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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Predicate Object
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
surface form: Yosef Karo in Shulchan Aruch
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Castile
surface form: Kingdom of 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
Baalei Tosafot
surface form: Tosafists
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
surface form: Orthodox Judaism (proto-)
name Asher ben Jehiel self-link
notableIdea critical engagement with Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah
emphasis on practical halakha over theoretical pilpul
notableWork Commentary on the Talmud (Rosh on the Talmud)
Piskei HaRosh
surface form: Piskei ha-Rosh

Responsa
surface form: Responsa of the Rosh
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 Asher ben Jehiel
this entity surface form: Rabbeinu Asher ben Jehiel
Rosh alternativeName Asher ben Jehiel
Rosh alternativeName Asher ben Jehiel
this entity surface form: Rabbeinu Asher
Rishonim includes Asher ben Jehiel
this entity surface form: Rosh (Asher ben Jehiel)
Asher ben Jehiel name Asher ben Jehiel self-link
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 Jehiel
this entity surface form: Asher ben Yechiel
Piskei HaRosh author Asher ben Jehiel
Darkhei Moshe cites Asher ben Jehiel
this entity surface form: Rabbi Asher ben Yechiel
Ba'al HaTurim (Jacob ben Asher) father Asher ben Jehiel
Ba'al HaTurim (Jacob ben Asher) relative Asher ben Jehiel
this entity surface form: Rosh (Asher ben Jehiel)
Ba'al HaTurim (Jacob ben Asher) education Asher ben Jehiel
this entity surface form: studied under his father Asher ben Jehiel