Recording: Rashi Book Launch (1)

Rashi's Commentary on the Torah:  Canonization and Resistance in the Reception of a  Jewish Classic 

Professor Eric Lawee in discussion with Rabba Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz  

"I loved him. I couldn’t make headway without him. Of course, I explored other approaches, other commentaries: those of Abrabanel, Sforno, Radak, Or ha-Hayim, Ibn Ezra, but Rashi’s are unique, different, indispensable. He radiates warmth and friendship." -- Elie Wiesel     

Event description: Like Elie Wiesel, our speakers are great lovers of Rashi. Join them as they discuss the main themes of Professor Eric Lawee's   award-winning study.  The book explores the reception history of the most important Jewish Bible commentary ever composed, the Commentary on the Torah of Rashi (Shlomo Yitzhaki; 1040-1105). Though the Commentary has benefited from enormous scholarly attention, analysis of diverse reactions to it has been surprisingly scant. Viewing its path to preeminence through a diverse array of religious, intellectual, literary,…