Tosafists

Tosafists
   Talmudic scholars of the 12. to 14 centuries who made glosses and additions to Rashi’s classic commentary on the Scriptures.

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  • MEIR BEN BARUCH OF ROTHENBURG — (c. 1215–1293), teacher, scholar, tosafist, and supreme arbiter in ritual, legal, and community matters in Germany. He was born in Worms into a family of scholars, many members of which were important leaders in the communities of Germany. In his …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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