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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: 1040 births, 1040 deaths, 1040 establishments, 1040 in Europe, Conflicts in 1040, Rashi, Harold Harefoot, Alfonso VI of Leon and Castile, Duncan I of Scotland, Ladislaus I of Hungary, List of state leaders in 1040, Uprising of Petar Delyan, Harald III of Denmark, alu Monastery, Zayn al-Din Gorgani, Sikelgaita, Fulk III, Count of Anjou, Ernulf, Arnold of Soissons, Sancho II of Leon and Castile, Guglielmo Embriaco, Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, Mas'ud I of Ghazni, Battle of Salonica, Helias of Cologne, Wulfnoth Godwinson, Battle of Dandanaqan, Maria of Amalfi, Manuchehri, Alan III, Duke of Brittany, Gilbert, Count of Brionne, Abu Hashim al-Hasan, Ibn Aqil, Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg, Bonfilius, Weihenstephan, Hugh I, Count of Empuries, Tihomir, Asjadi, Renauld I, Count of Nevers, Nikephoros Doukeianos. Excerpt: Shlomo Yitzhaki (Hebrew: ) (February 22, 1040 - July 13, 1105), better known by the acronym Rashi (Hebrew:, RAbbi SHlomo Itzhaki), was a medieval French rabbi famed as the author of the first comprehensive commentary on the Talmud, as well as a comprehensive commentary on the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). He is considered the "father" of all commentaries that followed on the Talmud (i.e., the Baalei Tosafot) and the Tanakh (i.e., Ramban, Ibn Ezra, Ohr HaChaim, et al.). Acclaimed for his ability to present the basic meaning of the text in a concise yet lucid fashion, Rashi appeals to both learned scholars and beginning students, and his works remain a centerpiece of contemporary Jewish study. His commentary on the Talmud, which covers nearly all of the Babylonian Talmud (a total of 30 tractates), has been included in every edition of the Talmud since its first printing by Daniel Bomberg in the 1520s. His commentary on Tanakh - especially his commentary on the Chumash ("Five Books of Moses") - is an indispensable aid to...