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R. Yosef b. Meir HaLevi Ibn MiGash (Ri MiGash)

Name	R. Yosef b. Meir HaLevi Ibn MiGash, Ri MiGash ר' יוסף בן מאיר הלוי אבן מגאש, ר"י מיגאש
Dates	1077-1141
Location	Lucena
Works	Talmud commentaries, responsa
Exegetical Characteristics
Influenced by	R. Yitzchak Alfasi (Rif)
Impacted on	Rambam, later Spanish and Provencal Talmud commentators

Edition

New Edition

• For information on the editions of Ri MiGash, see Hebrew page.

Background

Life

• Name – R. Yosef b. Meir HaLevi Ibn MiGash, Ri MiGash
  • Hebrew name – ר' יוסף בן מאיר הלוי אבן מגאש, ר"י מיגאש
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• Teachers – R. Yitzchak Alfasi (Rif)
• Contemporaries – R. Yehuda HaLevi
• Students – R. Maimon ben Yosef
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Torah Commentary

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