1040 Births - Rashi, Alfonso VI of Le N and Castile, Ladislaus I of Hungary, Zayn Al-Din Al-Jurjani, Arnold of Soissons, Sikelgaita, Ernulf (Paperback)

Chapters: Rashi, Alfonso Vi of Le n and Castile, Ladislaus I of Hungary, Zayn Al-Din Al-Jurjani, Arnold of Soissons, Sikelgaita, Ernulf, Sancho Ii of Le n and Castile, Guglielmo Embriaco, Al-Mu'tamid Ibn Abbad, Kyanzittha, Wulfnoth Godwinson, Ibn Aqil, Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 68. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Shlomo Yitzhaki, better known by the acronym Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki), (February 22, 1040 July 13, 1105), was a medieval French rabbi famed as the author of the first comprehensive commentary on the Talmud, as well as a comprehensive commentary on the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). He is considered the "father" of all commentaries that followed on the Talmud (i.e., the Baalei Tosafot) and the Tanakh (i.e., Ramban, Ibn Ezra, Ohr HaChaim, et al.). Acclaimed for his ability to present the basic meaning of the text in a concise yet lucid fashion, Rashi appeals to both learned scholars and beginning students, and his works remain a centerpiece of contemporary Jewish study. His commentary on the Talmud, which covers nearly all of the Babylonian Talmud (a total of 30 tractates), has been included in every edition of the Talmud since its first printing by Daniel Bomberg in the 1520s. His commentary on Tanakh especially his commentary on the Chumash ("Five Books of Moses") is an indispensable aid to students of all levels. The latter commentary alone serves as the basis for more than 300 "supercommentaries" which analyze Rashi's choice of language and citations, penned by some of the greatest names in rabbinic literature. Rashi's surname Yitzhaki derives from his father's name, Yitzhak. The acronym is sometimes also fancifully expanded as Rabban Shel YIsrael (Teacher of Israel), or as Rabbenu SheYichyeh (Our Rabbi, may he live). Rashi was an only ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2655