 8 commandments that God told Moses
to tell Aaron

- All but one of these commandments have an OPENING line
but not a CLOSING line(The opening line says: Tell
the priests)

- One commandment has an OPENING and CLOSING line
OPENING LINE: Tell the priests
CLOSING LINE: Moses told priests AND JEWS

The context and contrast then suggests that
the Jews were told in order to oversee the Priests.
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: DATABASES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS DATABASES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #27
SEE BELOW LIST606a
Query of Openings/closings in 8 Commands to Priests
LIST606a
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Query of                 Openings/closings in 8 Commands to Priests
VERSE CLOSING VERSE Topic of Biblical Command/Paragraph
Lv06-17:23 *1 Offerings
Lv16-01:31 Yom Kippur
Lv17-01:07 *2 Offerings outside Temple
Lv21-16:24 Jews Priestly blemishes
Lv22-01:16 Blemished priests can eat offerings
Lv22-17:25 *2 Dont offer blemished animals
Nu06-22:27 Priestly blessing
Nu08-01:04 Construction of Candellabrah
COMMENTS
*1 This paragraph actually continues to Lv07-21

*2 In these paragraphs the opening line is
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Tell Aaron/Priests and Jews
----------------------------------

In the other paragraphs the opening line is
----------------------------
Tell Aaron/Priests
----------------------------

*3 This is the only chapter with a CLOSING LINE.
The contrast of the OPENING/CLOSING line is as follows
-OPENING LINE: God tells Moses to tell Aaron
-CLOSING LINE: Moses tells Aaron and Jews

From the contrast we infer that Moses told the Jews
in order to oversee the Priests*10 *11

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*10 This Rashi is remarkably consistent with the following
law cited by the Rambam
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The Sanhedrin was located in the Temple
Chambers since one of its primary functions
was to check Priestly blemishes!!!
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*11 We should emphasize how the approach of this email group
differs from traditional approaches to Rashi. Traditional
approaches to Rashi emphasize the EXTRA WORD--they would
argue that the Biblical text states
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God told Aaron and the JEWS
------------------------------

Traditional Rashiists might also emphasize the CONTRAST
ALIGNMENT of the opening and closing verses showing that
while the command was stated to Aaron nevertheless it
was told to Aaron and the Jews.

Our email group further emphasizes the Database Query:
- What do OTHER commandments to Aaron look like.

Remarkably NONE of the other commandments has a closing
line. When we add to this the unusual closing line in this
paragraph, that AARON AND THE JEWS are addressed, the
Rashi becomes punchier and deeper---apparently
the Jews were told to oversee the priests.
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