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Rashi

American  
[rah-shee] / ˈrɑ ʃi /

noun

  1. Solomon ben Isaac, 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.


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Rashi told her she didn’t want to be a lawyer because she couldn’t see herself defending criminals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

With its powerful infrared vision, researchers Rashi Jain and Yogesh Wadadekar observed a system that closely resembles the Milky Way, even though it formed when the Universe was roughly a tenth of its current age.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2025

“We’re the great underdogs of the greatest American disaster in history, apparently. This little community,” said Rashi Kaslow, a boat rigger who lived in the Bowl for more than 17 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

Renowned for his keen intellect, Friedman was an expert hand at analyzing the writings of Rashi, a medieval rabbinical specialist in the Talmud.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 8, 2020

I explained the Mishnah carefully, showed why there was a contradiction, then read from the commentaries of Rashi and the Tosafists, both of which are printed on the same page as the Talmud text.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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