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| | Judaism 101 - RASHI - A Glossary of Basic Jewish Terms and Concepts - OU.ORG |
 | | RASHI - acronym for "Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak." Born in Troyes, in France, in the eleventh century, and educated in Germany, he was, without doubt, the greatest commentator on the Written Law as well as on the Oral Law, and is studied universally in both areas by experts and beginners alike. |
 | | In his commentary on the Talmud, he takes students "by the hand," and leads them through simple or complex material, written in a largely unfamiliar language, and organized in a way that assumes that students are familiar with it all before they start, and makes the material clear. |
 | | RASHI accomplished all this during the Period of the Crusades, when life was extremely dangerous for the Jew; yet, in his works, one hears none of the violence of the mobs, but only the sweet sounds of the Torah. |
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