A woman of royal descent was seen riding through the city square on horseback, dressed in an unusual riding apron, and the great scholar, Rashi, stood there gazing at her. Our TNS reporter, Berel Shmerel Shazakowitz, questioned the great sage.
“I’m surprised and confused that I even took note of her. It really troubled me,” replied Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, who was on his way to his daily Chumash with Rashi class. “But then... Aha! I figured it out! I was just working on my Torah commentary and I’m up to the part of the Kohen Gadol’s apron but I couldn’t really picture it. Now, my heart tells me that is why HaShem showed me this noblewoman riding a horse. Her apron is just like the Kohen Gadol’s Eiphod. PERFECT! That’s how I will describe it in my Rashi commentary! I’d love to talk to you more, Mr. Shazakowitz, but I must get back to my writing...” Zoom... Swoosh... Zap...
Rashi’s commentary Shmos 28:4: Eiphod: I have never heard how it looked, nor have I seen it in Rabbinic writings, yet my heart tells me that it is like an apron tied on the back, called “portsent” in Old French, which nobleladies wear when riding horses.
