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Rashi: The Greatest Exegete (Annotated) by [Liber, Maurice]

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by Maurice Liber (Author), Tzvee Zahavy (Foreword)

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This annotated Kindle edition provides a new detailed introductory section that places Rashi (Rabbi Solomon b. Isaac, 1040-1105, a scholar from the north of France) in the historical context of Jewish Midrash, medieval commentary and interpretation. Rashi was the paradigmatic master of medieval rabbinic commentary. While he is often credited with the move to “literal commentary” in medieval times, even a cursory study of his commentaries reveals how indebted he was to the rabbinic exegesis of the earlier classical compilations. With Rashi, we witness the mature development of a new paradigm of interpretation. He delicately balances his interpretations between gloss and exposition. He picks at and edits the earlier Midrash materials and weaves together with them into his commentary the results of new discoveries, such as philology and grammar. His main proposition is hardly radical within rabbinism. He accepts that there is one whole Torah of Moses consisting of the oral and written traditions and texts. In his commentaries he accomplished the nearly seamless integration of the basics of both bodies of tradition.

"Rabbi Shlomo ben Itzhak HaTzarfati (hébreu : רבי שלמה בן יצחק הצרפתי Rabbi Salomon fils d’Isaac le Français) plus connu sous les noms de Rachi, Rabbi Salomo et Salomon de Troyes, est un rabbin, exégète, légiste, décisionnaire, poète et vigneron champenois du xie siècle (Troyes, c. 1040 - 13 juillet 1105).

"Principalement connu de nos jours pour ses commentaires sur la quasi-totalité de la Bible hébraïque et du Talmud de Babylone, il est l’une des principales autorités rabbiniques du Moyen Âge et compte parmi les figures les plus influentes du judaïsme. Il est aussi l’un des rares savants juifs à avoir influencé le monde chrétien, son exégèse biblique ayant influencé, par le truchement de Nicolas de Lyre, la traduction de la Bible par Martin Luther." (Wikipedia)

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Maurice Liber's 1906 biography of Rashi is one of the classics of the biography genre. It explores not only the life of one of the most important rabbis in Judaism, but also his impact on future generations.

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File Size: 575 KB
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Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1450523250
Publisher: Talmudic Books (February 4, 2012)
Publication Date: February 4, 2012
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Language: English
ASIN: B0075Z2N12
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CliffB

Rashi’s Methods

November 7, 2017

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An interesting description of Rashi’s methods for preparing his commentary on the various books of Tanach the Talmud, and the content of his Responsa. As the author notes Rashi’s commentaries are generally easy to understand — which is why he is so well liked and widely read.

For those who are familiar with Rashi and have read his commentary, the author’s description as to how he believes Rashi constructed / structured his various commentary, depending on the source he used is rather interesting and informative. The author concentrates on / writes about method — with some examples.

Anyone wishing to read Rashi’s commentary will have to purchase the books of Tanach continuing his commentaries. If one is interested in how Rashi conceptually came to the conclusions to which he came, this book can provide that understanding.

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Michael Foret

A good life of a great man

July 6, 2013

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Beginning several years ago as I read more and more about the Bible, Biblical scholarship, the relationship between Jewish and Christian Biblical scholarship, and the problem of translating the Bible from the earliest known manuscripts into modern languages, one name in particular kept coming up: Rashi. Rashi is shorthand for Rabbi Schlomo Yitzhaki, a natives of Troyes, Champagne (modern-day France) who lived from 1040 to 1105.

The Jewish Bible was already old during that amazing century in which Jesus, Gamaliel, Hillel and Paul lived, and which saw the destruction of the Second Temple, the rise of rabbinical Judaism, and the emergence of Christianity. Until that time all Biblical scholarship was oral, but after the destruction of the Temple and everything else that was occurring, rabbis--which is to say, scholars--began to write commentaries on the Bible and other kinds of works. Rashi became one of the greatest rabbinical scholars, not just of his day, but of any day.

This biography was written over a century ago, and it reads like it. In other words, its slow going, and generally not organized as we expect today. On the other hand, if you work through it, you will be well rewarded. Author Liber places Rashi in the Jewish community of his day and time, and just as importantly, places that Jewish community in the context of Christian Europe. Liber tells us about the man, his character, and what we do know of the kinds of details we want in a biography. Liber also relates some of the fantastic tall tales and legends that survive about Rashi, and if he does so wryly, its because he realizes those kind of tales tell us something important too about a man and his times too. Rashi's lifetime coincided with the Norman Conquest of Britain and the first Crusade; Saint Bernard of Clairvaux was born a half-century later, but not far away. That amazing time is part of what made all of us who we are today.

Rashi belongs to a very rarefied and select group of scholars whose work is important after nine hundred years not only because of its influence over the centuries, but as a resource material that is as indispensable today as it was then for the serious study of the Bible. No Jew can study their Bible seriously without Rashi's commentaries. Rashi is not important only or mainly because of his influence on Christian Biblical scholarship from his own day to ours, but that influence is as great as it is generally unrecognized.

I like Rashi, and I like this book about him.

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October 26, 2016

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Rashi by Maurice Liber. Is an interesting book. But, it is difficult. I might have to read it again. I think that it is important to read this book. I highly recommend this book.

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May 29, 2014

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The writing in this book did not really help me to understand Rashi as I thought it would. This may not be the author's writing it might be that I do not have the background with which to understand the context of the subject.

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October 7, 2012

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This book of not so many pages is loaded with a tremendous amount of insight. If you want a good profile of the famous commentator this coupled with Eli Wiesel's biography of him are valuable resources. This book is also a very good history about France during the Capachian period. I would recommend this book.

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December 23, 2016

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A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE OF US.

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May 3, 2017

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Ecellent book of this great Rabbi. Loved it.

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March 10, 2014

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For those who have a sincere interest in the sages, this is a worthwhile read. If a book adds only one gem to my crown of knowlrdge, I deem it justified.

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