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R. Yitzchak Alfasi – Intellectual Profile

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R. Yitzchak Alfasi

Name	R. Yitzchak b. Yaakov Alfasi, Rif ר' יצחק בן יעקב אלפסי, רי"ף
Dates	1013-1103
Location	Kairouan, Fez, Cordova, Lucena
Works	Sefer HaHalakhot, responsa
Exegetical Characteristics
Influenced by	R. Chananel b. Chushiel
Impacted on	Ri Migash, Rambam, all later Halakhic literature

Background¹

Life

• Name – R. Yitzchak b. Yaakov Alfasi, Rif
  • Hebrew name –,ר' יצחק בן יעקב אלפסי‏ ‏רי"ף
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• Teachers –  R. Nissim b. Yaakov, R. Chananel b. Chushiel
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• Students – R. Yosef Ibn Migash, R. Yehuda Halevi, R. Ephraim
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Torah Commentary

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¹ This section incorporates information from the Encyclopedia Judaica entry "Alfasi, Isaac ben Jacob."