Rashi, whose name is formed from the Hebrew initials of his full name, Rabbi Solomon bar Isaac, is the subject of many legends. There are also throughout Europe thousands of families claiming ...

It is a matter of debate whether the re-establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 represents the beginning of the Final Redemption, the ingathering of the exiles.

altering the pagination and placing his own commentary in the space around the main text that had previously been the domain of Rashi. Rabbi Elazar Shach, a leading haredi Orthodox rabbi in Israel ...

Rashi explains: “When Eretz Yisrael yields ... So while we appreciate and celebrate the flourishing of Jewish agriculture in the Land of Israel we must take care to cultivate and preserve ...