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The Rivam (c. 1090 – c. 1130), Rabbi
Rabbi

Rabbi , in Judaism, means a religious ?teacher?, or more literally, ?my great one?, when addressing any master. The word rabbi derives from the Hebrew root word , rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ?great?, used in many senses, including the sense of a ?master? and apprentice, whence someone who is a distinguished ?teacher?....
 Yitzchak ben Meir
, was one of the Baalei Tosafos. He was the grandson of Rashi
Rashi

Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki, , better known by the acronym Rashi , , was a rabbi from France, famed as the author of the first comprehensive commentary on the Talmud, and Jewish commentaries on the Bible....
, and brother of the Rashbam
Rashbam

Rashbam is a Hebrew acronym for ??? ????? ?? ???? . His father was Meir ben Shmuel and his mother was Yocheved, the Rashi's daughters of Rashi....
 and the Rabbeinu Tam
Rabbeinu Tam

Jacob ben Meir Tam, universally known as Rabbenu Tam was one of the Tosafist whose commentary appears in every edition of Talmud opposite the commentary of Rashi....
. His father was Meir ben Shmuel and his mother was Yocheved, the daughter
Rashi's daughters

Joheved, Miriam, and Rachel were daughters of the great medieval Talmudic scholar, Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, better known by the acronym, Rashi, who had no sons....
 of Rashi
Rashi

Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki, , better known by the acronym Rashi , , was a rabbi from France, famed as the author of the first comprehensive commentary on the Talmud, and Jewish commentaries on the Bible....
. He died before his father, leaving four children (Jacob Tam, Sefer ha-Yashar, No. 616, p. 72b, Vienna, 1811). Although he died young, the Rivam contributed to Tosafos
Tosafot

The Tosafot or Tosafos are medi?val commentaries on the Talmud. They take the form of critical and explanatory glosses, printed, in almost all Talmud editions, on the outer margin and opposite Rashi's notes....
, mentioned by Eliezer b.






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The Rivam (c. 1090 – c. 1130), Rabbi
Rabbi

Rabbi , in Judaism, means a religious ?teacher?, or more literally, ?my great one?, when addressing any master. The word rabbi derives from the Hebrew root word , rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ?great?, used in many senses, including the sense of a ?master? and apprentice, whence someone who is a distinguished ?teacher?....
 Yitzchak ben Meir
, was one of the Baalei Tosafos. He was the grandson of Rashi
Rashi

Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki, , better known by the acronym Rashi , , was a rabbi from France, famed as the author of the first comprehensive commentary on the Talmud, and Jewish commentaries on the Bible....
, and brother of the Rashbam
Rashbam

Rashbam is a Hebrew acronym for ??? ????? ?? ???? . His father was Meir ben Shmuel and his mother was Yocheved, the Rashi's daughters of Rashi....
 and the Rabbeinu Tam
Rabbeinu Tam

Jacob ben Meir Tam, universally known as Rabbenu Tam was one of the Tosafist whose commentary appears in every edition of Talmud opposite the commentary of Rashi....
. His father was Meir ben Shmuel and his mother was Yocheved, the daughter
Rashi's daughters

Joheved, Miriam, and Rachel were daughters of the great medieval Talmudic scholar, Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, better known by the acronym, Rashi, who had no sons....
 of Rashi
Rashi

Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki, , better known by the acronym Rashi , , was a rabbi from France, famed as the author of the first comprehensive commentary on the Talmud, and Jewish commentaries on the Bible....
. He died before his father, leaving four children (Jacob Tam, Sefer ha-Yashar, No. 616, p. 72b, Vienna, 1811). Although he died young, the Rivam contributed to Tosafos
Tosafot

The Tosafot or Tosafos are medi?val commentaries on the Talmud. They take the form of critical and explanatory glosses, printed, in almost all Talmud editions, on the outer margin and opposite Rashi's notes....
, mentioned by Eliezer b. Joel ha-Levi (Abi ha-'Ezri, §417), to several tractates
Tract (literature)

A tract is a literature, and in current usage, usually religious in nature. The notion of what constitutes a tract has changed over time. By the early part of the twenty-first century, these meant small pamphlets used for religious and political purposes, though far more often the former....
 of the Talmud
Talmud

The Talmud is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Halakha, Jewish ethics, customs, and history. It is a central text of mainstream Judaism....
. Isaac himself is often quoted in the edited Tosafos (Shab. 138a; Ket. 29b et passim).

Further reading

  • , published by Artscroll
    ArtScroll

    ArtScroll is an imprint of translations, books and commentaries from an Orthodox Judaism perspective published by Mesorah Publications, Ltd., a publishing company based in Brooklyn, New York, New York City....
     (contains short biographies of the Rishonim
    Rishonim

    "Rishon" redirects here. For the preon model in particle physics, see Harari Rishon Model. For the Israeli town, see Rishon LeZion.Rishonim were the leading Rabbis and Posek who lived approximately during the 11th to 15th centuries, in the era before the writing of the Shulkhan Arukh and following the Geonim....
     including the Rivam)