Asher ben Jehiel

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Asher ben Jehiel was a prominent 13th–14th century rabbi and halakhic authority whose legal rulings significantly shaped later Jewish law, including the work of Yosef Karo.

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instanceOf Jewish legal scholar ⓘ
Rishon ⓘ
Talmudist ⓘ
halakhic authority ⓘ
posek ⓘ
rabbi ⓘ
alternativeName Rabbeinu Asher ⓘ
Rosh ⓘ
birthDate c. 1250 ⓘ
birthPlace Germany ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
burialPlace Toledo ⓘ
child Chaim ben Asher ⓘ
Jacob ben Asher ⓘ
Judah ben Asher ⓘ
several other sons who were rabbis ⓘ
citedBy Yosef Karo in Beit Yosef ⓘ
Yosef Karo in Shulchan Aruch ⓘ
linked to: Yosef Karo
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Castile ⓘ
linked to: Castile
deathDate 1327 ⓘ
1328 ⓘ
deathPlace Castile ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
Toledo ⓘ
era 13th century ⓘ
14th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Ashkenazi Jew ⓘ
father Yechiel ben Asher ⓘ
hasPartInWork halakhic digests of Talmudic tractates ⓘ
influenced Beit Yosef ⓘ
Shulchan Aruch ⓘ
Yosef Karo ⓘ
later Ashkenazi halakhic tradition ⓘ
influencedBy Maimonides ⓘ
Meir of Rothenburg ⓘ
Tosafists ⓘ
linked to: Baalei Tosafot
knownFor bridging Ashkenazi and Sephardi halakhic traditions ⓘ
concise halakhic rulings based on Talmudic analysis ⓘ
opposition to excessive philosophical speculation ⓘ
languageOfWork Hebrew ⓘ
legalStatusInTradition one of the three primary halakhic pillars for Yosef Karo (Rif, Rambam, Rosh) ⓘ
movedTo Spain ⓘ
Toledo ⓘ
movement Orthodox Judaism (proto-) ⓘ
linked to: Orthodox Judaism
name Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
notableIdea critical engagement with Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah ⓘ
emphasis on practical halakha over theoretical pilpul ⓘ
notableWork Commentary on the Talmud (Rosh on the Talmud) ⓘ
Piskei ha-Rosh ⓘ
linked to: Piskei HaRosh

Responsa of the Rosh ⓘ
linked to: Responsa
occupation dayan ⓘ
rabbi ⓘ
rosh yeshiva ⓘ
positionHeld chief rabbi of Castile ⓘ
rabbi of Toledo ⓘ
primaryFieldOfWork Halakha ⓘ
Talmud ⓘ
reasonForMigration persecution and economic hardship in German lands ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
residence German lands before emigration ⓘ
Toledo ⓘ
schoolTradition Ashkenazi halakhic school ⓘ
studentOf Meir of Rothenburg ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yosef Karo → influencedBy → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
Rosh → fullName → Rabbeinu Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
linked to: Asher ben Jehiel
Rosh → alternativeName → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
Rosh → alternativeName → Rabbeinu Asher ⓘ
linked to: Asher ben Jehiel
Rishonim → includes → Rosh (Asher ben Jehiel) ⓘ
linked to: Asher ben Jehiel
Asher ben Jehiel → name → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
Jacob ben Asher → father → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
Jacob ben Asher → relative → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
Jacob ben Asher → influencedBy → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
HaRosh → name → Asher ben Yechiel ⓘ
linked to: Asher ben Jehiel
Piskei HaRosh → author → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
Darkhei Moshe → cites → Rabbi Asher ben Yechiel ⓘ
linked to: Asher ben Jehiel
Ba'al HaTurim (Jacob ben Asher) → father → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
Ba'al HaTurim (Jacob ben Asher) → relative → Rosh (Asher ben Jehiel) ⓘ
linked to: Asher ben Jehiel
Ba'al HaTurim (Jacob ben Asher) → education → studied under his father Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
linked to: Asher ben Jehiel
Meir of Rothenburg → teacherOf → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
Meir of Rothenburg → influenced → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
Rabbeinu Asher → alsoKnownAs → Asher ben Yehiel ⓘ
linked to: Asher ben Jehiel
Yechiel ben Asher → father → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
Yechiel ben Asher → relative → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
Yechiel ben Asher → memberOf → family of Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
linked to: Asher ben Jehiel
Judah ben Asher → father → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
Judah ben Asher → relative → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
Judah ben Asher → teacher → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
Chaim ben Asher → father → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
Chaim ben Asher → relative → Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ