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R. Chananel b. Chushiel
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Name | R. Chananel b. Chushiel רבנו חננאל בן חושיאל, ר"ח |
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Dates | c. 965 – 1055 |
Location | Kairouan |
Works | Commentaries on Talmud and Talmud |
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Influenced by | His father R. Chushiel, R. Hai Gaon, R. Saadia Gaon |
Impacted on | R. Nissim b. Yaakov, Rif, Rambam |
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Background
Life
- Name – Ḥananel (or "Chananel"); some historians believe that his given name was Elhanan, but at some point later in his life he became referred to by the name Ḥananel.1
- Hebrew name – חננאל בן חושיאל (or, possible, אלחנן בן חושיאל)
- Dates – c. 970-10572
- Location – Kairouan (or "Qayrawan"), in modern-day Tunisia. Most historians believe that R. Hananel was born in Italy, likely Bari, and emigrated to Kairouan as an adult.3
- Occupation – Rabbinical judge and head of the local house of study
- Family – R. Hananel's father, R. Hushiel b. Elhanan, was an Italian who became the rabbinic leader of Kairouan. A tradition states that R. Hananel had nine daughters but no sons.
- Teachers – Throughout his commentary, R. Hananel constantly refers to "his teachers," who remain unnamed. It is likely that R. Hananel learned most of his Torah from his father, R. Hushiel b. Elhanan, who was the rabbinic leader of Kairouan.
- Contemporaries – R. Hai Gaon, R. Nissim b. Yaakov, Shmuel haNagid
- Students – R. Nissim b. Yaakov
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