Editing Rashi (section)

===Descendants===
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Rashi had no sons. All of his [[Rashi's daughters|three children]] were girls, named Yocheved, Miriam and Rachel. He invested himself in their education; his writings and the legends which surround him suggest that his daughters were well-versed in the [[Torah]] and the [[Talmud]] (at a time when women were not expected to study) and would help him when he was too weak to write. His daughters married his disciples; most present-day [[Ashkenazi]] rabbinical dynasties can trace their lineage back to his daughters Miriam or Yocheved.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shereshevsky|first=Ezra|title=Rashi - the Man and His World|publisher=Sepher-Hermon|year=1982}}</ref>

A late-20th century legend claims that Rashi's daughters wore [[tefillin]]. While a few women in medieval Ashkenaz did wear tefillin, there is no evidence that Rashi's daughters did.<ref>[[Avraham Grossman]]. ''Pious and Rebellious: Jewish Women in Medieval Europe''. Brandeis University Press, 2004.)</ref>

* Rashi's oldest daughter, Yocheved, married [[Meir ben Samuel]]; their four sons were Shmuel ([[Rashbam]]; born 1080), Yitzchak ([[Rivam]]; born 1090), Jacob ([[Rabbeinu Tam]]; born 1100), and Shlomo the Grammarian, all of whom were among the most prolific [[List of Tosafists|Tosafists]]. Yocheved's daughter, [[Hannah bat Meir|Channah]], is reputed to have instructed the local women to recite the blessing after [[Shabbat candles|candle lighting]] (instead of before).
* Rashi's middle daughter, Miriam, married [[Judah ben Nathan]], who completed the commentary on the Talmud [[Makkot]].<ref>[[s:he:מכות יט ב#רש"י|Makkot 19b]]: One printed edition of the Talmud states: "Our master's body was pure, and his soul departed in purity, and he did not explain any more; from here on is the language of his student Rabbi Yehudah ben Nathan."</ref> Their daughter Alvina was a learned woman whose customs served as the basis for later halakhic decisions. Their son [[Yom Tov ben Judah of Falaise|Yom Tov]] later moved to Paris and headed a yeshiva there, together with his brothers Shimshon and Eliezer.
* Rashi's youngest daughter, Rachel, married (and divorced) Eliezer ben Shemiah. Little else is known about her.
It is reputed that the famous Polish Talmudist [[Moses Isserles]] (1530–1572) was a descendant of Rashi.<ref>Jacobi Papers, Vol 4, p. 8, B.5</ref>{{Rashi family tree}}