Rabbi * Yitzchak Ben Shlomo Tzarfati, RASHI's father

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Rabbi * Yitzchak Ben Shlomo Tzarfati, RASHI's father

Hebrew: רבי יצחק צרפתי, אבי רש"י
Also Known As: "Yitzchak ben Shlomo", "/Yitzchak/", "Rashi father"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, or, Troyes, France
Death: 1060 (49-50)
Worms, Germany
Place of Burial: Worms, Germany
Immediate Family:

Son of * Sharma? ben Elyakim Tzarfati, [RASHI Gd.father]
Husband of Leah Miriam Tzarfati, RASHI's mother
Father of RASHI - רש״י

Occupation: scholar, wine merchant, Scholar, Wine Merchant
Managed by: Yigal Burstein
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About Rabbi * Yitzchak Ben Shlomo Tzarfati, RASHI's father

Family tree (in Hebrew): http://jewage.org/wiki/he/Special:GTreeViewer/P0117410998

Rashi's father, Yitzchak was a great scholar, but very poor. He made a meager living from the sale of wine.

Legend has it that he once found a rare diamond and thought to sell it to the local jeweler. The jeweler hadn't enough money to pay for such a large diamond and suggested to the bishop to buy it. Now the Bishop had been looking for just such a rare jewel and offered a huge amount of money for it.

However, Yitzchak refused to sell the jewel to be used as a decoration for the Madonna, he preferred to throw it away rather than see it become a part of idolaterous worship. As a reward, he was granted a son of the calibre of Rashi, who became a living spiritual jewel.

One day when Rashi's mother was pregnant with him, she was almost run down by a crusader, but a niche opened up miraculously in a nearby wall and she was able to shelter there. This wall later become a well-known landmark.

Masters of the Word: Traditional Jewish Bible Commentary from the Eleventh (Rashi) ‬ By Yonatan Kolatch


Some family trees quote his birth place as Troys - France. Others quote it as Worms - Germany.

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Rabbi * Yitzchak Ben Shlomo Tzarfati, RASHI's father's Timeline

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1010
Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, or, Troyes, France
1040
February 22, 1040
Troyes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
1060
1060
Age 50
Worms, Germany
1060
Age 50
Worms, Germany