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tosaphist — ˈtōsəfə̇st noun ( s) Etymology: tosaphoth + ist : a writer of tosaphoth … Useful english dictionary
Standing on the shoulders of giants — For the Oasis album, see Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. Dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants (Latin: nanos gigantium humeris insidentes) is a Western metaphor meaning One who develops future intellectual pursuits by understanding … Wikipedia
Eliezer of Touques — (fl. 13th cent) French tosaphist. He edited most of the tosaphot incorporated in standard editions of the Babylonian Talmud. The disciples of Meir of Rothenburg used his tosaphot extensively, and it was through them that his versions became… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Ephraim ben Isaac of Regensburg — (1110 75) German tosaphist and liturgical poet. As a youth he lived in France, where he was among the first pupils of Jacob ben Meir Tam. He wrote piyyutim which reflect the hardships suffered by the Jews of Germany in the Regensburg massacre… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Isaac ben Samuel of Dampierre — (d. c.1185) French tosaphist. He lived in Ramerupt, assisting his teacher and uncle, Jacob Tarn. Later he settled in Dampierre. Together with Jacob Tam, he was a central figure in the activity of the tosaphists … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Jacob ben Meir Tarn (Rabbenu Tarn) — (c.1100 71) French tosaphist, grandson of Rashi and brother of Samuel ben Meir. He lived at Ramerupt, and later settled at Troyes, where the first conference of French rabbis met under his leadership. His Sepher ha Yashar contains many of his… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Jehlel ben Joseph of Paris — (d. c.1265) French talmudist and tosaphist. He was the leading Jewish protagonist in the Disputation of Paris (1240) held at the court of Louis IX, which originated from the charges of the apostate Nicholas Donin. As a result of this dispu… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Judah ben Isaac (Sir Leon of Paris) — (1166 1224) French tosaphist, grandson of Rashi. He became the head of the Paris bet midrash, which was reopened when the Jews returned to France following their expulsion in 1182. He composed tosaphot to nearly all the Talmud, based on the… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Meir ben Samuel — (c. 1060 c. 1135) French Tosaphist, son in law of Rashi. He lived with Rashi in Troyes, but later moved to Remerupt where he founded a bet midrash. He wrote commentaries to the Talmud. Halakhic statements by him were quoted by his son Jacob… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Meir of Rothenberg — (c. 1215 93) German teacher, scholar, tosaphist and communal leader. He was born in Worms. He became the outstanding rabbinic authority of his generation. He was imprisoned by Emperor Rudolf I at Ensisheim in 1286 for attempting to settle in… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
