Rash
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin, consisting of red patches, difskin, consisting of red patches, diffused irregularly over the body.
RASHI (from the initials of Rabbi Shelomo Izaaki, often erroneously called JARCHI), the greatest Jewish commentator and exegete; born in Troyes, France, about 1040. Philology, philosophy, medicine, astronomy, civil and ecclesiastical law, and exegesis were the chief branches of his learning; and to a rare proficiency in them he united a complete over the whole range of Scripture and the Talmudical sources. In order further to perfect himself for his gigantic task he traveled for seven years, visiting the schools of Italy, Greece, Germany, Palestine, Egypt many, Palestine, Egypt. His chief work on the whole of the RASP Old Testament. This "Commentary" entirely translated into Latin by Breithaupt, was the first book ever printed in Hebrew (Reggio, 1474). Of his nummay be mentioned his "Commentary on the Babylonian Talmud";, a "Commentary to mud"; a "Commentary to the Pirke Abd Aboth"; the "Pardes, Treating of Laws cine"; and a "Poem on the Unity of Midrash Rabbah"; a "Book of Mediand Ceremonies and Ceremonies"; a "Commentary on Rabbah"; a "Book of Medi- God." He died July 13, 1105.