Rishonim

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Rishonim are the medieval rabbinic scholars and legal authorities whose interpretations and rulings form a foundational layer of Jewish law and tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of rabbinic scholars ⓘ
historical period in rabbinic literature ⓘ
authorityStatus foundational layer of halakhic authority ⓘ
basedOn Geonic responsa ⓘ
Talmud Bavli ⓘ
linked to: Talmud

Talmud Yerushalmi ⓘ
contributedTo codification of halakha ⓘ
development of Talmudic commentary tradition ⓘ
formation of later halakhic codes ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Acharonim ⓘ
Amoraim ⓘ
Geonim ⓘ
Tannaim ⓘ
endTime circa 15th century ⓘ
field Jewish law ⓘ
Jewish philosophy ⓘ
Talmudic interpretation ⓘ
followedBy Acharonim ⓘ
follows Geonim ⓘ
geographicScope Ashkenaz (Germany and Northern France) ⓘ
linked to: Ashkenazi Jews

Italy ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
Sepharad (Spain and Provence) ⓘ
halakhicPrinciple their rulings generally take precedence over Acharonim ⓘ
includes Ba'al HaTurim (Jacob ben Asher) ⓘ
Maimonides ⓘ
Raavad (Abraham ben David of Posquières) ⓘ
Rabbenu Tam ⓘ
Rabbenu Yonah ⓘ
Ramban (Nachmanides) ⓘ
Ran (Nissim of Gerona) ⓘ
Rashba ⓘ
Rashbam ⓘ
Rashi ⓘ
Ritva ⓘ
Rosh (Asher ben Jehiel) ⓘ
linked to: Asher ben Jehiel

Tosafists ⓘ
linked to: Rishonim
influenced Acharonim ⓘ
Shulchan Aruch ⓘ
label Rishonim ⓘ
language Aramaic ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ
Judeo-Arabic ⓘ
majorWorkType Talmud commentaries ⓘ
biblical commentaries ⓘ
halakhic codes ⓘ
philosophical treatises ⓘ
responsa ⓘ
partOf halakhic tradition ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
startTime circa 11th century ⓘ
timePeriod medieval era ⓘ
translation Early authorities ⓘ

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Referenced by (49)

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Mishnah Berurah → usesSources → Rishonim ⓘ
Beit Yosef → cites → Tosafists ⓘ
linked to: Rishonim
Geonim → influenced → Rishonim ⓘ
Acharonim → influencedBy → Rishonim ⓘ
Acharonim → distinguishedFrom → Rishonim ⓘ
Nusach Ashkenaz → followsHalakhicRulingsOf → Rashi and Tosafists (Ashkenazi authorities) ⓘ
linked to: Rishonim
Rishonim → label → Rishonim ⓘ
Rishonim → includes → Tosafists ⓘ
linked to: Rishonim
Geonic period → precedes → Rishonim period ⓘ
linked to: Rishonim
Rashi → influenced → Tosafists ⓘ
linked to: Rishonim
Geonic responsa → influenced → Rishonim ⓘ
Vilna Gaon → influencedBy → Rishonim ⓘ
Milhamot Hashem → associatedWith → Rishonim period ⓘ
linked to: Rishonim
Kesef Mishneh → influencedBy → Rishonim ⓘ
Choshen Mishpat → basedOn → Rishonim ⓘ
Magid Mishneh → tradition → Rishonim ⓘ
Derisha and Perisha → basedOn → Rishonim (medieval halachic authorities) ⓘ
linked to: Rishonim
Jacob ben Asher → componentOf → Rishonim ⓘ
The Turim → timePeriod → Rishonim era ⓘ
linked to: Rishonim
Bedek HaBayit → influencedBy → Rishonim ⓘ
Piskei HaRosh → authorEra → Rishonim ⓘ
Darkhei Moshe → usesSourcesFrom → Rishonim ⓘ
Mechir Yayin → influencedBy → Rishonim (medieval halachic authorities) ⓘ
linked to: Rishonim
Darkhei Moshe → basedOnSources → Rishonim ⓘ
HaMapah on Choshen Mishpat → influencedBy → Rishonim of Ashkenaz ⓘ
linked to: Rishonim
Toras HaChatas → influencedBy → Rishonim ⓘ
Rabbenu Yonah → memberOf → Rishonim ⓘ
Rabbenu Yonah → influencedBy → Rishonim ⓘ
Sefer HaChinuch → timePeriod → Rishonim era ⓘ
linked to: Rishonim
Sherira Gaon → influenced → Rishonim ⓘ
Rabbenu Tam → influenced → Rishonim ⓘ
Baalei Tosafot → movementWithin → Ashkenazic Rishonim ⓘ
linked to: Rishonim
Acharonic era → influencedBy → Rishonim ⓘ
Bach on Tur → influencedBy → Rishonim ⓘ
Be’er Heitev → basedOn → Rishonim ⓘ
Machzik Beracha → cites → Rishonim ⓘ
Birkei Yosef → usesSourcesFrom → Rishonim ⓘ
Tiferet Yisrael → cites → Rishonim ⓘ
Israel Isserlein → influencedBy → Rishonim of Ashkenaz ⓘ
linked to: Rishonim
Israel Isserlein → influencedBy → Rishonim ⓘ
subject linked to: Rabbi Israel Isserlein
Rema on Even HaEzer → basedOn → Rishonim ⓘ
Rav Yehudai Gaon → influenced → Rishonim ⓘ