Rashi: Man

Rashi was French rabbi and commentator. Explore interesting quotes on man.

Rashi: 30 quotes2 likes

“They were not aware of the way of modesty, to distinguish between good and bad. Even though there had been put in man knowledge to be able to call the animals names, there had not been put in him the drive towards evil.”

Commenting on Gen. 2:25; they were both naked and they were not ashamed.
Commentary on Genesis

“Even a blind man realises when he is naked. So why does it say "And they realised that they were naked"? They had one commandment and were now naked of it.”

Commenting on Gen. 3:7
Commentary on Genesis

“We learn from here the humility of the Holy One, Blessed is He. Since man is in the likeness of the angels, and they would be jealous of him, for this reason, He consulted them.”

Commenting on Gen. 1:26; why does it say "Let us make man"?
Commentary on Genesis

“[We learn] from this that we tell only part of a man's qualities in his presence, and all of them when he is not present.”

Genesis 7,1
Ethics