The 3 meanings of ALSO:#4 of 9
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                10 YEAR DAILY RASHI-YOMI CYCLE
                      May 2, 2000
                   Rashis 20-22 Of 7800 (0.3%)

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The following 9 unit series is devoted to the Rashis on the Hebrew
word
        >GAM (Also)
A person completing this series will have proficiency in the 3
methods that the word
        >ALSO
is understood. In previous modules we have explained the 3
meanings of ALSO


THEME/METHOD 1: ALSO can mean AN EXTRA RECIPIENT
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EXAMPLE: (Gn20-5a) Sarah ALSO said she was Abrahams sister
        RASHI: Sarah and her maids ALSO said Abraham was a brother



THEME 2: ALSO can means a DERIVED PRODUCT
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EXAMPLE:
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Dt23-19c Bringing a prostitutes payment to God is ALSO disgusting
        RASHI: eg If she was payed with wheat then
                >bringing WHEAT to the temple is disgusting
                >bringing FLOUR from that wheat is ALSO disgusting


THEME 3: ALSO refers to a similar ANALOGOUS RELATIONSHIP
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EXAMPLE:
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Ex07-23 says that at the plague of blood, that

        >Pharoh hardened his heart(didn't listen)
        >and didn't pay attention ALSO TO THIS

But at the 'stick turning into a snake' Ex07-13 only says

        >Pharoh hardened his heart(didn't listen)

Hence we have the
        >RASHI:(Ex07-23a)
        >Pharoh didn't pay attention to the plague of BLOOD
        >Pharoh ALSO didn't pay attention to the 'stick to snake'



In this and the next issue we look at other examples of method 1
        >ALSO means AN EXTRA OBJECT



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EXAMPLE 6  Ex19-22a
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>vEx19-22a(At the Revelation at Mount Sinai the Jews were
        >        admonished against coming up to God)
        >
        >        And ALSO the priests, who serve God (anyway),
        >        must abstain from coming up
>RASHI:
        >       The priests (who serve God) should not go up
        >       And ALSO the firstborn (who acted as priests)
        >       should (ALSO) not go up



EXAMPLE 7 Ex12-31b
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>Ex12-31b  And Pharoh called to Moses and Aaron...'get up
       >         and leave my nation'---
       >         ALSO you and ALSO the Jews
>RASHI:
       >ALSO YOU (said to Moses) --with the other leaders (ALSO)
       >And ALSO the JEWISH PEOPLE --with their children(ALSO)



EXAMPLE 8 Dt12-31
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>  Dt12-31 ...don't perform idol worship to God (like
       >         the non jewish nations) since they ALSO
       >         offer their children to God
>RASHI:
       >         [Rashi says that the word ALSO implies that
       >         the non jews offer their
       >                 >parents and their
       >                 >children ALSO
       >
       >         (in fact Rashi cites Rabbi
       >         Akiva who says he personally observed a non-
       >         jew offering his parents to dogs to be
       >         eaten (as an idolatrous practice)]

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