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s of France and Germany, who lived from the 12th to the mid-15th centuries, in the period of
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. The Tosafists composed critical and explanatory
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, which are collectively called
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("additions"). The Tosafot are important to the practical application of Jewish law, because the law depends on how the Talmud is understood and interpreted.


Alphabetical list of Tosafists

Of the great number of tosafists not all are known by name. The following is an alphabetical list of them; many, however, are known only through citations.


A (HaRA)

Quoted in the edited Tosafot to Moed Katan 14b, 19a, 20b, 21a etc.


Avigdor Cohen of Vienna

Also known as Avigdor ben Elijah ha-Kohen. Flourished in the middle of the thirteenth century; his tosafot are mentioned in the edited tosafot to Ketuvot 63b.


Abraham ben Joseph of Orleans Abraham ben Joseph of Orleans ( he, רבי אברהם בן יוסף ) was an early 12th-century French Tosafist and the son of Joseph Bekhor Shor and the brother of Saadia Bekhor Shor. Some have suggested that he is identical with Abraham ben ...

French Talmudist; lived at Orleans, and perhaps at London, in the twelfth century. One of the older tosafists, his interpretations of the Talmud are quoted several times in the Tosafot. He is mentioned as the father of three daughters. He was the father-in-law of
Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon (1166–1224) was a French tosafist born in Paris. Biography Born in 1166 in Paris, France, his father Rabbi Isaac Treves was a rabbi in Paris and a paternal descendant of Judah ben Nathan, and thus a descendant of Ra ...
, and therefore a contemporary of Rabbenu Tam of Rameru, the head of the tosafistic school in the middle of the twelfth century.


Asher ben Jehiel Asher ben Jehiel ( he, אשר בן יחיאל, or Asher ben Yechiel, sometimes Asheri) (1250 or 1259 – 1327) was an eminent rabbi and Talmudist best known for his abstract of Talmudic law. He is often referred to as Rabbenu Asher, “our Rabb ...
(RoSH)

Resided in Cologne and later in Toledo, Spain. His tosafot, entitled ''Tosefot ha-Rosh'' or ''Tosefei Tosafot,'' appeared in various epochs and works. Many of them were inserted by
Bezalel Ashkenazi Bezalel ben Abraham Ashkenazi ( he, בצלאל בן אברהם אשכנזי) ( 1520 – 1592) was a rabbi and talmudist who lived in Ottoman Israel during the 16th century. He is best known as the author of ''Shitah Mekubetzet'', a commentary on ...
in ''Shitah Mekubetzet''; those to
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and
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appeared separately at
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, 1776; to
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, partly at Prague, 1725, and partly in
Jacob Faitusi Jacob ben Abraham Faitusi (died July 1812 in Algiers) was a Tunisian Jewish scholar. He settled in the later part of his life at Jerusalem, whence he was sent as a collector of alms to Italy and Algeria. Faitusi was the author of ''Berit Ya'aqob'' ...
's ''Mar'eh haOfannim'' (1810); to Megillah and
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, in
Elijah Borgel Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My El (deity), God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic language, Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) w ...
's ''Migdanot Natan'' (1785); and to Kiddushin, in the ''Ma'aseh Rokem'' (Pisa, 1806). They are included in the Vilna Romm edition of the Talmud.


Baruch ben Isaac Baruch ben Isaac, called usually from Worms or from France ( Tzarfat) was born approx. in 1140 and deceased in 1212 in Eretz Israel where he went in 1208 together with his friend Samson ben Abraham of Sens. He is not to be identified with another ...

Born in Worms, he lived in Regensburg.


Eleazar ben Judah of Worms

Author of tosafot to Baba Kamma, extracts from which are found in
Bezalel Ashkenazi Bezalel ben Abraham Ashkenazi ( he, בצלאל בן אברהם אשכנזי) ( 1520 – 1592) was a rabbi and talmudist who lived in Ottoman Israel during the 16th century. He is best known as the author of ''Shitah Mekubetzet'', a commentary on ...
's ''Shitah Mekubetzet.''


Elhanan ben Isaac of Dampierre Elhanan ben Isaac Jaffe of Dampierre (Hebrew: ר׳ אֶלְחָנָן בֶּן יִצְחָק יָפֶה מִדַּמְפְּיֵיר; d. 1184) also known as Rabbeinu Elhanan was a 12th-century French Tosafist and the son of Isaac ben Samuel. He is ...

Flourished at the end of the twelfth century; his tosafot are mentioned by Abraham b. David in his "Temim De'im" and in the edited tosafot to Bava Metzia 11b and Shevuot 28a. His tosafot to Nedarim are referred to by Joseph Colon (Responsa, No. 52); those to Megillah, in Isaiah di Trani's "Ha-Makria'" (No. 31, p. 19d); those to Avadah Zarah, in "Mordechai" (No. 1364).


Eliezer ben Joel HaLevi Eliezer ben Yoel HaLevi of Bonn (Hebrew acronym Ra'avyah; 1140–1225To be more precise, it is only known that he died after 1220.) was a Rabbinic scholar in Germany. He had a significant influence on Asher ben Jehiel (the ROSH). As a Rishon, he w ...
(Ra'avyah)

Flourished in the beginning of the thirteenth century in Germany; author of tosafot to several tractates, and to ''Sefer Ra'avyah''.


Eliezer ben Nathan Eliezer ben Nathan () of Mainz (1090–1170), or Ra'avan (), was a halakist and liturgical poet. As an early Rishon, he was a contemporary of the Rashbam and Rabbeinu Tam, and one of the earliest of the Tosafists. He was the son-in-law of Rabbi ...

Wrote about the Persecution of 1096.


Eliezer ben Samuel of Metz Eliezer ben Samuel of Metz (died 1198) was a Tosafist and the author of the halachic work ''Sefer Yereim'' (Vilna Vilnius ( , ; see also #Etymology and other names, other names) is the capital and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest c ...
(Re'EM)

Author of tosafot to several tractates, of which those to Hullin were seen by Azulai.


Eliezer of Toul Eliezer of Toul (d. before 1234) was a 13th-century French Tosafist. Born in Toul, France, in his early years, he studied under Isaac ben Samuel, later moving to Boppard, Germany where he tutored Hizkiyyahu ben Reuven, a wealthy Jewish merchant. ...

French tosafist of the beginning of the thirteenth century, whose tosafot are mentioned in ''Shibbolei HaLeket''.


Eliezer of Touques Eliezer (ben Solomon) of Touques was a French tosafist, who lived at Touques in the second half of the thirteenth century. He abridged the tosafot of Samson of Sens, Samuel of Évreux, and many others, and added thereto marginal notes of his own, ...

French tosafist of the late 13th century.


Elijah ben Menahem Ha-Zaken Elijah ben Menahem the Elder (Hebrew: אליהו בן מנחם הזקן; - 1060 ), also known as Rabbeinu Eliyahu HaZaken, was an 11th-century French Tosafist and liturgical poet. Born around 980 in France, in his early years he went to Germany, ...

His tosafot are mentioned in "''
Haggahot Maimuniyyot ''Haggahot Maimuniyyot'' ( he, הגהות מיימוניות) is a 13th-century halakhic work authored by Meir HaKohen. It is one of the most important sources for the halakhic rulings of the scholars of Germany and France, and it is one of the d ...
''," Kinnim, No. 20.


I

(RI, probably R. Isaac, but not to be confused with
Isaac ben Samuel Isaac ben Samuel the Elder (c. 1115 – c. 1184), also known as the Ri ha-Zaken (Hebrew: ר"י הזקן), was a French tosafist and Biblical commentator. He flourished at Ramerupt and Dampierre, France in the twelfth century. He is the father of ...
, who occurs most often as RI) His tosafot, in which the older RI is quoted, are mentioned by
Samson ben Zadok Samson ben Ẓadok (died 1312) was a rabbi and author of ''Sefer Tashbeẓ'' (also spelled ''Tashbaẓ''). He was a student of Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg and served his teacher while the latter was imprisoned at Ensisheim. His work, ''Sefer Tashbe ...
("Tashbetz," § 336).


Isaac ben Abraham of Dampierre Isaac ben Abraham (יצחק בן אברהם), also called Rabbi Isaac ha-Baḥur (Hebrew: ר"י הבחור or רבי יצחק הבחור, which translates to "Rabbi Isaac the Younger") and by its Hebrew acronym RIBA (ריב"א) or RIẒBA (ריצב" ...

Brother of
Samson ben Abraham of Sens Samson ben Abraham of Sens (שמשון בן אברהם משאנץ; c. 1150 – c. 1230),was one of the leading French Tosafists in the second half of the 12th and the beginning of the 13th centuries. He was the most outstanding student and the s ...
. Succeeded his teacher
Isaac ben Samuel Isaac ben Samuel the Elder (c. 1115 – c. 1184), also known as the Ri ha-Zaken (Hebrew: ר"י הזקן), was a French tosafist and Biblical commentator. He flourished at Ramerupt and Dampierre, France in the twelfth century. He is the father of ...
as head of the school of Dampierre, and as a result is also known as Rabbi Isaac haBaḥur ("Rabbi Isaac the Younger"), or RIBA (acronym of Rabbi Isaac Ben Abraham).


Isaac ben Asher ha-Levi Rabbi Isaac ben Asher HaLevi or Riba (ריב"א) is the earliest known Tosafist, son-in-law of Eliakim ben Meshullam and pupil of Rashi. He flourished in Speyer during the 11th century. He is cited under the name of "Tosafot Riba," in the ''Temim ...

The earliest known Tosafist, a student of
Rashi Shlomo Yitzchaki ( he, רבי שלמה יצחקי; la, Salomon Isaacides; french: Salomon de Troyes, 22 February 1040 – 13 July 1105), today generally known by the acronym Rashi (see below), was a medieval French rabbi and author of a compre ...
.


Isaac ben Jacob ha-Laban

Student of Rabbeinu Tam and one of the earlier tosafists ("ba'ale tosafot yeshanim"). He was the author of a commentary on Ketubot quoted by ''Or Zarua''. He is quoted very often in the edited tosafot (Yevamot 5b; Bava Kamma 72a; et al.).


Isaac ben Meir ( Rivam) of Ramerupt

Grandson of Rashi, and brother of
RaSHBaM Samuel ben Meir (Troyes, c. 1085 – c. 1158), after his death known as "Rashbam", a Hebrew acronym for RAbbi SHmuel Ben Meir, was a leading French Tosafist and grandson of Shlomo Yitzhaki, "Rashi". Biography He was born in the vicinity of Tro ...
and Rabbeinu Tam; died before his father, leaving four children. Although he died young, Isaac wrote tosafot, mentioned by
Eliezer ben Joel HaLevi Eliezer ben Yoel HaLevi of Bonn (Hebrew acronym Ra'avyah; 1140–1225To be more precise, it is only known that he died after 1220.) was a Rabbinic scholar in Germany. He had a significant influence on Asher ben Jehiel (the ROSH). As a Rishon, he w ...
, to several tractates of the Talmud. Isaac himself is often quoted in the edited tosafot (Shabbat 138a; Ketuvot 29b et passim).


Isaac ben Mordecai of Regensburg Rabbi Isaac ben Mordecai of Regensburg (Hebrew: יצחק בן מרדכי מרגנסבורג) also known by his acronym Ribam (Rabbi Isaac Ben Mordecai) was a 12th century German Tosafist. Biography Born in Prague, Bohemia, in his early years, R ...
(RIBaM)

Flourished in the twelfth century; student of
Isaac ben Asher ha-Levi Rabbi Isaac ben Asher HaLevi or Riba (ריב"א) is the earliest known Tosafist, son-in-law of Eliakim ben Meshullam and pupil of Rashi. He flourished in Speyer during the 11th century. He is cited under the name of "Tosafot Riba," in the ''Temim ...
. He corresponded with Jacob Tam and was a fellow student of Moses b. Joel and Ephraim b. Isaac. His tosafot are quoted by
Eliezer ben Joel HaLevi Eliezer ben Yoel HaLevi of Bonn (Hebrew acronym Ra'avyah; 1140–1225To be more precise, it is only known that he died after 1220.) was a Rabbinic scholar in Germany. He had a significant influence on Asher ben Jehiel (the ROSH). As a Rishon, he w ...
and
Meir of Rothenburg Meir ( he, מֵאִיר) is a Jewish male given name and an occasional surname. It means "one who shines". It is often Germanized as Maier, Mayer, Mayr, Meier, Meyer, Meijer, Italianized as Miagro, or Anglicized as Mayer, Meyer, or Myer.Alfred ...
. He is often quoted also in the edited tosafot.


Isaac ben Reuben

His tosafot are mentioned in ''Shitah Mekubetzet'', Ketubot 43a. He may be identical with the Isaac b. Reuben who made a comment on Rashi to Bava Kamma 32d.


Isaac ben Samuel Isaac ben Samuel the Elder (c. 1115 – c. 1184), also known as the Ri ha-Zaken (Hebrew: ר"י הזקן), was a French tosafist and Biblical commentator. He flourished at Ramerupt and Dampierre, France in the twelfth century. He is the father of ...
haZaken (Ri haZaken)

French tosafist and Biblical commentator who flourished in the twelfth century.


Isaiah di Trani Isaiah di Trani ben Mali (the Elder) (c. 1180 – c. 1250) (), better known as the RID, was a prominent Italian Talmudist. Biography Isaiah originated in Trani, an ancient settlement of Jewish scholarship, and lived probably in Venice. He ...
(RID)

Italian tosafist of the first half of the thirteenth century. The greater part of his tosafot were published under the title "Tosefot R. Yesha'yahu" (Lemberg, 1861–69); and many were inserted by
Betzalel Ashkenazi Bezalel ben Abraham Ashkenazi ( he, בצלאל בן אברהם אשכנזי) ( 1520 – 1592) was a rabbi and talmudist who lived in Ottoman Israel during the 16th century. He is best known as the author of ''Shitah Mekubetzet'', a commentary on ...
in ''Shitah Mekubetzet''.


Israel of Bamberg

Lived in the middle of the thirteenth century; mentioned as an author of tosafot in "Mordechai" and "Haggahot Mordechai" (to Shabbat 14). Extracts from the tosafot of Israel's students were reproduced by Bezaleel Ashkenazi (l.c.).


J. Cohen

Supposedly a contemporary of
Meir of Rothenburg Meir ( he, מֵאִיר) is a Jewish male given name and an occasional surname. It means "one who shines". It is often Germanized as Maier, Mayer, Mayr, Meier, Meyer, Meijer, Italianized as Miagro, or Anglicized as Mayer, Meyer, or Myer.Alfred ...
, and perhaps identical with Judah ha-Kohen, Meir's relative. In the extracts from his tosafot to Baba Kamma, inserted in ''Shitah Mekubetzet'', he quotes (among many other authorities) his still living teacher, the Kohen whom Zunz supposes to be identical with Avigdor Cohen of Vienna. From ''Shitah Mekubetzet'' to Baba Metzia it is seen that J. Cohen wrote tosafot to the same tractate.


Jacob of Chinon

Lived in the thirteenth century; student of Isaac ben Abraham, author of a "Shiṭṭah" He himself is quoted in the edited tosafot (Berachot 12a; Nazir 53a; et al.).


Joel ben Isaac ha-Levi Rabbi Yoel ben Isaac ha-Levi (Hebrew: רבי יואל בן יצחק הלוי; - 1200) also known as Rav Yoel of Bonn was a 12th-century German Tosafist, and the father of Eliezer ben Joel HaLevi. Biography Born in about 1115 in Mainz, Germany, ...
(Jabez)

Flourished at Speyer about 1130; a student of Kalonymus b. Isaac the Elder. He was the author of tosafot and of decisions ("''pesakim''"). He is quoted also in the edited tosafot (to
Kinnim Kinnim (Hebrew: ) is a tractate in the order of Kodshim in the Mishna. The name, meaning "nests", refers to the tractate's subject matter of errors in bird-offerings. It is the last tractate in the order, because of its shortness (3 chapters) and ...
23a).


Jacob ben Meir (Jacob Tam,

Rabbeinu Tam Jacob ben Meir (1100 – 9 June 1171 (4 Tammuz)), best known as Rabbeinu Tam ( he, רבינו תם), was one of the most renowned Ashkenazi Jewish rabbis and leading French Tosafists, a leading ''halakhic'' authority in his generation, and a gr ...
)

Leading tosafist, who lived in the twelfth century. Grandson of Rashi.


Yechiel of Paris Yechiel ben Joseph of Paris or Jehiel of Paris, called Sire Vives in French (Judeo-French: ) and Vivus Meldensis ("Vives of Meaux") in Latin, was a major Talmudic scholar and Tosafist from northern France, father-in-law of Isaac ben Joseph of Cor ...

13th century French tosafist. Defended Judaism in the
Disputation of Paris The Disputation of Paris ( ''Mishpat Pariz''; ), also known as the Trial of the Talmud (), took place in 1240 at the court of King Louis IX of France. It followed the work of Nicholas Donin, a Jewish convert to Christianity who translated the ...
. Reported to have moved to
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in about 1258, approximately ten years before his death.


Joseph (or Yehosef)

Flourished, according to Zunz, about 1150. Zunz identifies this Joseph with the student of
Rashbam Samuel ben Meir (Troyes, c. 1085 – c. 1158), after his death known as "Rashbam", a Hebrew acronym for RAbbi SHmuel Ben Meir, was a leading French Tosafist and grandson of Shlomo Yitzhaki, "Rashi". Biography He was born in the vicinity of Tro ...
whose glosses are quoted in the edited tosafot (to Ket. 70a), and thinks he may be identical with the Joseph of Orleans often cited in the edited tosafot (Shabbat 12a et passim). If so, he must be identified, according to
Henri Gross Heinrich Gross, writing also as Henri Gross (born Szenicz, Hungarian Kingdom, now Senica, Slovakia, 6 November 1835; died 1910), was a German rabbi. He was a pupil in rabbinical literature of Judah Aszod. After graduating from the Breslau semin ...
, with
Joseph ben Isaac Bekhor Shor Joseph ben Isaac Bekhor Shor of Orléans (12th century) ( he, יוֹסֵף בֶּן־יִצחָק בְּכוֹר־שׁוֹר) was a French tosafist, exegete, and poet who flourished in the second half of the 12th century. He was the father of Abr ...
. Weiss, however, suggests that this Joseph might have been either
Joseph Bonfils Joseph ben Samuel Bonfils was a French rabbi, Talmudist, Bible commentator, and ''payyetan'' (author of piyyut, piyyutim) of the mid-eleventh century. He is also known by the Hebrew name Yosef Tov Elem (יוסף טוב עלם), a Hebrew translatio ...
,
Rabbeinu Tam Jacob ben Meir (1100 – 9 June 1171 (4 Tammuz)), best known as Rabbeinu Tam ( he, רבינו תם), was one of the most renowned Ashkenazi Jewish rabbis and leading French Tosafists, a leading ''halakhic'' authority in his generation, and a gr ...
's teacher, or Joseph b. Isaac of Troyes, one of
Rashi Shlomo Yitzchaki ( he, רבי שלמה יצחקי; la, Salomon Isaacides; french: Salomon de Troyes, 22 February 1040 – 13 July 1105), today generally known by the acronym Rashi (see below), was a medieval French rabbi and author of a compre ...
's students. Thus it seems that in any case the tosafist mentioned in the "''Sefer haYashar''" must be distinguished from the one mentioned in Tosafot Ketuvot 70a, as the latter was a student of Rashbam.


Joseph Porat

Many fragments of his tosafot to Shabbat are included in the edited tosafot.


Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon (1166–1224) was a French tosafist born in Paris. Biography Born in 1166 in Paris, France, his father Rabbi Isaac Treves was a rabbi in Paris and a paternal descendant of Judah ben Nathan, and thus a descendant of Ra ...
(Judah ben Isaac of Paris)

12th-13th centuries; a French tosafist born in Paris. He founded an important school of tosafists, in which were trained, among others,
Yechiel of Paris Yechiel ben Joseph of Paris or Jehiel of Paris, called Sire Vives in French (Judeo-French: ) and Vivus Meldensis ("Vives of Meaux") in Latin, was a major Talmudic scholar and Tosafist from northern France, father-in-law of Isaac ben Joseph of Cor ...
(Sir Leon's successor),
Isaac ben Moses of Vienna __NOTOC__ Isaac ben Moses of Vienna, also called Isaac Or Zarua or the Riaz, was among the greatest rabbis of the Middle Ages. He was probably born in Bohemia and lived between 1200 and 1270. He attained his fame in Vienna and his major work, ...
(author of Or Zarua),
Samuel ben Solomon of Falaise Samuel ben Solomon of Falaise was a French rabbi, a tosafist of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. His French name was Sir Morel, by which he is often designated in rabbinical literature. He was a pupil of Judah Sir Leon of Paris and of Isaac ...
, and Moses ben Jacob of Coucy.


Judah ben Nathan Judah ben Nathan, also referred to by the Hebrew acronym RIBaN, was a gifted French rabbi and commentator on the Talmud in the eleventh to twelfth century, best known for being the son-in-law and pupil of the great commentator Rashi, and to a great ...
(RIVaN)

Son-in-law and pupil of Rashi, and to a great extent his continuator. It was Judah who completed Rashi's commentary on Makkot (from 19b to the end) and who wrote the commentary on Nazir which is erroneously attributed to Rashi. He wrote, besides, independent commentaries on Eruvin, Shabbat, Yebamot and Pesachim. Finally, Halberstam manuscript No. 323 contains a fragment of Judah's commentary on Nedarim. It is generally considered that Judah b. Nathan wrote tosafot to several tractates of the Talmud, and he is mentioned as a tosafist in "Haggahot Mordechai" (Sanhedrin, No. 696). He is often quoted in the edited tosafot.


Levi

His tosafot are quoted in the "Mordechai" (Bava Metzia 4, end).


Meir ben Baruch of Rothenburg Meir ( he, מֵאִיר) is a Jewish male given name and an occasional surname. It means "one who shines". It is often Germanized as Maier, Mayer, Mayr, Meier, Meyer, Meijer, Italianized as Miagro, or Anglicized as Mayer, Meyer, or Myer.Alfred J ...
(MaHaRaM)

Leading tosafist of 13th century Germany. Abducted by Christians and died in prison.


Meïr ben Samuel of Ramerupt

Son-in-law of Rashi. His tosafot are mentioned by his son Jacob Tam ("''Sefer ha-Yashar''," No. 252) and often in the edited tosafot.


Moses ben Jacob of Coucy

French tosafist, early 13th century. Author of
Sefer Mitzvot Gadol Sefer Mitzvot Gadol ( he, ספר מצוות גדול; in english: "The Great Book of Commandments"; abbreviated: , "SeMaG") work of halakha by Moses ben Jacob of Coucy, containing an enumeration of the 613 commandments. Description The work was ...
.


Moses ben Meir of Ferrara Moses ben Meir of Ferrara was a 13th-century Italian tosafist from Ferrara, Italy. He was a contemporary of Eleazar ben Samuel and Isaiah ben Mali. He is quoted three times as a tosafist in Haggahot Maimuniyyot ''Haggahot Maimuniyyot'' ( he, ...

Italian tosafist of the thirteenth century, whose tosafot were used by the compiler of the "Haggahot Maimuniyyot." Moses himself used the tosafot of
Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon (1166–1224) was a French tosafist born in Paris. Biography Born in 1166 in Paris, France, his father Rabbi Isaac Treves was a rabbi in Paris and a paternal descendant of Judah ben Nathan, and thus a descendant of Ra ...
, although it is doubtful whether he was Judah's pupil.


Moses of Évreux

French tosafist, early 13th century.


Moses Taku Moshe ben Chasdai Taku (Hebrew: ר' משה בן חסדאי תאקו) ( fl. 1250–1290 CE) was a 13th-century Tosafist from Tachov, Bohemia. Despite his own seemingly mystical orientation, Rabbi Taku is controversially known to have been an opponen ...

13th-century Tosafist from Bohemia.


Peretz ben Elijah of Corbeil

French tosafist, 13th century.


HaRebbi R' Menachem

Mentioned in
Baba Kama Bava Kamma ( tmr, בָּבָא קַמָּא, translit=Bāḇā Qammā, translation=The First Gate) is the first of a series of three Talmudic tractates in the order Nezikin ("Damages") that deal with civil matters such as damages and torts. The o ...
2b s.v. "umilta," as well as by Hagahot Maimoniyot to
Rambam Musa ibn Maimon (1138–1204), commonly known as Maimonides (); la, Moses Maimonides and also referred to by the acronym Rambam ( he, רמב״ם), was a Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah s ...
's laws of chametz and
matzah Matzah or matzo ( he, מַצָּה, translit=maṣṣā'','' pl. matzot or Ashk. matzos) is an unleavened flatbread that is part of Jewish cuisine and forms an integral element of the Passover festival, during which ''chametz'' ( leaven an ...
, chapter 6, note 9.


Samson ben Abraham of Sens Samson ben Abraham of Sens (שמשון בן אברהם משאנץ; c. 1150 – c. 1230),was one of the leading French Tosafists in the second half of the 12th and the beginning of the 13th centuries. He was the most outstanding student and the s ...

France, late 12th-early 13th century. Known by the acronym "Rash", and within Tosafot as "Rashba".


Samson b. Isaac of Chinon

Flourished in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries; author of the "''Sefer Keritut''." In this work Samson refers to his glosses on Eruvin and Avodah Zarah; he appears to have written glosses on other Talmudic tractates also.


Samson b. Samson of Coucy

Flourished in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.


Samuel of Évreux

Author of tosafot to several tractates; those to Sotah are among the edited tosafot.


Samuel ben Meir Samuel ben Meir (Troyes, c. 1085 – c. 1158), after his death known as "Rashbam", a Hebrew acronym for RAbbi SHmuel Ben Meir, was a leading French Tosafist and grandson of Shlomo Yitzhaki, "Rashi". Biography He was born in the vicinity of Troy ...
(RaSHBaM)

Rashi's grandson and author of tosafot to Alfasi; under his supervision his students prepared tosafot to several tractates ("Sefer ha-Yashar," p. 85d).


Samuel b. Naṭronai (RaShBaṬ)

German Talmudist of the end of the twelfth century; author of tosafot to Avodah Zarah.


Samuel ben Solomon of Falaise Samuel ben Solomon of Falaise was a French rabbi, a tosafist of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. His French name was Sir Morel, by which he is often designated in rabbinical literature. He was a pupil of Judah Sir Leon of Paris and of Isaac ...

French tosafist, 12th-13th centuries.


Simha of Speyer Simḥa ben Samuel of Speyer (13th century) was a German rabbi and tosafist. Neither the year of his birth nor that of his death is known. He was one of the leading signatories of the Takkanot Shumcompare Moses Minz, Responsa, No. 202 He was a nephe ...
(Simḥah ben Samuel of Speyer)

Flourished in the thirteenth century; his tosafot are mentioned by
Meir of Rothenburg Meir ( he, מֵאִיר) is a Jewish male given name and an occasional surname. It means "one who shines". It is often Germanized as Maier, Mayer, Mayr, Meier, Meyer, Meijer, Italianized as Miagro, or Anglicized as Mayer, Meyer, or Myer.Alfred ...
.Meir of Rothenburg, Responsa, 4:154


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note by Prof. Eliezer Segal {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Tosafists
Tosafists Tosafists were rabbis of France and Germany, who lived from the 12th to the mid-15th centuries, in the period of Rishonim. The Tosafists composed critical and explanatory glosses (questions, notes, interpretations, rulings and sources) on the Ta ...