Rashi: References & Edit History
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The best biography is the Hebrew study by A.M. Lifschitz, Rashi (1966). A standard English biography is M. Liber, Rashi (1906). More specialized works include: I. Agus, “Rashi and His School,” in The World History of the Jewish People, vol. 2, pp. 210–248 (1966); Herman Hailperin, Rashi and the Christian Scholars (1963); and the Rashi Anniversary Volume (1941), a collection of scholarly essays on various aspects of Rashi’s life and works.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Jul 09, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 03, 2024 | ||
| Added/Edited contact info: Jewish Women's Archive - Biography of Rashi. | May 02, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Biography of Rashi. | Aug 01, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jewish Women's Archive - Biography of Rashi. | Aug 01, 2013 | ||
| Added photograph. | Jul 05, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: MyJewishLearning - Rashi. | Aug 11, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Rashi. |
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| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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