A report on Isaac Alfasi
Maghrebi Talmudist and posek (decider in matters of halakha - Jewish law).
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Talmud
9 linksCentral text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (halakha) and Jewish theology.
Central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (halakha) and Jewish theology.
Early commentators such as rabbi Isaac Alfasi (North Africa, 1013–1103) attempted to extract and determine the binding legal opinions from the vast corpus of the Talmud.
Maimonides
8 linksMedieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages.
Medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages.
Maimonides studied Torah under his father, who had in turn studied under Rabbi Joseph ibn Migash, a student of Isaac Alfasi.
Halakha
6 linksCollective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah.
Collective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah.
The Hilchot HaRif was written by the Rabbi Isaac Alfasi (1013–1103); it has summations of the legal material found in the Talmud. Alfasi transcribed the Talmud's halakhic conclusions verbatim, without the surrounding deliberation; he also excluded all aggadic (non-legal, and homiletic) matter. The Hilchot soon superseded the geonic codes, as it contained all the decisions and the laws then relevant, and additionally, served as an accessible Talmudic commentary; it has been printed with almost every subsequent edition of the Talmud.
Shulchan Aruch
5 linksMost widely consulted of the various legal codes in Judaism.
Most widely consulted of the various legal codes in Judaism.
Hence Karo adopted the Halakhot of Rabbi Isaac Alfasi (the Rif), Maimonides (the Rambam), and Asher ben Jehiel (the Rosh) as his standards, accepting as authoritative the opinion of two of the three, except in cases where most of the ancient authorities were against them or in cases where there was already an accepted custom contrary to his ruling.
Joseph ibn Migash
3 linksRabbi, Posek, and Rosh Yeshiva in Lucena (actually Spain).
Rabbi, Posek, and Rosh Yeshiva in Lucena (actually Spain).
He moved to Lucena at the age of 12 to study under the renowned Talmudist Isaac Alfasi.
Nissim ben Jacob
2 linksRabbi best known today for his Talmudic commentary ha-Mafteach, by which title he is also known.
Rabbi best known today for his Talmudic commentary ha-Mafteach, by which title he is also known.
His most famous student is probably Isaac Alfasi (the "Rif").
Arba'ah Turim
4 linksImportant Halakhic code composed by Yaakov ben Asher (Cologne, 1270 – Toledo, Spain c. 1340, also referred to as Ba'al Ha-Turim).
Important Halakhic code composed by Yaakov ben Asher (Cologne, 1270 – Toledo, Spain c. 1340, also referred to as Ba'al Ha-Turim).
He used the code of Rabbi Isaac Alfasi as his starting point; these views are then compared to those of Maimonides, as well as to the Ashkenazi traditions contained in the Tosafist literature.
Yeshiva
4 linksTraditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are studied in parallel.
Traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are studied in parallel.
At these levels, students link the Talmudic discussion to codified law – particularly Mishneh Torah (i.e. Maimonides), Arba'ah Turim and Shulchan Aruch – by studying, also, the halakha-focused commentaries of Asher ben Jehiel, Isaac Alfasi and Mordechai ben Hillel, respectively referred to as “Rosh”, “Rif”, and the “Mordechai”.
Chananel ben Chushiel
2 links11th-century Kairouanan rabbi and Talmudist, was a student of one of the last Geonim.
11th-century Kairouanan rabbi and Talmudist, was a student of one of the last Geonim.
His most famous student is probably Isaac Alfasi.
Lucena, Córdoba
2 linksSpanish city and municipality, in the province of Córdoba, autonomous community of Andalusia, 60 km southeast of the provincial capital Córdoba.
Spanish city and municipality, in the province of Córdoba, autonomous community of Andalusia, 60 km southeast of the provincial capital Córdoba.
Isaac Alfasi founded a large Talmudic academy in Lucena, and here also Isaac ibn Ghayyat, Isaac ibn Albalia, and Joseph ibn Migash were prominent.