Rashi רש"י is a Hebrew acronym for רבי שלמה יצחקי (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki), or רבי שלמה ירחי (Rabbi Shlomo Yarchi), (February 22, 1040 – July 13, 1105), author of the first comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and Tanakh. Acclaimed for his ability to present the basic meaning of the text in a concise yet lucid fashion, Rashi appeals to both beginning students and learned scholars. His commentaries, which appear in all printed editions of the Talmud and Torah (especially the Chumash), are an indispensable companion to both casual and serious students of Judaism's primary texts.

Sources variously give Rashi's surname as Yitzchaki, deriving from his father's name, Yitzchak, or Yarchi (ירחי), indicating that his family came from Lunel (ירח, Yareach, in Hebrew). The acronym is sometimes also fancifully expanded as Rabban Shel Israel (רבן של ישראל), Teacher of Israel the Jewish People).

His birth

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Rashi was the only child born to his parents, Yitzchak and Miriam, at Troyes, Champagne, northern France. On his father's side, he was a 33rd generation descendant of Rabbi Yochanan Hasandlar, a student of Rabbi Akiva, who was reputedly descended from the royal house of King David. His mother's brother was Rabbi Simon the Elder, community leader of Mainz.

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