He obtained the authorization
of the rabbis only upon condition that he printed Rashi's
commentary along with the text.
Thus Rashi's reputation has not diminished in the course of eight
centuries. On the first of August, 1905, it was exactly eight
hundred years that the eminent scholar died at Troyes. As is
proper, the event was marked by a commemoration of a literary and
scientific character. Articles on Rashi appeared in the Jewish
journals and reviews. Such authorities as Dr. Berliner, Mr. W.
Bacher, and others, sketched his portrait and published
appreciations of his works. Dr. Berliner, moreover, issued a new
edition of Rashi's Pentateuch Commentary in honor of the
anniversary, and, as was mentioned above, Mr. S. Buber celebrated
the occasion by inaugurating the publication of the hitherto
unedited works of Rashi, beginning with the
Sefer ha-Orah.
CONCLUSION
The beautiful unity of his life and the noble simplicity of his
nature make Rashi's personality one of the most sympathetic in
Jewish history. The writings he left are of various kinds and
possess various interests for us. His Decisions and Responsa
acquaint us with his personal traits, and with the character of
his contemporaries; his religious poems betray the profound faith
of his soul, and his sensitiveness to the woes of his brethren.
But above all Rashi was a commentator.
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