Questions tagged [rashi]
Rabbi Shlomo of Troyes, 1040-1104, and his works
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How do we really know Yitzchak was 40 when he married Rivka?
There's a very interesting Rashi on the 2nd verse of Parshas Toldos,
בן ארבעים שנה: שהרי כשבא אברהם מהר המוריה נתבשר שנולדה רבקה, ויצחק היה
בן שלשים ושבע שנה, שהרי בו בפרק מתה שרה, ומשנולד יצחק ...
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According to Rashi, how old was Avraham at B'rit Bein HaB'tarim?
Rashi to Shemot 12:40 says that B'rit Bein HaB'tarim took place thirty years before the birth of Yitzchak (when Avraham was one hundred years old), meaning that Avraham was seventy years old at the ...
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Hundred like seventy and seventy like five
Rashi says on Bereshit 25:7 (Sefaria)
מאה שנה ושבעים שנה וחמש שנים A HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE YEARS — (lit, a hundred years, and seventy years and five years) — at the age of one hundred years he ...
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Guests are masters?
Rashi to Genesis 19:2 said that Lot called the angels his masters because:
"וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֶּה נָּא־אֲדֹנַי סוּרוּ נָא אֶל־בֵּית עַבְדְּכֶם וְלִינוּ וְרַחֲצוּ רַגְלֵיכֶם וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּם ...
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Humility of Yoktan
Rashi (Bereishis 10:25) mentions the humility of Yoktan allowed him to merit 13 out of 70 nations.
ויקטן. שֶׁהָיָה עָנָו וּמַקְטִין עַצְמוֹ, לְכָךְ זָכָה לְהַעֲמִיד כָּל
הַמִּשְׁפָּחוֹת ...
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The claim that Yishmael repented when he was dying
I was reading ArtScroll' machzor's commentary to the Torah reading on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, which they say was taken from ArtScroll's Bereishis. After being told that Yishmael was dying, the ...
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Why does Rashi specifically tell us his interpretation method on 3:8?
In Bereishis 3:8, Rashi makes the following comment about his method of interpretation:
וישמעו. יֵשׁ מִדְרְשֵׁי אַגָּדָה רַבִּים וּכְבָר סִדְּרוּם רַבּוֹתֵינוּ עַל מְכוֹנָם בִּבְ"רַ וּבִשְׁאָר ...
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Obligation to accept Rabbinical sayings “על ימין שהוא שמאל”
To continue my scientific/Halachic exploration, I would like to summarize the approaches in one question that addresses the famous Rashi on Dvorim 17,11. I think this long and well-sourced question is ...
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Rashi's reason for juxtaposition of mitzvos insufficient
The Torah (Deuteronomy 22:6-11) describes 5 mitzvos consecutively, seemingly in random order (although the last three are indeed connected):
Sending away the mother bird
Building a fence on your roof
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וקמת ועלית - how did they measure Jerusalem's highest point?
On the Pasuk (Deut 17,8):
כִּי יִפָּלֵא מִמְּךָ דָבָר ... וְקַמְתָּ וְעָלִיתָ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר ה' א' בּוֹ׃
If a case is too baffling for you to decide, ... you shall promptly ...
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Rashis unknown family
Rashi in parshas Pinchos (Bamidbar 26,13) with regards to a son of Shimon which was missing from the previous count in Parshas Bamidbar quotes the Yerushalmi which addresses this question:
משפחת ...
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Reb Yitzhak's diamond, Rashi's birth - the source? [closed]
There's a famous story, mentioned here and in many other places – the legend of Reb Yitzhak's diamond. What's the source of this story?
Tizku lmitvois!
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Contradiction in Rashi regarding the travels of Bnei Yisrael
Rashi in Parshas Devarim (1:46) writes as follows:
ותשבו בקדש ימים רבים - י״ט שנה - כימים אשר ישבתם בשאר המסעות. והם היו ל״ח שנה, י״ט מהם עשו בקדש וי״ט שנה הולכים ומטורפים וחזרו לקדש, כמו שנאמר ...
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How a father is allowed to cause embarrassment to his underage daughter?
In Ketubot 40b the Gemara says that we see that the father gets his daughters (child) embarrassment and degradation payments from the fact that he can marry off his daughter to someone horrible, ...
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Where is there a rabbinical discussion or a mentioned in the TaNaKH about ethnic designation to mean “white” or “white person” or non-black person?
Where is there a rabbinical discussion or a mentioned in the TaNaKH about ethnic designation to mean "white" or "white person" or non-black person?
I am aware that there is an ethnic designation in ...
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Rashi Biographical Details [closed]
On Avodah Zarah 75a (dibur hamtchil "ולא פליגי"), Shabbos 85b ("בנוטה שורה לכאן ושורה לכאן"), Sukkah 40a ("ה"ג עצים דהסקה תנאי היא"), and Makkot 19b ("רישא במעשר שני טמא") there are personal comments ...
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Rashi, Tosfot - Dialects
Is there a name for the dialect of Hebrew/Aramaic that Rashi and Tosfot use? Have there been any articles and/or books published on how to systematically approach Rashi and the Baalei Tosfot's ...
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Why did the angel who destroyed Sodom have to visit Avraham? [duplicate]
רש"י בראשית \ וירא יח,ב
והנה שלשה אנשים אֶחָד לְבַשֵׂר אֶת שָׂרָה וְאֶחָד לַהֲפֹךְ אֶת סְדוֹם וְאֶחָד לְרַפְּאוֹת אֶת אַבְרָהָם, ... וּרְפָאֵל שֶׁרִפָּא אֶת אַבְרָהָם הָלַךְ מִשָּׁם לְהַצִּיל אֶת ...
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Unknown La'az in Teshuvot Rashi
In the Elfenbein (1943) edition of Teshuvot Rashi, in the teshuvot from Rashi to the rabbis of Auxerre ('סימן ג), Rashi writes "לשון דמות צלם" is "אאמיינדליי" in la'az. Elfenbein writes in his ...
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Which of Adam’s sons married which of his daughters?
According to Rashi to Bereishis 4:1-2, Kayin was born with a twin sister, and Hevel was born with two triplet sisters. As Rashi to Vayikra 20:17 explains, Kayin married his sister in order that the ...
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Zevulun or Yissachar: Who Goes First?
In Devarim 33:18 Rashi cites Breishit Rabbah 99:9 saying that Zevulun preceded Yissachar in receiving Moshe’s bracha because that shevet enabled Yissachar to learn Torah by providing for their ...
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Why does Rashi quote Vayikra 23:39 as the source for leap years?
Why does Rashi quote Vayikra 23:39 as the source for Ibur Shana ("מכאן שנצטוו לעבר את השנים"), as opposed to Devarim 16:1 quoted by the Rambam in Hilchos Kiddush Hachodesh 1:1 ("והשנים שאנו מחשבין הם ...
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If the Targum on the Torah written by Onkelus was given at Har Sinai, How can Rashi say that he made a mistake?
If the Targum on the Torah written by Onkelus was given at Har Sinai, How can Rashi say that he made a mistake?
See Gemara מגילה דף ג ע"א Megilla 3a:
ותרגום של תורה אונקלוס הגר אמרו? והא אמר רב ...
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Rashi Comment on Twins Tube with Pebbles
Rashi to Genesis 25:26
ואחרי כן יצא אחיו וגו’ צֵא וּלְמַד מִשְּׁפוֹפֶרֶת שְׁפִּיהָ קְצָרָה, תֶּן לָהּ שְׁתֵּי אֲבָנִים זוֹ אַחַר זוֹ, – הַנִּכְנֶסֶת רִאשׁוֹנָה תֵּצֵא אַחֲרוֹנָה וְהַנִּכְנֶסֶת ...
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Was Rashi a rebellious student?
In his commentary to the Talmud, Rashi usually just gives us a simple explanation of the word or phrase he is commenting on. However, every so often he quotes his teachers. It seems to me that when he ...
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Establishing the relative order of Rashi's commentaries
In learning Masekhet Ketubot, I encountered Rashi's definition of בי שמשי on daf 103a. There, since the passage is clearly referring to twilight on erev shabbat in particular, Rashi explains why so ...
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According to Rashi, why does Esther split up her argument?
At the beginning of Esther 7, Esther makes her plea for the Jewish people. Rashi (to v. 3) makes a very interesting comment:
וְעַמִּי. יִנָּתֵן לִי "בְּבַקָּשָׁתִי" שֶׁלֹּא יֵהָרְגוּ. וְאִם תּאמַר: ...
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Rashi contradiction in B.M. 95b-96a
The Gemarah in Bava Metziah 95b bring an argument of Amoraim between Abaye and Rava who base their respective opinions on the Tanaim Rav Yoshiya and Rav Yonasan. The Gemara tells how they hold of ...
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“The Rambam” vs Rashi
In every shiur I've heard, Gemarah or otherwise, when referring to Maimonides, the one giving the shiur says "The Rambam". But when speaking of Rashi, I've only heard someone say "Rashi". How did this ...
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Who wrote/compiled Rashi on the Rif
In Rashi on the Rif?, a number of questions are posed about this commentary, however, there is one big question still remaining:
Who actually wrote or compiled this Peirush? Was it Rashi himself, ...
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Question on Kiddushin 7a (Rashi)
On Kiddushin 7a, Rashi writes (d.h. וכן לענין ממונא) about 3 principles where monetary transactions are supported by either the din of the guarantor (ערב) or the din of the eved ca'ani, or by both ...
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What is the origin of the Rashi script?
I believe the script which is called "Rashi script" was invented to avoid using the normal Hebrew alphabet for things which weren't strictly Torah. Is this true?
If so - why are only TWO letters ...
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How Did Aharon Change Moshe's Words to Par'oh?
Moshe's message to Par'oh was to be communicated through Aharon, as per Sh'mot, 7:2
אַתָּ֣ה תְדַבֵּ֔ר אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ וְאַהֲרֹ֤ן אָחִ֙יךָ֙ יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְשִׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־...
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I'd love to but Hashem doesn't let
Rashi in parshas Kedoshim brings a Toras Kohanim:
רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן עֲזַרְיָה אוֹמֵר מִנַּיִן שֶׁלֹּא יֹאמַר אָדָם נַפְשִׁי קָצָה בִּבְשַׂר חֲזִּיר, אִי אַפְשַׁי לִלְבּוֹשׁ כִּלְאַיִם, אֲבָל יֹאמַר אַפְשַׁי ...
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Rasji quoting IBN-Saruq on the word 'keri'.
I found this explanation online:
Rashi quotes the 10th Century grammarian Menachem (ben IBN-Saruq), who
derives keri from a two-letter root k–r, meaning “prevent, refuse,
withhold.” Thus, ...
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Source for “Each word of Rashi worth gold”
Rashi is essential for every Torah study and his peirush surely has motivated many to seek the secrets of hebrew text. I recall heard many times that, after it was written (in times with no printing ...
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How to understand Rashi's sudden reminder of the Beis Din shel Matto
Rashi in Makkos 4b comments on the words עדים זוממין אין צריכין התראה, as follows:
בכתובות אמרינן טעמא באלו נערות (דף לג.) נתרי בהו אימת כו' אבל כל שאר
עונשין בב"ד של מטה צריכין התראה
Why does ...
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Counting and naming the stars
Why does Hashem count and name the stars in Heaven? This is mentioned in the first Rashi on Shemot, see below. I would like an explanation on this... Quote from Rashi: And these are the names of the ...
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The Meshech Chochma on Bereishis 49:26 and Rashi on Bereishis 43:34
The Meshech Chochma on Bereishis 49:26 comments:
(Source(s) from Sefaria.org)
ברכות אביך גברו על ברכות הורי וכו' תהיין וכו' נזיר אחיו הענין. דכל בניו של יעקב היו מצערים את אביהם במה שלא הגידו לו ...
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Gen 36:24 Rashi and the Pit of Snakes and Scorpions — really Pshat?
In Genesis Chapter 37 Joseph’s brothers consider whether to kill him.
But Reuben heard, and he saved him [Joseph] from their hand[s], and he
said, "Let us not deal him a deadly blow. And Reuben ...
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What is the source that the תרמודאי were wood merchants?
In gemara Shabbat 21b it says
עד שתכלה רגל מן השוק ועד כמה אמר רבה בר בר חנה אמר ר' יוחנן עד דכליא ריגלא דתרמודאי:
The expression until traffic in the marketplace ceases is mentioned here, and ...
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Distance from Chevron to Sedom
Rashi (Genesis 19:1, "BaErev") asks rhetorically, וכי כל כך שהו המלאכים מחברון לסדום , implying that it's close from Chevron to Sedom. But if we assume that Sedom was located where the current Dead ...
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Rashi and the death of Tzadikim
In Parshat Chaye Sarah, Rashi states in Bereshit 25:17 (from Chabad.org)
ויגוע: לא נאמרה גויעה אלא בצדיקים
Translated as : and he expired: Heb. וַיִגְוַע. [The term] גְוִיעָה is mentioned only ...
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Did Rabeinu Tam wear Rashi Tefilin?
To the best of my knowledge the majority of people that wear Rabeinu Tam Tefilin put it on without a Bracha at some later point in Tefila or after Tefila. Based on this I was wondering is there any ...
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Rashi's explanation that Noach did everything he was commanded
Bereishis 7:5 says:
וַיַּ֖עַשׂ נֹ֑חַ כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֖הוּ יְהוָֽה׃
And Noah did just as the LORD commanded him.
Rashi there explains:
ויעש נח זֶה בִיאָתוֹ לַתֵּבָה:
And Noach Did- ...
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“If you go out to war against your enemies”; why are they called our enemies?
Ki Teze begins, "if you go out to war against your enemies" (Devarim 21:10). RaSh"I states:
כי תצא למלחמה: במלחמת הרשות הכתוב מדבר
If you go out to war: The verse refers to a non-obligatory [...
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Nefesh Chaya in Bereshit and Rashi
In Parashat Bereshit, Rashi comments 3 times the words Nefesh Chaya נפש חיה (Bereshit 1:20 ; 1:21 and 1:24) the same way which is:
"נפש חיה: שיש בה חיות", translated by www.chabad.org "living ...
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(where) does Rashi say the shibud Mitsrayim was for 113 years [of which the last 86 were the קושי השעבוד]
where does Rashi say [if at all] the shibud Mitsrayim was for 113 years [of which the last 86 were the קושי השעבוד]
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Halacha that a woman may not speak to her husband in the presence of others
I found this in the Rashi on Ki Seitzei (Deuteronomy 22:16):
And the girl’s father
shall say [to the elders]: [The father, but not the mother.] This
teaches us that a woman is not permitted to ...
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Question on Rashi Gittin 90a and 90b
The mishnah in Gittin daf צ amud א (last daf) lists different positions rabbis hold about when a man can/should divorce his wife. Beit Shammai seems to be the most restrictive and says only if the ...
