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Article: Rashi and his daughters.
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- January 1, 2005
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IN 2005, JEWS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD COMMEMORATE the 900th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Shlomo Yizhaki, better known as Rashi, the authoritative commentator of the Bible and Talmud. While Rashi is justifiably famous for these achievements, less well known is the impact of his work and that of his Ashkenazi colleagues on Jewish women in medieval France, including his daughters, who enjoyed autonomy and status not to be seen again until the twentieth century. When most women were illiterate and the rare educated woman was one who could read the Bible, Rashi's daughters knew Talmud so well that legend has one of them writing his commentary on Tractate Nedarim. (1)
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