Five Takeaways From a Year with Rashbam
After a year of studying the Torah commentary of Rabbi Shmuel ben Meir (the Rashbam), grandson of Rashi, I offer five takeaway reflections.
Tag: halakhah
Ibn Ezra: The Five Paths
Ibn Ezra’s introduction to his Torah commentary comprises primarily a listing of what it is not – and lambasting those…
Rashbam: The Case of the Missing Manuscript (Lech L’cha)
We do not have Rashbam’s commentary to Genesis 2-17. It appears to have gotten lost along the way. Unlike other,…