R. Asher b. Yechiel (Rosh) – Intellectual Profile

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R. Asher b. Yechiel (Rosh)
Name
R. Asher b. Yechiel (Rosh)
ר' אשר בן יחיאל (רא"ש)
Dates1250?-1327
LocationGermany, Provence, Spain
WorksTosefot HaRosh, Piskei HaRosh, responsa, Mishnah Commentary (Zera'im, Tohorot, Middot, Tamid, Sotah, Kinnim),
Exegetical Characteristics
Influenced byR. Meir b. Baruch (Maharam) of Rothenburg
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Background

Life

  • Name – R. Asher b. Yechiel (Rosh)
    • Hebrew name – ר' אשר בן יחיאל, רא"ש
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  • Dates – 1250?-1327
  • Location – Germany, Provence, Spain
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  • Teachers – His father, his elder brother, R. Meir b. Baruch of Rothenburg
  • Contemporaries – Rashba, R. Abba Mari Astruc
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Torah Commentary

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