Born in February on the 22 of 1040, in Troyes, France, Rashi was a great commentator, and one of the best teachers of torah in the world. Next to Rashi, Ramban is a greatly known commentator, and he was born 1194, in Girona, Spain.
Although they are both incredible rabbis, Rashi and Rambam often differ in their opinions on the torah. Both of Rashi and Ramban provided long explanations for why Hashem made the torah start with the phrase בראשית ברא, instead of anything else.
Rashi takes a more grammatical approach, saying that the “rashit” in B’rashit is used in a construct state, so here we must translate it as “בראשית ברא” He says that this verse intends to prove that the waters were created before the earth, and proves this by saying “ורוח א-להים מרחפת על פני המים” and the torah hasn’t yet said when the creation of these waters happened, so we learn that the waters existed before the earth. He personifies the verse, in order to show how important this verse it. “אין המקרא הזה אומר אלא דרשני” Rashi explained. He is saying this verse is calling out to be explained, therefore the reason it is put in …show more content…
He explains that the torah is the root of faith, and agrees with Rashi’s father, Rabbi Yitzchak, saying that the beginning of the Torah is the beginning of all jewish belief. He also agrees with Rabbi Yitzhak, saying that the Torah also starts here to give proof that the land of Israel belongs to the Jews. In case of a challenge from any of the seven nations, we now have proof that Israel belongs to the jews, as "כל הארץ של הקב"ה היא, ונתנה לאשר ישר בעיניו; וברצונו נתנה להם, וברצונו נטלה מהם ונתנה לנו.” We can say that the land belongs to Hashem, and no one can doubt us, as we now have proof. He differs from Rabbi Yitzhak’s opinions as he gives more reasons for why we start the torah with “בראשית
Although they are both incredible rabbis, Rashi and Rambam often differ in their opinions on the torah. Both of Rashi and Ramban provided long explanations for why Hashem made the torah start with the phrase בראשית ברא, instead of anything else.
Rashi takes a more grammatical approach, saying that the “rashit” in B’rashit is used in a construct state, so here we must translate it as “בראשית ברא” He says that this verse intends to prove that the waters were created before the earth, and proves this by saying “ורוח א-להים מרחפת על פני המים” and the torah hasn’t yet said when the creation of these waters happened, so we learn that the waters existed before the earth. He personifies the verse, in order to show how important this verse it. “אין המקרא הזה אומר אלא דרשני” Rashi explained. He is saying this verse is calling out to be explained, therefore the reason it is put in …show more content…
He explains that the torah is the root of faith, and agrees with Rashi’s father, Rabbi Yitzchak, saying that the beginning of the Torah is the beginning of all jewish belief. He also agrees with Rabbi Yitzhak, saying that the Torah also starts here to give proof that the land of Israel belongs to the Jews. In case of a challenge from any of the seven nations, we now have proof that Israel belongs to the jews, as "כל הארץ של הקב"ה היא, ונתנה לאשר ישר בעיניו; וברצונו נתנה להם, וברצונו נטלה מהם ונתנה לנו.” We can say that the land belongs to Hashem, and no one can doubt us, as we now have proof. He differs from Rabbi Yitzhak’s opinions as he gives more reasons for why we start the torah with “בראשית