#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2000 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*
  -----------------------------------------------------------
  |      Rashi is Simple Version 2.0                         |
  |      (C) Dr Hendel, Summer 2000                          |
  |       http://www.RashiYomi.Com                           |
  | PERMISSION to reprint WITH this header if NOT for profit |
  ------------------------------------------------------------

VERSE: Lv19-15c

EXAMPLE: Lv19-15c

>Lv19-15c Do not honor the presence of the GREAT
        RASHI: Don't say 'How can I embarass him in court'
        (Rambam elaborates with further details--don't say
        'I must greet him warmly even though the poor
        person will not be greeted this way'--this is
        prohibited)


   ----------------------------------------------------------
   Lv19-15 do not honor (in court) the presence of the GREAT
   Ex23-03 do not honor (in court) the                 POOR
                                         *a             *b
   ----------------------------------------------------------

   *a*b Thus it CLEARLY says not to honor EITHER the POOR or
        the RICH. Thus we must treat BOTH litigants the same

        Further details can be obtained from *a and *b
        You honor the RICH by honoring their PRESENCE
        You honor the POOR by reminding everybody (including
        the other litigant) how we must all support the POOR.

        (There is a 3rd difference between the verses dealing
        with word order--it actually says "A POOR PERSON..
        do not honor"--perhaps this word reversal emphasizes
        not the PARTICULAR PRESENCE OF A SPECIFIC PERSON but
        rather the CLASS OF POOR PEOPLE (who have to be
        helped with charity)

   Finally note the amusing fact that Rashi repeats this
   theme of "not honoring a poor person in a court case by
   adjudicating in his favor and thinking that everyone must
   give charity to the poor"--Rashi mentions this on the
   verse Dt01-17b "Judge the SMALL and BIG equally"

   In summary the clearest method of proving this law
   that litigants should both eg be greeted with the same
   warmth is by juxtaposing 2 verses which give the same
   prohibition for POOR and RICH.

-------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
WARNING: The following additional references may be too wordy
However they frequently contain additional information & lists
The hyperlinks only work on the main website

Volume 6 Number 23


#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2000 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*