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Shlomo Yitzchaki (Hebrew: רבי שלמה יצחקי ; Latin: Salomon Isaacides; French: Salomon de Troyes; c. 1040 – 13 July 1105), commonly known by the acronym Rashi, was a French rabbi who authored comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible.
If you know your birth date and time then you can find your Rashi with Find Rashi With Birth Time. In Vedic astrology Chandra Rashi or Moonsign is most prominent. Chandra Rashi, commonly called as Rashi, is given more importance than Sunsign and Birthstar.
Rabbi Solomon ben Isaac (Shlomo Yitzhaki), known as Rashi (based on an acronym of his Hebrew initials), is one of the most influential Jewish commentators in history. He was born in Troyes, Champagne, in northern France, in 1040.
Rashi's name became known throughout the world. In every Yeshivah, in every Torah school, Rashi's commentary was used by young and old, and he literally opened the eyes of all the Torah scholars. No other Rabbi or commentator gained so much popularity as Rashi.
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
Rashi’s students, Rabbi Shemaya and Rabbi Yosef, edited the final commentary on the Torah; some of their own notes and additions also made their way into the version we have today. Rashi exerted a decisive influence on establishing the correct text of the Talmud.
Rashi did not receive the Torah from God at Sinai, nor was he revered as a prophet. Yet 900 years after his passing, we still seek the weekly guidance and inspiration from Rashi’s commentary. What was his secret? And how has the Rebbe revolutionized the study of this ancient work?
While quoting many midrashim and Talmudic passages, Rashi, in his commentary, states that his purpose is to present the pshat (contextual meaning) of the text. Read the text of Rashi on Genesis online with commentaries and connections.
There is a widely used Hebrew font known as “Rashi script.” Contrary to popular belief, this was not invented—or even used—by Rashi. Rather, it is a form of Sephardic script that was adopted in 1475 to render Rashi’s commentary, in the first ever printed edition of Torah with Rashi. Read: Who Invented Rashi Script? 5.
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.
