9. RASHI METHOD: NonVerse BRIEF EXPLANATION: The common denominator of the 3 submethods of the NonVerse method is that inferences are made from non textual material. The 3 submethods are as follows: Spreadsheet: Rashi makes inferences of a numerical nature that can be summarized in a traditional spreadsheet Geometric: Rashi clarifies a Biblical text using descriptions of geometric diagrams Fill-ins: Rashi supplies either real-world background material or indicates real-world inferences from a verse. The emphasis here is on the real-world, non-textual nature of the material. This examples applies to Rashis Lv19-33a URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rule1411.htm Brief Summary: The Bible GENERALLY prohibits TEASING. The Rabbis enumerated 6 categories of teasing: 1) Mentioning bad 1a) ancestry 1b) repentance 1c) conversion 2)Associating suffering and deeds, 3a) Referrals and 3b) consultations that cannot be fulfilled.

Verse Lv19-33a generally prohibits teasing - no person should tease his colleague. The Hebrew root for teasing, Aleph-Nun-Hey, Anah, means to cause, and would connote a relationship where a person obtains actions by force rather than by sharing.

But the Bible gives no further details. It does not define teasing. The definition of teasing requires not Biblical exegesis but real-world knowledge of the psycho-social behaviors that cause mental anguish. Because this Rashi is based on real-world knowledge rather then on biblical exegesis we classify this Rashi as non-verse. Rambam, Sales, 13 Lists 6 such categories:
• Sinful Ancestry: e.g. Can the descendant of an idolater be a communal leader
• Non Jewish Ancestry: Can the descendant of a non-jew be a communal leader
• Ones past: Can a former sinner be a communal leader
• Times of Anguish: Telling a person who is burying his children that his sins caused this
• Referrals: Referring someone (e.g. a seeker of donations) to someone who can't give now
• Consultations: Consulting with someone when you know he is ignorant of the field.