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EXAMPLE: Lv19-03b HONOR & FEAR both PARENTS ---------------------------------------- TODAYS RASHI RULE: ALIGNMENT TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: FURTHER NUANCES ---------------------------------------- BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE ------------------------- Many Rashis do NOT focus on an internal analysis of the verse. There may be nothing bothering Rashi in THAT verse. The words used may all be normal. But when the given verse is compared with another verse--that is, when the two verses are ALIGNED together-- we see blatant differences. The ALIGNED verses therefore suggest that these ALIGNED DIFFERENCES were deliberately placed there to emphasize certain nuances. The standard example will illustrtae this. STANDARD EXAMPLE ---------------- Recall that the Moabite King BALAK was apprehensive about Israel journeying throught its territory. It wanted Israel banished. It hired a professional curse-man, Bilam who would curse the Jews. Bilam however describes his job SLIGHTLY differently. Here are the verses. ----------------------------------------------- BALAK: Nu22-06 I will banish Jews FROM THE LAND BILAM: Nu22-11 ...... banish Jews ------------- ----------------------------------------------- EXERCISE -------- To fully appreciate Rashi perform the following 2 exercises - What is the minor difference between the aligned verses? - What NUANCE do YOU think this implies? RASHIS SOLUTION --------------- BALAK only wanted Jews away from his land; his goals were political. By contrast, BILAM wanted them DESTROYED. Hence... BALAK wanted Jews BANISHED FROM THE LAND. But Bilam wanted them BANISHED PERIOD (That is destroyed). STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE --------------------------------- http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-58.htm This summary may be a bit too terse. You can browse the 57 postings leading up to by going to http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-1.htm http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-2.htm etc. Or you can visit the Rashi Yomi Calendar at http://www.RashiYomi.com/calendar1.htm This calendar presents a day by day listing of Rashis. The ALIGNMENT series occurs between 7-28-01 and 10-10-01. HOW TO USE THESE LISTS FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS ------------------------------------------ You can use the LISTS referenced above for school projects. Here is how. If you are a teacher then you can present the two aligned verses and ask the students to perform the following exercises -- What are the minor differences between the verses -- What nuances do they imply The students can then compare their analysis with that of Rashis. This leads to greater appreciation of Rashi. TODAYS EXAMPLE -------------- This list deals with HONOR/FEAR of parents. | ||
| VERSE | PHRASE1 | PHRASE2 |
| Lv19-03b | Fear | Mother and Father |
| Ex19-12 | Honor | Father and Mother |
| Dt05-16 | Honor | Father and Mother |
| Differs | *1 | *1 |
| COMMENTS | ||
*1 These sentences differ only*10 in the word order. One Verse lists the MOTHER before the FATHER while the other verse lists the FATHER before the MOTHER Rashi is Simple The Torah emphasizes what is lacking. - Fathers are usually demanding, encouraging FEAR while - Mothers are usually soft, encouraging RESPECT. Hence - Children usually fear father--so emphasize fear of mother - Children usually honor mother--so emphasize honoring father | ||