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
Dates	11?? – 1184
Location	Dampierre, France
Works	Tosafot on Shas
Exegetical Characteristics
Influenced by	Ri HaZaken
Impacted on	Tosafot

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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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Torah Commentary

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Sources

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Impact

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