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Rules Eight to Eleven of Torah Elucidation

13 Principles of Torah Elucidation - Lesson 4

By J. Immanuel Schochet

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J. Immanuel Schochet
Rabbi Immanuel Schochet has written and lectured extensively on the history and philosophy of Chassidism and topical themes of Jewish thought and ethics. He is a renowned authority on Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism. He is rabbi of Cong. Beth Joseph, and professor-emeritus of Philosophy at Humber College, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Rabbi Immanuel Schochet has written and lectured extensively on the history and philosophy of Chassidism and topical themes of Jewish thought and ethics. He is a renowned authority on Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism. He is rabbi of Cong. Beth Joseph, and professor-emeritus of Philosophy at Humber College, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Posted: Nov 23, 2011

answer

correct, in answer to my own question? The singled out case infers that if it is scalp or chin hair that has turned white, the afflicted person is actually not ritually impure, thus creating some leniency.

Posted By Mr. michael harshberger

Posted: Nov 22, 2011

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Beautiful presentation! Question: In discussing rule #10, it was stated that, in regards to tzara'at, we infer that the singled out case is "more lenient, for the stringency in the general statement that white hair is a sign of ritual impurity does not apply here." I'm misunderstanding this, as it sounds more stringent- those with yellow hair are also ritually impure, as covered in inference #2. How is inference #1 more lenient?

Posted By Mr. michael harshberger

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	Rules Eight to Eleven of Torah Elucidation 13 Principles of Torah Elucidation - Lesson 4
When the Torah singles out special cases as exceptions to a more general rule. Principles 8-11 are covered in this lesson.
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