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Five Takeaways From a Year with Rashbam

Five Takeaways From a Year with Rashbam

RashbamPosted on October 20, 2019

After a year of studying the Torah commentary of Rabbi Shmuel ben Meir (the Rashbam), grandson of Rashi, I offer five takeaway reflections.

Rashbam: Inheriting Punishment (Ki Teitzei)

Rashbam: Inheriting Punishment (Ki Teitzei)

RashbamPosted on September 8, 2019

Torah, they would say in the medieval period, is God’s law. It teaches us how to live. But what happens when two laws conflict? Rashbam harmonizes.

Rashbam: Master of Midrash (Behaalotcha)

Rashbam: Master of Midrash (Behaalotcha)

Midrash, RashbamPosted on June 16, 2019

Rashbam, not usually one to incorporate midrash into his Torah commentary, makes an exception in Behaalotcha. From Prince of Peshat to Master of Midrash.

Rashbam:  A Stony Problem (Vayeitzei)

Rashbam: A Stony Problem (Vayeitzei)

RashbamPosted on November 14, 2018

Jacob’s dream is famous for angels and ladders, but it contains as well an unassuming prop – a stone.  Jacob,…

Rashbam: The Case of the Missing Manuscript (Lech L’cha)

Rashbam: The Case of the Missing Manuscript (Lech L’cha)

RashbamPosted on October 17, 2018

We do not have Rashbam’s commentary to Genesis 2-17. It appears to have gotten lost along the way. Unlike other,…

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