MiShMeReTH means PROFESSIONALISM:#4 of 6 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # Nov 9, 2000 # # Rashis 393-394 Of 7800 (5.0%) # # # # Reprinted with permission from Rashi-is-Simple, # # (c) 1999-Present, Dr. Hendel # # http://www.RashiYomi.Com/ # # # #Permission to reprint with this header but not for profit# # # # VISIT THE RASHI YOMI ARCHIVES # # # # If you want to catch up on any Rashi Yomi postings # # Visit http://www.RashiYomi.Com/calendar.htm # # # # TO BUSY? Then just browse the BEIGE postings # # which are the SUMMARIES # # # # WARNING: READ with COURIER 10 (Fixed width) FONTS # # # ########################################################### OVERVIEW: In this unit we review the meaning of the Hebrew word >MiShMeReTh< We suggest that the fundamental meaning is >PROFESSIONALISM<. This >PROFESSIONALISM< manifests itself either -----in PROFESSIONAL standards---safeguards --or-in PROFESSIONAL training----learning At the beginning of this module we saw that the verse Nu07-03a emphasizes this aspect of PROFESSIONALISM. In the remaining modules we explore Rashis which present the 2 reasons: a) TRAINING, b) STANDARDS. We beging today with the Rashis denoting SAFEGUARDING NUANCE B: Professional codes create SAFEGUARDS to prevent accidents ------------------------------------------------------------------- A key difference between a professional job vs a layman job is that the professional job is >smoother >knows the ins and outs >knows how to avoid accidents Rashi emphasizes this nuance of safeguards in the following Rashis (Note how many of them have the double language >And you shall make APPOINTMENTS for JOBS< >And you shall SHMR my MISHMERET<) REFERENCES: ========== The following references contain the material covered http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h6n1.htm http://www.RashiYomi.Com/nu07-03a.htm #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2000 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* ****************************************************** MODULE 3: EXAMPLES of Sh-M-R=Making SAFEGUARDS/FENCES* ****************************************************** EXAMPLE B.1 ----------- >Gn26-05b (And I will reward Abraham) because he > made COMMANDMENT CODES to do > my commandments, statues and ordinances >RASHI: >COMMANDMENT CODES refers to rabbinical ordinances >that facilitate commandment performance and >prevent 'accidents'. A Simple example (not given >by Rashi) is the prohibition of using a wet rag >on the Sabbath (Rabbinical ordinance) lest you >accidentally squeeze it out(A Biblical violation) EXAMPLE B.2 ----------- >Lv18-30a 'And you shall make COMMANDMENT CODES so > so as not to do the (sexually) disgusting > things done by these people (the Canaanites) >RASHI: >COMMANDMENT CODES refers to the activities of the >courts that enact decrees to prevent sexual violations >(A good example (not brought by Rashi) is the Rabbinical >ordinance against boys and girls hanging around in parks >on the Jewish festivals (lest 'something' happens) > >In passing we note the excessive repetiveness of this >whole chapter. Thus we have > >Lv18-24:25 Don't defile yourselves like Canaanites > >Lv18-26:29 Watch my commandments or you'll be cut off > >Lv18-30 And you shall make Commandment Codes... > >In this light we can easily see how the triple repetition >of WATCHING THE COMMANDMENTS led Rashi to identify the >last verse as referring to the activities of the court >while the previous verses refer to the negative (don't >defile) and positive (watching) activities of the >individual #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2000 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*