1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminFrance Observes 900th Anniversary of Rashi - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NwQimci3nt"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/france-observes-900th-anniversary-of-rashi">France Observes 900th Anniversary of Rashi</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/france-observes-900th-anniversary-of-rashi/embed#?secret=NwQimci3nt" width="600" height="338" title="“France Observes 900th Anniversary of Rashi” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="NwQimci3nt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The 900th anniversary of the birth of Solomon Bar Isaac, better known as Rashi, famous commentator on the Bible and Talmud, who was born in Troyes in 1040, is being observed by the French Government and press. Newspapers are pointing with pride to the fact that Troyes was in Rashi’s time a world center of […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315