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Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (Rashi) (1040 - 1105) Rashi was the outstanding Biblical commentator of the Middle Ages. He was born in Troyes, France, and lived from 1040 to 1105, surviving the massacres of the First Crusade through Europe. His father Yitzchak was a great scholar, but very poor, making his living from the sale of wine.
Apr 3, 2024 · Rashi (born 1040, Troyes, Champagne—died July 13, 1105, Troyes) was a renowned medieval French commentator on the Bible and the Talmud (the authoritative Jewish compendium of law, lore, and commentary). Rashi combined the two basic methods of interpretation, literal and nonliteral, in his influential Bible commentary.
Rashi’s commentary is an essential explanation of the Tanakh and resides in a place of honor on the page of almost all editions of the Tanakh. Over 300 supercommentaries have been written to further explain Rashi’s comments on the Torah. While quoting many midrashim and Talmudic passages, Rashi, in his commentary, states that his purpose is ...
RASHI (Solomon ben Isaac; 1040–1105), leading commentator on the Bible and Talmud. His Life. Rashi was born at Troyes, France. (See Chart: Rashi Family).His mother was the sister of the liturgical writer, *Simeon b. Isaac. His father was a scholar whom Rashi quoted in his writings (Av. Zar. 75a). Few facts are known about his early life ...
Jewish texts and source sheets about Rashi from Torah, Talmud and other sources in Sefaria's library. Shlomo ben Yitzchak, best known by the acronym "Rashi", was an early and influential medieval Torah and Talmud commentator.
Rashi is an acronym for Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (1040–1105 CE), whose commentary, without exaggeration, is considered the foremost biblical commentary to this very day. The vast majority of Jewish Bibles are printed together with Rashi’s classic commentary, which is usually printed in a different script. Rashi, however, never wrote in this script.
Nov 26, 2019 · Rashi (Rabbi Solomon b. Isaac) wrote the most famous Jewish Bible commentary in history. Over 900 years later, scholars still argue about the nature of the commentary: Is it an attempt to explain peshat, the plain meaning of the biblical text, or is it an anthology of midrash? Prof. Rabbi. Marty Lockshin. Cite. Categories: Toledot.
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