R. Elchanan b. Ri HaZaken – Intellectual Profile

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R. Elchanan b. Ri HaZaken
Name
R. Elchanan b. Ri HaZaken
ר' אלחנן בן ר"י הזקן
Dates11?? – 1184
LocationDampierre, France
WorksTosafot on Shas
Exegetical Characteristics
Influenced byRi HaZaken
Impacted onTosafot

Edition

Tosafot on Avodah Zarah

  • For information on the AlHaTorah Shas Gadol edition of R. Elchanan's Tosafot on Avodah Zarah, see Hebrew page. 

Background

Life

  • Name – R. Elchanan b. Ri HaZaken
    • Hebrew name – ר' אלחנן בן ר"י הזקן
  • Dates – 11?? – 1184
  • Location – Dampierre, France
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  • Teachers – Ri HaZaken
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Works

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    • Talmudic novellae – 
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    • Responses to the works of others – 
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Torah Commentary

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Textual Issues

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Sources

Significant Influences

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Occasional Usage

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Impact

Later exegetes

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