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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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