Yocheved bat RASHI Kalonimus

Yocheved married Meir ben Samuel of nearby Ramerupt. They had four sons: Isaac ("Rivam"), Samuel ("Rashbam") (1080–1174), Solomon the grammarian, and their youngest child, Jacob ("Rabbenu Tam") (c. 1100-1171).

There are three legends about Rashi’s daughters, all suggesting that they possessed unusual piety and scholarship. The most well-known, and most likely to be true, states that they were learned in Torah and Talmud at a time when women were forbidden to study these sacred texts. While it seems impossible for girls with a yeshiva in their home to grow up without knowledge of Torah, there is more evidence than this.

A responsum of Rashi notes that he is too weak to write so he is dictating to his daughter, which indicates that she was capable of understanding and writing complicated legal issues in Hebrew. Interestingly, there are two versions of this responsa, the other stating that Rashi was dictating to the "son of my daughter" instead of just "my daughter." However, it seems unlikely that Rashi would use the awkward expression, "son of my daughter" instead of, "my grandson," and more likely that "son of" was added in later.

There is also evidence that Rashi’s daughters and granddaughters taught Torah to local women and served as models for the proper performance of Jewish rituals.

These legends state that Rashi’s daughters wrote his commentary on the Talmud on Tractate Nedarim. There are several "Rashi" Talmudic commentaries that were obviously not written by him, some of which have been attributed to his grandson, Samuel, and son-in-law, Judah. In fact, the true authors of all but one of these pseudo-Rashi commentaries have now been identified; only Nedarim’s author remains unknown. Perhaps his daughters did write it and their identities were later suppressed.

In additon, stories persist of Rashi's daughters wearing tefillin.There is some precedent for prominent women wearing tefillin. Mikhal the daughter of King Saul, and King David's wife. Likewise, Fazonia, the first wife of Rabbi Haim ben Attar, wore tallit and tefillin, as did Rabbi Haim's second wife. The Maid of Ludomir (Hanna Rachel Werbermacher) in the 19th century also wore tefillin. These are just a few prominent cases; little is know of less prominent women.

Stories persist of Rashi's daughters wearing tefillin.There is some precedent for prominent women wearing tefillin. Mikhal the daughter of King Saul, and King David's wife. Likewise, Fazonia, the first wife of Rabbi Haim ben Attar, wore tallit and tefillin, as did Rabbi Haim's second wife. The Maid of Ludomir (Hanna Rachel Werbermacher) in the 19th century also wore tefillin. These are just a few prominent cases; little is know of less prominent women.

Samuel became head of the Troyes yeshiva after the death of his grandfather, Rashi, while Jacob established a second school at Ramerupt.

Isaac died during his parents’ lifetime, leaving seven orphans.

Joheved and Meir had at least two daughters who married Rashi’s students.

Hannah, a teacher of laws and customs relevant to women, married Samuel ben Simcha. Their son, Isaac of Dampierre ("Ri"), became the leading Talmudic scholar of his generation.

Another daughter, whose name is unknown, married Samson ben Joseph.

Despite the modern Ashkenazi naming custom, Joheved's son Solomon was born during her father’s lifetime. Joheved died in 1135 in Ramerupt. Meir died there a few months later.

Sons: Shmuel ben Meïr (RaSHBaM) Isaac ben Meïr (RIBaM) Jacob ben Meïr (Rabbenu Tam) Solomon - the Grammarian

Stories persist of Rashi's daughters wearing tefillin.There is some precedent for prominent women wearing tefillin. Mikhal the daughter of King Saul, and King David's wife. Likewise, Fazonia, the first wife of Rabbi Haim ben Attar, wore tallit and tefillin, as did Rabbi Haim's second wife. The Maid of Ludomir (Hanna Rachel Werbermacher) in the 19th century also wore tefillin. These are just a few prominent cases; little is know of less prominent women.

Jocheved had three sons

Shmuel ben Meïr (RaSHBaM)

Isaac ben Meïr (RIBaM)

Jacob ben Meïr (Rabbenu Tam)

all of them well-known scholars.

According to Gross, she had also a fourth son, Solomon and at least one daughter since it is known that Simhah ben Samuel of Vitry's son Samuel, father of the tosafist Isaac the Elder, was Meïr & Yocheved's son-in-law

Father: Solomon ben Isaac (Rabbi) RASHI b: 22 FEB 1040 in Troyes, Champagne, France Mother: Rivka BENABUN b: ABT 1040

Marriage 1 Meïr (Rabbi) ben Samuel RAM b: ABT 1060 in Ramerupt, Aube, France Children 1. Isaac (Rabbi) ben Meïr RIBAM b: ABT 1090 in Ramerupt, Aube, France 2. Samuel (Rabbi) ben Meïr RASHBAM b: ABT 1085 in Troyes, Champagne, France 3. Jacob (Rabbi) ben Meïr RABBENU TAM b: ABT 1100 in Ramerupt, Aube, France 4. Shlomo "The Grammarian" ben Meir b: ABT 1102 in Ramerupt, Aube, France 5. Hana bat Meir of RAMERUPT b: ABT 1088 in France http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lorenfami...

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