Additions to Rashi's Bible Commentary - How Much Did Rashi Really Write?

This lecture was delivered at the Tanakh Study Days sponsored by Herzog Academic College, and is shared courtesy of the HaTanakh.com website. 5774

Additions to Rashi's Bible Commentary - How Much Did Rashi Really Write? by Dr. Lisa Fredman. This shiur was dedicated in memory of Mr. Abe M. Shamah z"l, a man who lived by the principle of Torah im Derekh Eretz, a successful businessman who always made time to learn Torah, by Steven and Naomi Esses and family.

How do I know when a peirush or comment is authentic? How do I know when it is an interpolation or later additon? In most cases, we check the manuscript, but when it comes to Rashi, we can't- we don't have his original manuscript, and nobody knows what happened to it. It seems that we should try to locate the oldest manuscript- but that still dates to 130 years after Rashi's death. A lot can happen in 100 years. In this shiur, we focus on the additions or interpolations added to Rashi's text. We ask -how can one identify an interpolation? Who added them? What type of additions are there - were they pshat or drash? We touch upon these issues and experience this fascinating phenomenon together.