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.

Shlomo Yitzchaki (Hebrew: רבי שלמה יצחקי ‎; Latin: Salomon Isaacides; French: Salomon ben Isaac [1] de Troyes; c. 1040 – 13 July 1105) was a French rabbi who authored comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible. He is commonly known by …

Rabenu Solomon Yitzchaki, or Rashi as he is generally referred to, was born almost exactly 900 years ago, in the year 4800. He lived 65 years. Rashi is said to be a descendant of King David. Rashi was born in the town of Troyes in France; some people believe he was born in Worms. His father Yitzchak was a great scholar, but very poor.

Rashi 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.

Rashi is known as the foremost commentator on the entire Chumash (Five Books of Moses) and most of the other books of Scripture. His carefully crafted commentaries rely heavily on Talmudic and Midrashic traditions to uncover the most straightforward meaning of …

Rashi was the outstanding Biblical commentator of the Middle Ages. He was born in Troyes, France, and lived from 1040 to 1105, surviving the massacres of the First Crusade through Europe. His father Yitzchak was a great scholar, but very poor, making his …

Rashi is the guiding hand, the gentle teacher, the unobtrusive commentator who simplifies, explains and inspires all who study Torah. Tradition holds that he was a scion of the royal family of King David. He was born in 1040 in the city of Troyes, which is about 25 miles from Paris in the wine-growing, northern part of France.

Shlomo ben Yitzchak, best known by the acronym "Rashi", was an early and influential medieval Torah and Talmud commentator. He was born in Troyes, France, and as a young man he studied in the yeshivot of Worms and Mainz. At the age of twenty-five he returned to Troyes and opened his own yeshiva.

RASHI (Solomon ben Isaac; 1040–1105), leading commentator on the Bible and Talmud. His Life. Rashi was born at Troyes, France. (See Chart: Rashi Family).His mother was the sister of the liturgical writer, *Simeon b. Isaac. His father was a scholar …

“Rashi” is an acronym for the name Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, but Jewish tradition tells us it also stands for “rebbe shel Yisrael,” which means, “the teacher of the Jewish people.” Rashi occupies a unique place in the Jewish world, on par with Moses.