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VERSE: Lv27-30b


RASHIS COVERED: Lv27-30b Lv27-30c


============= 4 METHODS TO LEARN RASHI ==========================

  On Lv27-30 we have the following Chumash and Rashi
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  Lv27-30: And all TITHES from SEEDS and from FRUITS
  RASHI: FROM SEEDS: This refers to WHEAT
  RASHI: FROM FRUITS: This refers to OIL and WINE
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  We now present 4 methods by which to understand this Rashi.
  The 4 methods are the SIMPLE, BASIC, ADVANCED, & PROFOUND
  The footnotes further clarify this

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VERSE    How does Rashi infer WHEAT from SEED;OIL/WINE from FRUIT
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SIMPLE   Be picky on each word:WHEAT from SEED;OIL from FRUIT
BASIC    Note the parallel structure: FROM seeds FROM fruit
ADVANCED Use an OTHER VERSE that mentions Tithes from WHEAT,OIL..
PROFOUND Review general Torah trend to mention OIL,WHEAT,FRUIT

NOTES
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*1 THE SIMPLE METHOD
   This method is a favorite in many Rashi commentators.
   Modern commentators such as Dr Leibowitz and Rabbi
   Boncheck also emphasize this method. This method focuses
   on the fact that every word in the Torah is holy.
   Hence this method thinks it legitimate to infer content
   from every word of the Torah

   The position of this email list is that inferences are
   based on comparisons in LISTS. If something is anomalous
   or different we can make inferences. But if a wordy
   phrase happens all the time then the principle of
   Rabbi Ishmael holds that THE TORAH SPEAKS IN THE
   LANGUAGE OF MAN and no inference can be made

*2 THE BASIC METHOD
   We have expounded the principle that the Torah
   indicates BULLETS by using a repeated keyword.
   In this light we can reread Lv27-30 which speaks about Tithe
   ---------------------------------
   FROM the seeds of the ground
   FROM the fruits of the tree
   ---------------------------------

   The repeated word FROM creates a bullet like effect
   The bulleted list suggests that each item is distinct.
   SEEDS give rise to WHEAT while FRUIT (olives,grapes)
   give rise to OIL/WINE

   For a reference showing how the Torah uses repeated
   keywords to create bullets see URL
   http://www.RashiYomi.Com/ex18-01d.htm

*3 THE ADVANCED METHOD
   Several OTHER VERSES discuss the second tithe. See
   Dt18-04, Dt14-23, Dt12-17. These verses all LIST
   WINE, OIL, WHEAT. Hence we can transfer these other
   verses to Lv27-30

   Note that in the advanced method we are not interpreting
   TWO items: We are not suggesting that SEED=WHEAT and
   FRUIT=OIL/WINE.

   Rather we are looking at the WHOLE phrase. The phrase
   SEED OF THE EARTH-FRUIT OF THE GROUND refers to the
   tithe items WHEAT-OIL-WINE. This is inferred by comparing
   those verses dealing with second tithe many of which
   mention those 3 items.

   So in the advanced method we are deliberately not using
   the method of WHAT IS RASHIS PROBLEM or WHAT IS BOTHERING
   RASHI.  We dont care why there are extra words SEED-FRUIT.
   Rather all we care about is that in OTHER VERSES mentioning
   tithe we have these 3 items: WHEAT-OIL-WINE.

   Still another perspective is the question of WHAT IS
   RASHIS PROBLEM or WHAT IS BOTHERING RASHI is not focusing
   on EXTRA WORDS (Why the extra words) but rather is
   focusing on MEANING (What is the cross-reference).


*4 THE PROFOUND METHOD
   In the profound method we review the Torahs general
   conception/description of the choicest of the plant world.

   In 7 verses -- Dt07-13, Dt28-51, Dt18-04, Dt14-23, Dt12-17,
   Dt11-14, Nu18-12 -- both legal and narrative -- the Bible
   describes CHOICE POSSESSIONS as WHEAT, WINE, OIL.

   In 4 other verses -- Dt33-28, Nu18-27, Gn27-37, Gn27-28 --
   WHEAT-WINE is mentioned without OIL.

   Thus the Torah created a general ATMOSPHERE that choice
   plant life always includes WHEAT, WINE, OIL and hence
   it includes it here also.
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