A CONFERENCE ON RASHI took place earlier this month at Portland State University:

Rashi conference creates symbiosis between scholars
By Rabbi David Rosenberg, Special to the Jewish Review

The details of Rashi's life have dissolved into legend, but Judaism's greatest commentator remains an incomparable figure who holds the key to all our sacred texts.

The Rashi Conference at Portland State University Sept. 18-19 was a rare event that presented three prominent scholars: Ephraim Kanarfogel, Ph.D., professor of Jewish history at Yeshiva University and author of books on medieval Jewry; Martin Lockshin, Ph.D., professor of humanities at York University of Toronto and author of books on the commentaries of Rabbi Shmuel ben Meir, a grandson of Rashi; and Cecille Oppenheim Beyl, M.D., an expert in medieval history.

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