Commentary on the Talmud (Rosh on the Talmud)
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Commentary on the Talmud (Rosh on the Talmud) is a highly influential medieval rabbinic commentary by Asher ben Jehiel that distills Talmudic discussion into practical halakhic rulings and became a foundational source for later Jewish law.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Talmud commentary
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rabbinic commentary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Piskei ha-Rosh
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Rosh on the Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRabbinicFigure | Asher ben Jehiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Asher ben Jehiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ |
| emphasis |
codification of customary practice
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concise presentation of conclusions ⓘ weighing earlier authorities ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | halakhic commentary ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Ashkenazic Jewry ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
bridge between Talmudic discussion and later codes
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key work in the development of halakhic codification ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arba’ah Turim
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Jacob ben Asher NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Karo NERFINISHED ⓘ Shulchan Aruch NERFINISHED ⓘ later Ashkenazic halakhic tradition ⓘ later Sephardic halakhic tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Geonic responsa
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Rashi’s Talmud commentary NERFINISHED ⓘ Tosafist tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalOrientation |
practical halakha
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psak halakha ⓘ |
| methodology | distills Talmudic discussion into practical halakhic rulings ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
extracting practical rulings from Talmudic debate
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halakhic decision-making ⓘ summarizing Talmudic sugyot ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousUse |
basis for halakhic rulings
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study in yeshivot ⓘ |
| statusInHalakha |
foundational source for later Jewish law
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one of the major Rishonim authorities ⓘ |
| structure |
divided into chapters corresponding to Talmudic perakim
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organized by Talmudic tractates ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Jewish law
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Talmudic halakha ⓘ practical observance ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| traditionCategory | Rishonim literature ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
later halakhic codifiers
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posekim ⓘ |
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