The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/rashi/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:48:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Rashi | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/rashi/ 32 32 The Messiah’s donkey of a thousand colors https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/messiahs-donkey-of-a-thousand-colors/ Tue, 08 May 2018 12:42:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1845760 One remarkable Talmudic description of Redemption looks a lot like the modern State of Israel

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]]> The pagan goddess behind the holiday of ‘Easter’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-pagan-goddess-behind-the-holiday-of-easter/ Sun, 05 Apr 2015 12:54:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1162691 Most languages use Aramaic to describe Jesus's resurrection. Why is English different? Meet the 'woman' to blame

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]]> Spoof Talmud page analyzes election https://www.timesofisrael.com/spoof-talmud-page-analyzes-election/ Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:07:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1152846 Judaic studies teacher applies old-school Jewish reasoning to modern voters' dilemmas

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]]> French Jewry 101: From Rashi to Dreyfus to Hyper Cacher https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-jewry-101-from-rashi-to-dreyfus-to-hyper-cacher/ Wed, 14 Jan 2015 02:36:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1121376 A primer on the Jews of France, as they cope with anti-Semitism and the aftermath of a deadly terror wave

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]]> English translation, Rashi and Onkelus, oh my! https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/book-designer-meets-programmer/ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 14:26:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=902354 Yes, without automated processes, it's pretty daunting to typeset the Hebrew Bible

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]]> Turkish newspaper extends a lifeline to Ladino https://www.timesofisrael.com/turkish-newspaper-extends-a-lifeline-to-ladino/ Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:31:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=432962 In decline for more than a century, the Sephardic language is getting a boost from editors in Istanbul -- and online

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]]> Were Europe’s great rabbis a bunch of potheads? https://www.timesofisrael.com/were-europes-great-rabbis-a-bunch-of-potheads/ Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:53:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=313220 An author examines marijuana's historical and spiritual role in Judaism -- and wonders whether Moses' parting of the Red Sea was a drug-induced hallucination

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]]> When Abraham murdered Isaac https://www.timesofisrael.com/when-abraham-murdered-isaac/ Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:32:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=295704 A young New York scholar believes he has unearthed the earliest version of the Bible, which features infanticide, a senseless massacre and only seven commandments


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]]> A recipe from the biblical cookbook: Lentil stew https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-recipe-from-the-biblical-cookbook-lentil-stew/ Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:32:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=289928 The prince of pulses is high in protein and easy to digest

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]]> VeZot HaBracha: Is this the end? https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/vezot-habracha-the-end/ Sun, 07 Oct 2012 13:54:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=243944 To develop a relationship with God, one must be an involved participant

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]]> Maimonides and the ‘Negro’ etrog https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/racism-rambam-and-the-black-etrog/ Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:28:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=240110 I'm confident that Rambam’s reputation will survive, but I really wish he had come up with another way to describe a black citron

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]]> Israeli scholar completes ‘definitive’ version of the Bible https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-scholar-completes-definitive-version-of-the-bible/ Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:23:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=188650 In correcting some 1,500 inaccuracies, Prof. Menachem Cohen, 84, has carried out the first major textual overhaul in 500 years

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]]> Mishpatim: Between individual and nation https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/mishpatim-between-individual-and-nation/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:26:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=13361 To fulfill a purpose, as individuals and as nation, we must be united in cause -– 'one people with one heart'

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