A Devotee of Abraham ibn Ezra Reads Rashi
Journal: European Journal of Jewish Studies
Year: 2025

Abstract While there is increased interest in the supercommentary tradition that came to surround Abraham ibn Ezra’s Torah commentary, Oṣar Neḥmad by Moses ben Jacob of Kiev (1448–1520), an unusually comprehensive entry in this field, remains mostly terra incognita. This article explores interactions in Moses’s pages with the commentator often seen as Ibn Ezra’s Ashkenazic counterpoint, Rashi. Patterns include Moses’s designation of Rashi as the unnamed negative stimulus spurring Ibn Ezra’s comm