rashi

While Italic type is a European thing, it is a very useful thing that does have some parallels in other scripts (Consider Rashi script for Hebrew, or how Japanese uses Katakana in a similar way).

Rashi commented on the entire (Babylonian) Talmud, and so did the Rabbis of his grandchildrens' generation.

The medieval Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (Rashi) said it should instead read, "When God began creating..." by comparing how a particular word is used in other contexts.

Steinsaltz is translated, but retains the traditional layout (and distinct typefaces, as for Rashi), so it can give a taste of what's there in the original.

Rashi (ibid, 11th century) explains that understanding the laws and loopholes enables them to hide their promiscuity and get away with things they wouldn't otherwise get away with.

It's getting off topic, but I love how we interpret Knuth's works like those of Rashi[1] interpreting the Talmud: His commentary on Tanakh—especially on the Chumash ("Five Books of Moses")—serves as the basis for more than 300 "supercommentaries" which analyze Rashi's choice of language and citations, penned by some of the greatest names in rabbinic literature.

The most prolific commentator (Rashi) points out that the Torah begins with the creation of the world precisely because it needs to establish the Jewish connection to the land of Israel, as both are designated by God to be intertwined in legislature later on in the Torah.

The medieval Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (Rashi) said it should instead read, "When God began creating..." by comparing how a particular word is used in other contexts.

It's getting off topic, but I love how we interpret Knuth's works like those of Rashi[1] interpreting the Talmud: His commentary on Tanakh—especially on the Chumash ("Five Books of Moses")—serves as the basis for more than 300 "supercommentaries" which analyze Rashi's choice of language and citations, penned by some of the greatest names in rabbinic literature.

Rashi commented on the entire (Babylonian) Talmud, and so did the Rabbis of his grandchildrens' generation.

Steinsaltz is translated, but retains the traditional layout (and distinct typefaces, as for Rashi), so it can give a taste of what's there in the original.

Rashi (ibid, 11th century) explains that understanding the laws and loopholes enables them to hide their promiscuity and get away with things they wouldn't otherwise get away with.