Rishonim - Some Rishonim

Some Rishonim

  • Abba Mari, (Minhat Kenaot), 13th century Provençal rabbi.
  • Don Isaac Abravanel, (Abarbanel), 15th century philosopher and Torah commentator
  • Israel Bruna, (Mahari Bruna), 15th century German Rabbi and Posek
  • Abraham ibn Daud, (Sefer HaKabbalah), 12th century Spanish philosopher
  • Abraham ibn Ezra, (Even Ezra), 12th century Spanish-North African Biblical commentator
  • David Abudirham, said to be a student of the Baal Ha-Turim (but this is doubtful)
  • Samuel ben Jacob Jam'a, 12th century North African rabbi and scholar
  • Asher ben Jehiel, (Rosh), 13th century German-Spanish Talmudist
  • David Kimhi, (RaDaK) 12th century French biblical commentator, philosopher, and grammarian
  • Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin, (Maharil), 14th century codifier of German minhag
  • Obadiah ben Abraham of Bertinoro, (Bartenura), 15th century commentator on the Mishnah
  • Bahya ibn Paquda, (Hovot ha-Levavot), 11th century Spanish philosopher and moralist
  • Hasdai Crescas, (Or Hashem, parts of Chidushei HaRitv"a), 14th century Talmudist and philosopher
  • Dunash ben Labrat, 10th century grammarian and poet
  • Rabbenu Gershom, 11th century German Talmudist and legalist
  • Gersonides, Levi ben Gershom, (Ralbag), 14th century French Talmudist and philosopher
  • Eliezer ben Nathan, 12th century poet and pietist
  • Hillel ben Eliakim, (Rabbeinu Hillel), 12th century Talmudist and disciple of Rashi
  • Ibn Tibbon, a family of 12th and 13th century Spanish and French scholars, translators, and leaders
  • Isaac Alfasi, (the Rif), 11th century North African and Spanish Talmudist and Halakhist; author of "Sefer Ha-halachoth".
  • Jacob ben Asher, (Baal ha-Turim ; Arbaah Turim), 14th century German-Spanish Halakhist
  • Joseph Albo, (Sefer Ikkarim), 15th century Spain
  • Joseph ibn Migash 12th century Spanish Talmudist and rosh yeshiva; teacher of Maimon, father of Maimonides
  • Meir Abulafia, (Yad Ramah), 13th century Spanish Talmudist
  • Maimonides, Moshe Ben Maimon, (Rambam), 13th century Spanish-North African Talmudist, philosopher, and law codifier
  • Mordecai ben Hillel, (The Mordechai), 13th century German Halakhist
  • Nahmanides, Moshe ben Nahman, (Ramban), 13th century Spanish and Holy Land mystic and Talmudist
  • Nissim of Gerona, (RaN), 14th century Halakhist and Talmudist
  • Rashi, (Solomon ben Yitzchak), 11th century Talmudist, the primary commentator of Talmud
  • Elazar Rokeach, (Sefer HaRokeach), 12th century German rabbinic scholar
  • Samuel ben Judah ibn Tibbon, 12th-13th century French Maimonidean philosopher and translator
  • Tosafists, (Tosafot), 11th, 12th and 13th century Talmudic scholars in France and Germany
  • Yehuda Halevi, (Kuzari), 12th century Spanish philosopher and poet devoted to Zion
  • Menachem Meiri, (Meiri), 13th century Talmudist
  • Yom Tov Asevilli, (Ritva), 13th century Talmudist
  • Yitzhak Saggi Nehor, (Isaac the Blind), 12th-13th century Provençal Kabbalist
  • Solomon ben Aderet, (Rashba), 13th century Talmudist
  • Aharon HaLevi, (Ra'ah), 13th century Talmudist
  • Zerachiah ha-Levi of Girona, (Baal Ha-Maor) 12th century Talmudist
  • Meshullam ben Jacob, (Rabbeinu Meshullam Hagodol), 12th century Talmudist
  • Joseph Caspi, 13th-14th century talmudist, grammarian, and philosopher. One of the most prolific writers of his time.

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