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Rashi
Sign in to saveShlomo Yitzchaki (; – 13 July 1105), commonly known by the Rabbinic acronym Rashi (), was a French rabbi and commentator who authored comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible.
Rashi was a French rabbi from the 11th century who wrote detailed explanations of the Talmud and Hebrew Bible that became foundational texts in Jewish learning. His commentaries are still widely studied today because they make these complex religious texts more understandable for students and scholars.
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- Person.name
- Rashi
- Person.image
- Postcard portrait of Rashi by Meir Kunstadt, early 1900s.jpg
- Person.caption
- Portrait of Rashi by , c. 1900s
- Person.birth_name
- Shlomo Yitzchaki
- Person.birth_place
- Troyes, County of Champagne, France
- Person.death_place
- Troyes, County of Champagne, France
- Person.resting_place
- Troyes
- Person.known_for
- Commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible
- Person.notable_works
- Commentary on the Talmud; Commentary on the Tanakh (the Chumash); Responsa; Selichot
- Person.occupation
- Rabbi; Winemaker (according to tradition)
- Person.children
- 3 daughters
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- Shlomo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Troyes
- Place of death
- Troyes
- Occupation
- author
- Languages spoken
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Image
- Rashi woodcut.jpg
- Residence
- Mainz
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- Jewish people
- Commons category
- Rashi
- date of birth
- 1040-00-00
- date of death
- 1105-07-13
- student
- Rashbam
- place of burial
- Troyes
- Commons gallery
- Rashi
- name in native language
- דון דון, יצחק בן משה
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- Rashi
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- has works in the collection
- J. Paul Getty Museum
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Rashi, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
R. Salomonis Jarchi, RaŠ"Y Dicti Commentarius Hebraicus In Librr. Josuae, Judicum, Ruth, Samuelis, Regum, Chronicorum, Esrae, Nehemiae Et Estherae : Item In Salomonis Proverbia, Ecclesiasten Et Canticum Canticorum; Accessit Rerum & praecipuè Traditionum Judaicarum Index
Salomonis Jarchi, Rashi Dicti, Commentarius Hebraicus In Prophetas Maiores Et Minores, Ut Et In Hiobum Et Psalmos
R. Salomonis Jarchi, Commentarius Hebraicus In Pentateuchum Mosis
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Name
- Biography
- Birth and early life
- Legends
- Yeshiva studies
- Career
- Death and burial site
- Descendants
- Works
- Commentary on the Tanakh
- Commentary on the Talmud
- Responsa
- Poetry
- Assessment and legacy
- Commentary on the Tanakh
- Commentary on the Talmud
- Influence in non-Jewish circles
- "Rashi script"
- References
- Citations
- Notes
- General sources
- External links
Shlomo Yitzchaki (; – 13 July 1105), commonly known by the Rabbinic acronym Rashi (), was a French rabbi and commentator who authored comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible.
Born in Troyes, Rashi studied Torah studies in Worms under German rabbi Yaakov ben Yakar and French rabbi Isaac ben Eliezer Halevi, both of whom were pupils of the famed scholar Gershom ben Judah. After returning to Troyes, Rashi joined the , began answering halakhic questions and later served as the 's head after the death of Zerach ben Abraham.
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