Timeline for Why does Rashi (most of the time) not quote sources for his commentary?
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| Jul 10 at 5:39 | history | edited | Edward B | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 20, 2023 at 17:50 | comment | added | Shmuel | @RonJohn That might be a fair point. However, the commentary of Rashi is so simplistic, that "even a 5 year old can understand it", as stated in different sources. It is not the main goal of his commentary to provide sources for adults who want to verify. | |
| Mar 20, 2023 at 7:04 | comment | added | RonJohn | "The author goes on to explain that for a five year old, the basic meaning is the one that counts, not where the idea is gotten from." While true, it ignores the adults who (past tense) read it to verify that what Rashi wrote are correct. | |
| Mar 19, 2023 at 21:41 | comment | added | Avishai Tebeka | @shayachagigah, wow! This sefer is incredible, thanks for sharing | |
| Mar 19, 2023 at 21:18 | comment | added | shayachagigah | @Avishai Tebeka love the question! The interesting thing is that quite a number of times Rashi does indeed quote the source like you've mentioned. I recommend you looking up this unique and brilliant sefer, where the author dedicated an entire sefer to explain every Rashi that does so. See here (hebrewbooks.org/51157) | |
| Mar 19, 2023 at 21:13 | comment | added | Shmuel | No problem and glad to be of help. This is my second answer where I cite Klalei Rashi, it is such a wonderful sefer which explains why Rashi does what he does :) | |
| Mar 19, 2023 at 21:11 | comment | added | Avishai Tebeka | thanks so much, that answers the question! I will definitely take a look at the Sefer Klalei Rashi | |
| Mar 19, 2023 at 20:55 | vote | accept | Avishai Tebeka | ||
| Mar 19, 2023 at 20:50 | history | edited | Shmuel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 19, 2023 at 20:44 | history | answered | Shmuel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |