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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
COMING SOON The FAQ will be posted on website soon
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
5 250a GIFT TO DEAD (Dt26-14c) = BURIAL(Gn48-29:30)
5 250a HIT STEATHILY (Lv19-16) = SLANDER (Lv19-16)
7 863i AMN=TOTALY DEVOTED:a)Nurse b)Sculptor c)Cancer d)Incapacitated
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
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- 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.
Rashis covered in this issue
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VERSE RULE BRIEF DESCRIPTION
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Dt28-59b UNIFIED MEANING AMN=TOTALY devote:Nurse,sculptor,cncr
Gn15-06a UNIFIED MEANING AMN=TOTALY devote:Nurse,sculptor,cncr
Ex17-12d UNIFIED MEANING AMN=TOTALY devote:Nurse,sculptor,cncr
Dt28-66b UNIFIED MEANING AMN=TOTALY devote:Nurse,sculptor,cncr
Dt26-14c OTHER VERSES HIT PRIVATE=slander;GIVE DEAD=burial
Dt27-24a OTHER VERSES HIT PRIVATE=slander;GIVE DEAD=burial
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VERSE: Dt28-59b
RASHIS COVERED: Dt28-59b Gn15-06a Ex17-12d Dt28-66b
Dt28-59b
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals is to explain meaning the same
way a dictionary explains meaning. Rashi had a variety
of vehicles to explain meaning. One of Rashis methods was
to focus on known words and present unfamiliar nuances
of them.

EXAMPLE Presenting a unified theme to a root
Dt28-59b Gn15-06a Ex17-12d Dt28-66b
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AMN is traditionally translated as FAITH. But
Rashi explains that AMN is an adverb denoting TOTAL
DEVOTION TO ANOTHER BEING THAT IS TOTALLY DEPENDENT
ON THE 1st BEING. Hence AMN has the following 5 meanings

- NURSE - the infant is TOTALLY DEPENDENT on her
- SCULPTOR - the statute gets its ENTIRE form from him
- CANCER - not just any disease--but cancer makes the host
totally dependent and subservient to it
- INCAPACITATED - loss of dependency on the self
DEPENDABLE/RELIABLE - something you can depend on

We now understand the traditional translation--FAITH--which
indicates (in Biblical Hebrew) that the person of FAITH
totally Devotes him/herself to that which they have faith in
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS UNIFIED MEANING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST863i
List of verses with root AMN=Totally devoted:Nurse,Sculptor,cn
LIST863i
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List of verses with root AMN=Totally devoted:Nurse,Sculptor,cncr*10
VERSE MEANING Relation to idea that AMN=TOTALLY DEVOTED
Dt28-59b CANCER cells make host TOTALLY subservient to it
------- -------- -----------------------------------
Ex04-01 DEPEND*2 They wont TOTALLY DEVOTE themselves to leave
Gn42-20 DEPENDABLE Prove your case &we can TOTALLY depend onyou
Gn15-06a DEVOTED TO GD Abraham TOTALLY devoted himself to vision*1
Ex17-12d DEVOTED PRAY Hands CONTINUOUSLY/TOTALLY gestured prayr
------- -------- -----------------------------------
Dt28-66b INCAPACITATED lose capacity to TOTALLY depend on self
------- -------- -----------------------------------
Es02-07 NURSE/RAISE He TOTALLY DEVOTED himself to raising her
------- -------- -----------------------------------
So07-02 SCULPTURE Statute is TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON HIM
COMMENTS
*1 Rashis actual comment is
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Abraham had AMN on the vision of the STARS
but asked for details on the vision of inheritance
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I would trasnlate AMN as TOTALLY DEVOTED. So the
Rashi would mean

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Abraham knew hot to TOTALLY DEVOTE himself to the
vision of the STARS (which are typically symbols of
the Angelic life---so Abraham who walked continuously
in Gods path DEVOTED his entire being to this type
of life).

But Abraham did not know HOW TO devote himself
that his children should INHERIT the land. God
responded to him with the vision of the cut animals
and the prophecy of sojournship in Egypt---in other
words by being sojourners they merited to inherit
the land (of Israel).

Thus our innovation here is to translate Abrahams
question of HOW DO I INHERIT IT--not as a question
about FACT--will I inherit or not--but rather as a
question about METHOD--how should I totally devote
myself

*2 We brought these other verses in to show that the
traditional translation of FAITH/BELIEVE is better
understood in terms of TOTAL DEPENDANCY

Thus in Ex04-01 Moses complained that the Jews would
not BELIEVE (AMN) him when he did miracles.

Moses did not mean that people wouldnt believe he
is a prophet. Rather, people would vacillate
and not TOTALLY DEVOTE THEMSELVES to the cause
of freedom.
LONGER FOOTNOTES

*10 This approach to AMN as TOTALLY DEVOTED was largely
inspired by Rabbi Hirschs commentary on Gn15-06
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VERSE: Dt26-14c
RASHIS COVERED Dt26-14c Dt27-24a
Dt26-14c
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis main methods is the skillful use of
cross-references to illuminate other verses. These
cross-references can sometimes be used illuminate
the meanng of newly coined phraes.

EXAMPLE Dt26-14c
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-The phrase GIFT TO THE DEAD in Dt26-14c
-is illumined by
-Gn48-29:30 -- Jacob identifies BURIAL as a GIFT TO THE DEAD

Rashi futher elaborates that GIFT TO THE DEAD includes
all BURIAL RELATED MATTERS such as acquisition of the
ark, and provision of burial shrouds.

EXAMPLE Dt27-24a
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-The phrase HIT STEATHILY in Dt27-14c
-is illumined by
-Lv19-16 where SLANDER and STANDING BY THE BLOOD OF ONES
-FRIEND are mentioned
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS OTHER VERSES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS INFER MEANING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #5
SEE BELOW LIST250a
List of verse pairs with one verse shedding meaning on words
LIST250a
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List of verse pairs with one verse shedding meaning on words
VERSE TEXT OF VERSE OTHER VRSE MEANING
Dt26-14c GIFT TO THE DEAD Gn48-29:30 BURIAL*5
Dt27-24a HIT STEATHILY Lv19-16 SLANDER
Lv09-17b beside the MORNING sac Nu28-23 DAILY MORNING SAC
Nu26-10a BANNER fire on rebels Nu17-03 SYMBOL*3
Dt01-19a GREAT & AWESOME desert Dt08-15 with snakes
Ex13-20a SUCCOTH*1 Nu33-05 RMSYTH->SCCTH
Gn15-09 CALF Lv09-07d 1 year old
Ex21-17b HIS BLOOD ON HIM Lv20-27 StoneTo Death
Ex14-24b CONFUSION attacks 1S07-10 by NOISE
Ex30-13e GAYRAH 1S02-36 CURRENCY UNIT
Ex30-18d Washpan near ALTAR Ex40-27:29 COPPER ALTAR
Nu01-02a Count Jews by FAMILY Nu01 Count by TRIBE
Nu01-02c Count Jews by HEADS Ex38-26*2 COIN per HEAD
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Ex29-42a CONTINUAL offering Ex29-39 Twice a day*4
Ex27-20 CONTINUOUS burning Ex27-21a all night*4
COMMENTS
*1 Ex13-20 Jews journeyed from Succoth after Exodus
Ex12-27 Exodus: Jews go from Raamsayth to Succoth
Nu33-05 Exodus, Then Raamsayth, THen Succoth

The point is that Nu33-05 makes it clear that
there were 3 places
- Exodus FROM Egypt
- TO Raamsayth
- TO Succoth.

Ex13-20 only mentions 2 of the places
Ex12-27 makes it sound like they left EGYPT, ie
they left RAAMSAYTH.

It is in fact common for places to have multiple
names. So Nu33-05 illumines that there were 3
distinct places

*2 Also see Ex30-11:16 which prohibits DIRECTLY
counting people. Instead, we must count the
COINS of each person and from this infer
the total count.

*3 Nu17-05 further illumines by calling it a MEMORIAL
Thus we have SYMBOL MEMORIAL BANNER.

Since NAYS means BANNER it refers to anything
that ATTRACTS attention such as SYMBOLS or
MIRACLES

*4 In this example the Hebrew word TaMid can mean
either CONTINUAL or CONTINUOUS depending on context.

*5 Rashi extends the meaning of GIFT TO THE DEAD to
all BURIAL RELATED MATTERS such as provision of
shrouds and the coffin
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