Rabbeinu Asher

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Talmud commentator halakhic authority medieval Jewish scholar posek rabbi

Rabbeinu Asher was a prominent 13th–14th century rabbi and halakhic authority whose rulings and Talmudic commentary became foundational in later Jewish law, especially through their influence on the Shulchan Aruch.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Rabbi Jacob ben Asher 3
Rabbeinu Asher ben Yechiel 1
Rabbeinu Yaakov 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Talmud commentator ⓘ
halakhic authority ⓘ
medieval Jewish scholar ⓘ
posek ⓘ
rabbi ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Asher ben Yehiel NERFINISHED ⓘ
the Rosh NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorityStatus widely accepted halakhic decisor ⓘ
birthCentury 13th century ⓘ
commentaryOn Talmud Bavli NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfActivity Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathCentury 14th century ⓘ
era Rishonim ⓘ
field Halakha ⓘ
Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre Talmudic digest ⓘ
halakhic rulings ⓘ
impact served as a primary source for the Shulchan Aruch ⓘ
served as one of the main bases for the Tur ⓘ
importanceInHalakha foundational authority for practical Jewish law ⓘ
influenced Rabbi Yosef Karo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shulchan Aruch NERFINISHED ⓘ
later halakhic codifiers ⓘ
language Aramaic ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ
legacy central pillar of classical halakhic literature ⓘ
legalApproach synthesis of Ashkenazic and Sephardic traditions ⓘ
movement Orthodox Judaism (precursor) ⓘ
notableWork Piskei ha-Rosh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Talmudic commentary ⓘ
occupation community leader ⓘ
rabbinic judge ⓘ
regionOfInfluence Ashkenazic communities ⓘ
Sephardic communities NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
roleInJewishLaw major source for later halakhic codification ⓘ
talmudicMethod abridgment and organization of Talmudic discussions ⓘ
focus on practical halakhic conclusions ⓘ
tradition Ashkenazic rabbinic tradition ⓘ
Spanish rabbinic tradition ⓘ
usedBy later responsa literature ⓘ
yeshiva curricula ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asher ben Jehiel → alternativeName → Rabbeinu Asher ⓘ
Four Rows → hasAuthor → Rabbeinu Asher ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rabbi Jacob ben Asher
Beit Yosef by Rabbi Yosef Karo → reliesOn → Rabbeinu Asher ⓘ
subject surface form: Beit Yosef
this entity surface form: Rosh (Rabbeinu Asher)
Beit Yosef by Rabbi Yosef Karo → reliesOn → Rabbeinu Asher ⓘ
subject surface form: Beit Yosef
this entity surface form: Tur of Rabbi Yaakov ben Asher
Jacob ben Asher → alsoKnownAs → Rabbeinu Asher ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rabbeinu Yaakov
The Turim → author → Rabbeinu Asher ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rabbi Jacob ben Asher
HaRosh → alsoKnownAs → Rabbeinu Asher ⓘ
HaRosh → alsoKnownAs → Rabbeinu Asher ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rabbeinu Asher ben Yechiel
Darkhei Moshe → cites → Rabbeinu Asher ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rabbi Jacob ben Asher