This religious figure authored several poems commemorating deaths suffered during the People's Crusade, one of which is still recited during the Fast of Gedalia, while another is still read on the evening before the New Year. His work draws from Moses ha-Darshan of Narbonne and of Menahem ben ?elbo, who in turn relied upon sources such as the Aggadah. Typically, his writings are prompted by a text
This religious figure authored several poems commemorating deaths suffered during the People's Crusade, one of which is still recited during the Fast of Gedalia, while another is still read on the evening before the New Year. His work draws from Moses ha-Darshan of Narbonne and of Menahem ben ?elbo, who in turn relied upon sources such as the Aggadah. Typically, his writings are prompted by a textual puzzle which requires explanation like a repeated word. His grandsons disputed many of his assertions in a collection of writing known as the Tosafot, while the font in which his writings are printed is often known as his namesake script. A native of Troyes, for 10 points, identify this 11th century French rabbi whose commentaries typically adorn the Hebrew Bible and Talmud.
This religious figure authored several poems commemorating deaths suffered during the People's Crusade, one of which is still recited during the Fast of Gedalia, while another is still read on the evening before the New Year.
Rashi [accept Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki]