Isaac ben Jacob ha‑Levi
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Isaac ben Jacob ha-Levi, better known as Isaac Alfasi, was an 11th-century Talmudic scholar and halakhic authority whose legal digest of the Talmud became a foundational work in Jewish law.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Talmudic scholar
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halakhic authority ⓘ medieval Jewish scholar ⓘ person ⓘ posek ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Isaac Alfasi
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Rabbi Isaac al-Fasi NERFINISHED ⓘ Rif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Fez
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Qalʿat Ibn Ḥammād NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Algeria ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1013 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lucena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 11th century ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Lucena
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al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1103 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importanceInJewishLaw | foundational halakhic codifier ⓘ |
| influenced |
Maimonides
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Rabbi Asher ben Jehiel NERFINISHED ⓘ later Sephardic halakhic tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Geonim
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Hai Gaon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sefer ha-Halakhot
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codification of Talmudic law ⓘ influence on later halakhic authorities ⓘ legal digest of the Talmud ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
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Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSchool | Sephardic halakhic tradition ⓘ |
| method | extracting halakhic conclusions from the Talmud ⓘ |
| movement | Geonic tradition ⓘ |
| nationality | Moroccan ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Joseph ibn Migash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Talmudist
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halakhist ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| region |
North Africa
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al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| TalmudFocus | practical halakhic rulings ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
Fez
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Lucena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| work |
Responsa
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Sefer ha-Halakhot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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