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VERSE: Lv25-17a


RULE: The phrase "do such & such ...FEAR YOUR GOD" occurs
by 5 commandments. The phrase is placed in those commandments
where it is easy to get out of them without being caught.Hence
we are warned to FEAR GOD when there is no FEAR OF PEOPLE-
ie there is no fear of getting caught.


EXAMPLES
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Lv19-14c Don't place a stumbling block before the blind
        RASHI: You wouldn't get caught if you did; therefore
        it says FEAR GOD


Lv25-42a Don't overwork your slaves
        RASHI: You wouldn't get caught (you can claim 'I need
        this work'). Therefore it says FEAR GOD


Lv19-32b Show honor for the elderly
        RASHI: You wouldn't get caught (You could say 'I didn't
        see him') Therefore it says FEAR GOD


Lv25-17a Don't insult each other
        RASHI: You wouldn't get caught (You could say I was
        giving him constructive criticism). Therefore it
        says FEAR GOD.


Lv25-36b Don't take interest
        RASHI: You wouldn't get caught--eg you could loan
        to a non-jew who would then loan to a Jew on interest
        Therefore it says FEAR GOD.*1

NOTES
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*1 In the main posting we show Rashis genious at pedagogy.
Rashi used spiral curriculum methods and showed emphathy
with initial incorret generalizations of beginning students.
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