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From: Russell Hendel <rhendel@saber.towson.edu>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 13:01:20 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: There are 7800 Rashis::Which ones are famous

Chaim Shapiro (v33n28) asks >>I do not know how many Rashis there are
on the Five Books.  Thousands probably.<<

There are exactly 7800. My RashiYomi series (published on the email
group Chevruta) is doing a 10 year cycle as follows: [2 Rashis @ day 40%
of the time and 3 Rashis @ day 60% of the time] x [300 non-holiday days
in a year] x [10 years] = 7800. (In passing I actually physically
counted all the Rashis twice and additionally used random sampling
techniques to confirm the number)

In answer to Chaims question (What does the term 'Famous Rashi' mean)
(a) It could simply mean that the speaker WANTS people to remember this
Rashi or (b) it could be Rashi that enunciates a principle that is used
frequently elsewhere or (c) it could be a Rashi that contains a really
cute nifty midrash which makes a memorable impression.

Russell Jay Hendel; http://www.RashiYomi.Com/