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	Rabbinic literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It begins with the classic rabbinic literature of the Talmudic era (Sifrut Hazal), and then adds a broad survey of rabbinic writing from later periods.
		The term meforshim, or parshanim is also used in modern-day yeshiva's (i.e.
		Meforshim is a Hebrew word meaning "(classical rabbinical) commentators" (or roughly meaning "exegetes"), and is used as a substitute for the correct word perushim which means "commentaries".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meforshim (892 words)

	How the Rav Stayed With Me - The Commentator - YUdaica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Shiur after exhilarating shiur, we watched the Rav coolly, objectively and incisively reason to achieve an interpretation of the Talmudic texts that was intellectually elegant and as consistent as possible with other texts.
		He gave us the means to understand why the differing authorities said what they said, why they differed and we also had the means to judge which one was more likely to be right.
		He taught me to be intellectually on my own, never to defer to authority in the face of reason, never to approach a text or a problem with a cooked "official" point of view.
	www.yucommentator.com /news/2004/11/16/Yudaica/How-The.Rav.Stayed.With.Me-798023.shtml (1540 words)

	YU Torah Online : Roshei Yeshiva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Many meforshim wrestle with the question of how Yitzchok could have been so mistaken in Esav; how could he have possibly thought that that Esav, the hunter, the man of the field, was more worthy of the mantle of leadership than the saintly Yaakov, the ish tam, the dweller in the tents of Torah?
		It has been noted by many meforshim that when Yaakov disguised himself as Esav and came to his father, the blessings that his father gave him were entirely and exclusively physical ones: tal hashamayim ushmanei haaretz; the dew from the sky and the fat of the earth.
		But later, at the end of the parsha, when Yaakov took leave of his father and set out for Lavan’s home, his father – knowing him now to be Yaakov, and not Esav – says to him ve’yiten lecha es birkas Avraham; he passes Avraham’s spiritual legacy on to Yaakov.
	www.yutorah.org /showShiur.cfm?shiurID=706181 (812 words)

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	Syllabus for Bamidbar
		The use of Meforshim outside of the primary text range is kept to a minimum; however, an occasional Gemara, Medrash Agada, Rambam, and Da’at Mikra map will require photocopies.
		Identify the merit of B’nei Yisrael’s complaint by comparing the language of the water situation in Bamidbar 20:2 to that in Shemot 17:1 and 17:7.
		For, while we can use Meforshim to fill in the blanks, it is always important to speculate on why the blanks were inserted.
	www.ericlevy.com /Writings/Writings_BamidbarSyllabus2Main.htm (8661 words)

	Rabbi's Corner: Harnessing Spiritual Energy
		Occasionally, as the Israelites wander through the desert, we are told that something happened "on the first day of the second month of the second year of their wanderings", but more often we have no real clue about the passage of time.
		This bothered the meforshim, the Biblical commentators, and often they tried, using clues in the text itself, to establish a more specific time frame for the events that took place.
		Reading about the building of the tabernacle, Rashi, the most famous of the meforshim asks, on what day was it that they started their work?
	www.shirhadash.org /sermons/show.cgi?id=030301-energy (856 words)

	Divrei Torah for Parshas Va'eira - NCSY
		The meforshim (commentators) tell us that Moshe couldn’t personally bring these plagues because he had a debt of gratitude to the Nile River and to the dust.
		The river carried him to safety when he was a baby and the sand covered up the Egyptian taskmaster that he killed.
		Some meforshim ask if the river and the dust would have had a claim against Moshe if he ignored these debts of gratitude.
	www.ou.org /ncsy/torah/dt/shemot/Vaeira6.htm (278 words)

	FrumTeens.com - Torah for Teenagers
		However, even the Litvishe Gedolim have mentioned that the BY movement has often overstepped their bounds in the emphasis on Meforshim, sometimes crossing the line into things that may not be learned.
		My argument regarding the curriculum was this: Women are obligated to know the basics of Judaism because of the mitzvah to know of G-ds existence and His Oneness; and their obligation of yiras hsamayim and simply religious commitment means that they should learn those things that facillitate the fulfillment of their obligations.
		Spending time on things that they are NOT obligated in any form or manner to learn - such as meforshim etc - when they are not yet anythgin close to knoweldgabel; in those things that they are obligated to learn, that is, those things that will strengthen their emunah and yiras shamayim, is foolish.
	www.frumteens.com /topic.php?topic_id=3482&forum_id=9&Topic_Title="Tiflus"&forum_title=Other (3098 words)

	P57tetz
		THE MILU'IM Careful comparison of the presentation of the command - the "tzivui," and its execution - the "bitzu'a," in various sections of the Torah often yields significant insight.
		Such comparisons are especially useful in the chapters describing the Mishkan, and were utilized by meforshim, both ancient and modern, in approaching these passages.
		Some explain that this par is identical with that mentioned in the beginning of the section, and is simply being repeated here to emphasize its purificatory role as well as the Torah's insistence that it too be repeated for seven days.
	www.vbm-torah.org /parsha/20tetzav.htm (2276 words)

	Mail-Jewish Volume 21 Number 25
		Many of the insights developed by practitioners of the recent "Bible as Literature" orientation have recapitulated, systematized and extended approaches found in, or implicit in, Hazal and the major meforshim.
		Nevertheless the authoritative tradition is an essential dimension of encounter with Tanakh.
		It is impossible to avoid enormous, crucial differences in perspective between us and those who keep Hazal and meforshim at arm's length.
	www.ottmall.com /mj_ht_arch/v21/mj_v21i25.html (1904 words)

	Weekly D'var Torah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Then she tells him that she will give his camels water to drink until they are no longer thirsty.
		Some meforshim ask, "Why did Rivka give water to the camels, and then say that she was going to give them water?
		She should have said that she would give them water, and then given it to them.
	members.aol.com /hpjuniors/chayasarah.html (181 words)

	The Torah Studies Curriculum
		Emphasis is put on having the students prepare the text with a chavrusa.
		Grade 11 – Students study the Talmud text with Rashi, Tosafos and meforshim more intensely than in the second year.
		They analyze seemingly conflicting texts in other tractates and prepare, under faculty supervision, these texts prior to class discussion.
	www.yu.edu /tmsta/torah.htm (1831 words)

	Avodah V14 #90
		(The meforshim deal with how the first day's >: time was measured, including the explanation that the heavenly spheres' >: revolution/the earth's rotation began immediately.)...
		Although ZL has done us a great service by investing so much time in researching and cataloguing all these sources, I would like to add another dimension that I feel he either missed or I missed in his words (probably the latter).
		In view of the above, ZL is conclusively illustrating from the Gemara itself (even without the benefit of the meforshim) that the first day was literal because in addition to Tohu (which in addition to the physical, can also be understood as metaphysical/spiritual), midas yom va'layla (purely material) was also created.
	www.aishdas.org /avodah/vol14/v14n090.shtml (3224 words)

	Admission Procedures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Applicants should preferably have a Yeshiva High School education, but also considers highly motivated students whose informal Jewish education is on a comparable level.
		The first year program is divided into four separate levels ranging from intermediate (basic comprehension of Hebrew texts) to advanced (capable of preparing Meforshim independently).
		Applications for admission must be submitted to our New York Office together with a recent passport sized photo, your personal statement and a non-refundable application fee of $100.00.
	www.bti.org.il /bti_admission.html (254 words)

	Enayim L'Torah Vayishlach
		In this week's parshah, we find a mysterious struggle between Yaakov and an Ish, identified by most meforshim as an angel of sorts.
		According to Rashi and other meforshim, Yaakov's being alone on that fateful evening was apparently an accident.
		Rashi explains that Yaakov returned for some small vessels that he had forgotten.
	www.yu.edu /riets/torah/enayim/archives/issue13/articles13.htm (1854 words)

	Blech correspondence
		The Meforshim seem to ascribe a link between the existence of upper teeth and a deficiency in maaleh gerah.
		In conclusion, I feel that your thesis is overly far-fetched, lacking any substantial support from meforshim, and does not have any benefits at all, other than to supposedly make the upper teeth rule work even for animals in America and Eastern Asia.
		Except that we can't even see how it does that, as it renders the elk and water deer as severe problems.
	www.zootorah.com /essays/chevrotain.htm (2807 words)

	Parshat Vayeshev (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		First I find the pasookim with the phrase or word, and then I read Rashii, Ramban, Malbim, and other meforshim, seeking to piece their interpretations together, and by doing so, reach an understanding from my own perspective.
		The meforshim explain that "he refused to be comforted" (37:35) because he knew that Yosef wasn't dead.
		Clothesline: Tamar is told that her father-in-law will be passing nearby, and so she takes off her widow's clothes and 'she wraps herself in a scarf and covers herself up' (38:14).
	www.techsociety.com /vayeshev.html (1103 words)

	It and Not About It - The Commentator - YUdaica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Although we read the pesukim together, we were all expected to prepare the pesukim, Rashi, Ramban and any other textually based commentary on our own.
		We spent many hours preparing so that we would be ready to read and explain the meforshim if R. Besdin called on us to read in shiur.
		In other words, R. Besdin knew that the process of change for a motivated JSS student was a lifelong process that was always underscored by a commitment to Torah study and observance.
	www.yucommentator.com /news/2005/02/15/Yudaica/It.And.Not.About.It-855939.shtml (2492 words)

	Bo 5763 - Rabbi Shmuel Wagner
		The pasuk that the Tana brings to show "Kol Yisroel yesh lahem chelek ba'olam habah" is "V'amech kulam tzadikim, l'olam yirshu aretz, netzer mata'ay ma'aseh yaday lehispa'er.
		Zeriyah is for grain and vegetables, netiyah is for fruit.
		May we be zocheh to be part of this great link and realize the beauty of our nation as the netzer matay and reap the rewards of "kol Yisroel yesh lahem chelek l'olam habah," bimherah viyamenu.
	www.yoy.org.il /article.php?id=132 (729 words)

	Subject:
		It is not clear to me what part of that statement is being attributed to Hazal, and what is Rav Hirsch’s own.
		Although I am not familiar with the specific Ya’akov/Esav example, the Avot are upbraided by Meforshim when their behavior is inappropriate.
		Perhaps the most famous example is the Ramban on Breishit 15:6, who argues that Sarai and Avram sinned in banishing Hagar from their home.
	www.biu.ac.il /ICJI/lookstein/forum/list.1999.August.html (922 words)

	Search - e-Chinuch.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		These sheets, some on high school and some on middle grade level, are extremely flexible and adaptable to pesukim, rashi's, meforshim, and topics (depending on sheets and subject matter).
		Can also be used as the basis of a test review.
		Short presentation showing where the Hagahos HaGra is located on the page of the Gemara and what its background and function is. Available as editable Microsoft Powerpoint presentation.
	www.e-chinuch.org /features/results.php3?Topic1=Meforshim (300 words)

	Rabbinic literature -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The term meforshim, or parshanim is also used in modern-day (An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)) yeshiva's (i.e.
		Meforshim is a (The ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel) Hebrew word meaning "(classical rabbinical) commentators" (or roughly meaning " (A person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts)) exegetes"), and is used as a substitute for the correct word perushim which means "commentaries".
		Classic (The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit) Torah and/or Talmud commentaries have been written by:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ra/rabbinic_literature.htm (2025 words)

	Frameworks - Review
		Once a Torah commentator’s motives and intentions are appreciated, the effectiveness and success of their endeavour can be reasonably judged.
		One of the first meforshim (commentators) to write an extensive introduction was Sa’adya Gaon, a 10th century Egyptian sage.
		Influenced by the scholarship of his time, he wrote introductions to each book of the Torah explaining both narrative and central concerns, as well as explaining themes that connect them.
	www.kintera.org /htmlcontent.asp?cid=16060 (2478 words)

	Ma'ayan Winter 1999 Course Schedule
		In Part II, we will delve into verb identification and analysis as a means of deepening our understanding of, and appreciation for, the text.
		We will see how medieval meforshim (commentaries) respond to many of the same grammatical and syntactical issues we cover in class.
		Students may wish to register for this class and Halakhah and Kabbalah offered at the same time in February.
	www.maayan.org /winter99.htm (1016 words)

	how a beginner develops (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Graduates from the Hebrew Translation Course utilise their newly acquired skills to work through Chumash, Siddur, Nach, Haggada etc. to develop fluency.
		Preparation Bechavrusa followed by in-depth Shiur on Meforshim.
		A resume of the weekly Sedrah highlighting specific points of interest.
	www.shemayisrael.co.il /orgs/dvaruk/beginner.htm (221 words)

	academics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Goals: Torah study is geared toward instilling our students with a love of learning, a desire to grow in Torah and mitzvot, a respect for and understanding of the halachic process, and an approach to life within the framework of Torah.
		Emphasis is placed on skills that teach our students to comprehend and analyze Mekorot and Meforshim independently.
		Limud Torah and the religious atmosphere within the school promote a keen awareness of Mitzvot ben adam lecharevo, a sensitivity toward tzniut, a deep appreciation for tefila and a devotion to chesed.
	www.skahalb.org /academic.htm (264 words)

	Ask the Rabbi #54
		I recently purchased a Chumash, written in simple English specifically for children at the request of my five year old daughter, in order to read the Parsha with her every week.
		Though we know that everything in the Torah is Kadosh (holy), I am discovering that the text without the meforshim (commentaries) and an adult perspective is surprisingly unsuitable for a child: After Bereishis, one quickly encounters (on the surface) what we understand to be killing, lying, deception, punishments, and even sexual encounters.
		My question is about Torah, Chinuch (education) and children: How do I explain that everything in the Torah is unquestionably holy, while at the same time I find myself telling my daughter that many parts of the Parsha are really not suitable for her now?
	www.ohr.org.il /ask/ask054.htm (780 words)

	Tzav 5763 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Rashi says that this highlights the praise of Aharon and family in that they did not veer to the right or the left.
		The meforshim say that although tzaddikim such as Aharon and his family would surely fulfill their commands, they were punctilious in performance of the Avoda and therefore deserved special mention.
		This concept of praise is found in numerous other places as well.
	www.jewishspeechwriter.com /id36.htm (552 words)

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