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Known for. Writing commentaries, grammarian. Children. 3 daughters. 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 .
Learn how to find your Rashi or Zodiac sign based on your name or birth date and time. Rashi is an important factor in Vedic astrology and Hindu culture for naming and personality traits.
Jewish Law. Crash Course in Medieval Jewish History. Ancient/Medieval Jewish History. 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.
- Nissan Mindel
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.
- Isadore Twersky
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.
Learn about Rashi, the outstanding Biblical commentator of the Middle Ages, who wrote on all the books of Tanakh except Chronicles I & II. Find out how he influenced the text of the Talmud, the midrash, and the law, and how he used grammar and syntax to clarify the Torah.
