Rishonim

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group of rabbinic scholars historical period in rabbinic literature

Rishonim are the medieval rabbinic scholars and legal authorities whose interpretations and rulings form a foundational layer of Jewish law and tradition.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Tosafists 3
Rashi and Tosafists (Ashkenazi authorities) 1
Rishonim period 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf group of rabbinic scholars ⓘ
historical period in rabbinic literature ⓘ
authorityStatus foundational layer of halakhic authority ⓘ
basedOn Geonic responsa ⓘ
Talmud ⓘ
surface form: Talmud Bavli

Talmud Yerushalmi ⓘ
contributedTo codification of halakha ⓘ
development of Talmudic commentary tradition ⓘ
formation of later halakhic codes ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Acharonim ⓘ
Amoraim ⓘ
Geonim ⓘ
Tannaim ⓘ
endTime circa 15th century ⓘ
field Jewish law ⓘ
Jewish philosophy ⓘ
Talmudic interpretation ⓘ
followedBy Acharonim ⓘ
follows Geonim ⓘ
geographicScope Ashkenazi Jews ⓘ
surface form: Ashkenaz (Germany and Northern France)

Italy ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
Sepharad (Spain and Provence) ⓘ
halakhicPrinciple their rulings generally take precedence over Acharonim ⓘ
includes Ba'al HaTurim (Jacob ben Asher) ⓘ
Maimonides ⓘ
Raavad (Abraham ben David of Posquières) ⓘ
Rabbenu Tam ⓘ
Rabbenu Yonah ⓘ
Nachmanides (Ramban) ⓘ
surface form: Ramban (Nachmanides)

Ran (Nissim of Gerona) ⓘ
Rashba ⓘ
Rashbam ⓘ
Rashi ⓘ
Ritva ⓘ
Asher ben Jehiel ⓘ
surface form: Rosh (Asher ben Jehiel)

Rishonim self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Tosafists
influenced Acharonim ⓘ
Shulchan Aruch ⓘ
label Rishonim self-link ⓘ
language Aramaic ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ
Judeo-Arabic ⓘ
majorWorkType Talmud commentaries ⓘ
biblical commentaries ⓘ
halakhic codes ⓘ
philosophical treatises ⓘ
responsa ⓘ
partOf halakhic tradition ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
startTime circa 11th century ⓘ
timePeriod medieval era ⓘ
translation Early authorities ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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

Beit Yosef → cites → Rishonim ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tosafists
Acharonim → distinguishedFrom → Rishonim ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rashi and Tosafists (Ashkenazi authorities)
Rishonim → includes → Rishonim self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tosafists
Geonic responsa → influenced → Rishonim ⓘ
Geonim → influenced → Rishonim ⓘ
Rashi → influenced → Rishonim ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tosafists
Acharonim → influencedBy → Rishonim ⓘ
Rishonim → label → Rishonim self-link ⓘ
Geonic period → precedes → Rishonim ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rishonim period
Mishnah Berurah → usesSources → Rishonim ⓘ