Rashi
Medieval French rabbi and commentator whose works remain central to Torah study.
Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki, known by the acronym Rashi, was a medieval commentator on Jewish texts who was born in Troyes, France.[1][2] The acronym "Rashi" is formed from the initials of Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki, and has also been creatively interpreted as Rabban Shel YIsrael, meaning "Rabbi of Israel."[2] Rashi's death occurred on July 13, 1105, and his burial took place in Troyes.[3][4]
Quick Facts
- Born
- c. 1040
- Birth name
- Shlomo Yitzchaki
- Birthplace
- Troyes, County of Champagne, France
- Died
- 13 July 1105
- Resting place
- Troyes
- Other names
- Salomon Isaacides; Salamon ben Isaac de Troyes
- Known for
- Commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible
- Notable works
- Commentary on the Talmud
- Commentary on the Tanakh (the Chumash)
- Responsa
- Selichot
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Around 1070 he founded a yeshiva that attracted many disciples.[5] Rashi was the sole child of his parents, born in Troyes, which is located in the Champagne region of northern France.[1] The brother of Rashi's mother was Simeon bar Isaac, who served as a rabbi in Mainz and was a student of Gershom ben Judah.[1] Approximately 300 responsa and halakhic rulings from Rashi are still in existence.[6]
What the cited sources add
The Rashi Memorial sculpture by Raymond Moretti was inaugurated in 1990 for the 950th anniversary of Rashi's birth.[4] The precise location of Rashi's actual grave remains unknown.[7] The synagogue of Troyes hosts an exhibition called "Rashi's House" with immersive digital scenography about his work.[4] Rashi's works provide important insight into the French language of the 11th century, when French was still a variant of the ancient Champenois dialect.[4]
According to the plaque, the site is the burial place of many Rishonim, including Rabbi Shlomo, who is known as Rashi.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Rashi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Index to Articles on Rabbinic Genealogy in Avotaynu: The International Review of Jewish Genealogy", Avotaynu; Shabbat 85b: "And I found support on the foundation of Rabbi Simon the Elder, my mother's brother."; See Rashi's comments in Shabbat 85b. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Rashi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: HaCohen-Kerner, "Automatically Identifying Citations in Hebrew-Aramaic Documents", Cybernetics and Systems, 2011, p. 180–197 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Rashi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Grossman, Avraham (2012). Rashi, p.12 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Raymond Moretti's sculpture for Rashi World Jewish Travel", World Jewish Travel. facts only, no text reused. worldjewishtravel.org
- Wikipedia, "Rashi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Maurice Liber, Rashi, trans. Adele Szold (Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1906), p 56; Irving Agus, The Heroic Age of Franco-German Jewry (New York: Y; Mayer I. Gruber, "How Did Rashi Make a Living?", the Seforim blog, 13 August 2007; Oxford Bodleian Ms. Oppenheim 276, p. 35a, "פעם אחת באו ב' חביות חתומות חות' (=חותם) בתוך חות', ונאנסו סוסי העגלה ונשארו ביד גוי ח' ימים, האחת של ר' (=רבי, רש"י; Soloveitchik, "Jews and the Wine Trade in Medieval Europe: Principles and Pressures", Liverpool University Press, 2024, p. 91 (original not read en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Rashi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Grossman, Avraham, and Joel A. Linsider. Rashi. Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2012. 152-161. Print. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Y. Friedman, "The Discovery of the Resting Places of Rashi and the Baalei Hatosfos", Dei'ah Vedibur, 2005-07-25. facts only, no text reused. chareidi.org
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