<html><head></head><body><P><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=2>The Hebrew texts of Rabbaynu Saadia Gaon's (<EM>al HaTorah</EM>) and Rav Yosef Albo's (in <EM>Sefer HaIkarrim</EM>) expositions on "<EM>peshat</EM>" <BR>can be seen by clicking on the following:<BR><BR></FONT><A href="http://www.aishdas.org/avodah/faxes/rsgalhaTorah.pdf" target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" color=#3333ff size=2>http://www.aishdas.org/avodah/faxes/rsgalhaTorah.pdf</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=2> (the last line of the <BR>first page is trimmed, but readable)<BR>and <BR></FONT><A href="http://www.aishdas.org/avodah/faxes/ikkarim.jpg" target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=2>http://www.aishdas.org/avodah/faxes/ikkarim.jpg</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=2>My translations of the above can be seen by clicking on:<BR><BR> </FONT><A href="http://www.aishdas.org/avodah/faxes/rsgalhaTorah.doc" target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" color=#0000ff size=2>http://www.aishdas.org/avodah/faxes/rsgalhaTorah.doc</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=2> and <BR></FONT><A href="http://www.aishdas.org/avodah/faxes/ikkarim.doc" target=_blank><A href="http://www.aishdas.org/avodah/faxes/ikkarim.doc" target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" color=#3333ff size=2>http://www.aishdas.org/avodah/faxes/ikkarim.doc</FONT></A></A><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><FONT size=2><FONT color=#3333ff> </FONT><BR><BR>I also think it's worthwhile reviewing the following Avodah posts from the past:</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=2>"Pshat vs Drash, Rambam in Shmone Prakim " in 02:007;<BR>"<FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><FONT size=2>P'shat vs Halachah" in 02:122</FONT></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=2> </FONT><BR>"pshat vs. derash" in Avodah 2:123 and 129;<BR><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=2>"Pshat vs Drash" in 2:129, 10:087, 088, 090 and 096--especially the post from RRWolpoe; <BR></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=2><BR></FONT></P>Zvi Lampel<BR><BR><BR><br></body></html>