Rivam
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Isaac ben Meir also known as the Rivam after his Hebrew acronym, was a French rabbi
and one of the Baalei Tosafos
. He was the grandson of Rashi
, and brother of the Rashbam
and the Rabbeinu Tam
. His father was Meir ben Shmuel and his mother was Yocheved, the daughter
of Rashi
. He died before his father, leaving four children (Jacob Tam, Sefer ha-Yashar, No. 616, p. 72b, Vienna, 1811). Although he died young, the Rivam contributed to Tosafos
, mentioned by Eliezer b. Joel ha-Levi (Abi ha-'Ezri, §417), to several tractates
of the Talmud
. Isaac himself is often quoted in the edited Tosafos (Shab. 138a; Ket. 29b et passim).
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
and one of the Baalei Tosafos
Tosafot
The Tosafot or Tosafos are medieval commentaries on the Talmud. They take the form of critical and explanatory glosses, printed, in almost all Talmud editions, on the outer margin and opposite Rashi's notes...
. He was the grandson of Rashi
Rashi
Shlomo Yitzhaki , or in Latin Salomon Isaacides, and today generally known by the acronym Rashi , was a medieval French rabbi famed as the author of a comprehensive commentary on the Talmud, as well as a comprehensive commentary on the Tanakh...
, and brother of the Rashbam
Rashbam
Samuel ben Meir after his death known as "Rashbam", a Hebrew acronym for: RAbbi SHmuel Ben Meir, was a leading French Tosafist and grandson of Shlomo Yitzhaki, "Rashi."-Biography:...
and the Rabbeinu Tam
Rabbeinu Tam
Rabbeinu Tam , born Jacob ben Meir, was one of the most renowned French Tosafists and a foremost halachic authority of his generation...
. His father was Meir ben Shmuel and his mother was Yocheved, the daughter
Rashi's daughters
Joheved, Miriam, and Rachel were daughters of the great medieval Talmudic scholar, Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, better known by the acronym, Rashi, who had no sons...
of Rashi
Rashi
Shlomo Yitzhaki , or in Latin Salomon Isaacides, and today generally known by the acronym Rashi , was a medieval French rabbi famed as the author of a comprehensive commentary on the Talmud, as well as a comprehensive commentary on the Tanakh...
. He died before his father, leaving four children (Jacob Tam, Sefer ha-Yashar, No. 616, p. 72b, Vienna, 1811). Although he died young, the Rivam contributed to Tosafos
Tosafot
The Tosafot or Tosafos are medieval commentaries on the Talmud. They take the form of critical and explanatory glosses, printed, in almost all Talmud editions, on the outer margin and opposite Rashi's notes...
, mentioned by Eliezer b. Joel ha-Levi (Abi ha-'Ezri, §417), to several tractates
Tract (literature)
A tract is a literary work, and in current usage, usually religious in nature. The notion of what constitutes a tract has changed over time. By the early part of the 21st century, these meant small pamphlets used for religious and political purposes, though far more often the former. They are...
of the Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....
. Isaac himself is often quoted in the edited Tosafos (Shab. 138a; Ket. 29b et passim).
Further reading
- The Rishonim, published by ArtscrollArtScrollArtScroll is an imprint of translations, books and commentaries from an Orthodox Jewish perspective published by Mesorah Publications, Ltd., a publishing company based in Brooklyn, New York...
, ISBN 0899064523 (contains short biographies of the RishonimRishonim"Rishon" redirects here. For the preon model in particle physics, see Harari Rishon Model. For the Israeli town, see Rishon LeZion.Rishonim were the leading Rabbis and Poskim who lived approximately during the 11th to 15th centuries, in the era before the writing of the Shulkhan Arukh and...
including the Rivam)