495:
322:
Ramah discussed every minute detail of each topic, whether directly related or only peripheral, arising in the course of
Talmudic discussion, generally including a summary of the main points at the end of the discussion. He wrote it in Talmudic
408:
His poem "A Letter from the Grave" is famous because it is a letter he wrote to his father in the name of his sister when she died. It was meant to inform him of her death and comfort him. She died on the
Sabbath on the tenth of November 1212.
207:'s son, Meir). As the Spanish kings gave the Jews more self-rule, Rabbi Abulafia played a substantial role in establishing ritual regulations for Spanish Jewry. He was also the head of an important
182:
230:
was still alive. Outraged by
Maimonides' apparent disbelief in physical resurrection of the dead, Abulafia wrote a series of letters to the
393:, was more critical of the masoretic work of Rabbi Abulafia, especially in his layout of the last two lines of the "Song of the Sea" (
385:, was so impressed by his work that he gave to him the honorific title of "expert" in what concerns the accurate text of the Torah.
1690:
1700:
1680:
1069:
904:
558:
447:
118:
1297:
1302:
211:
in Toledo. He was so highly esteemed in Toledo that on his father's death in 1225 the latter's honorary title of
1440:
1286:
1124:
1119:
1159:
1054:
910:
697:
1644:
1557:
1256:
1049:
1015:
1695:
1520:
1164:
966:
916:
784:
703:
373:
to copy his master copy. He also wrote an authoritative book of regulations about Torah-writing, called
1420:
1312:
1189:
1134:
898:
1552:
1542:
1536:
1479:
1430:
1169:
508:
1629:
1619:
1139:
1037:
961:
956:
609:
1547:
1485:
1377:
1322:
1268:
1212:
513:
243:
219:
1357:
1352:
1327:
936:
807:
551:
1670:
1572:
1567:
686:
614:
589:
1675:
1634:
1526:
1244:
1184:
8:
1649:
1455:
1405:
1387:
1362:
1317:
985:
931:
926:
886:
840:
250:, Rabbi Abulafia refused to participate. Rabbi Abulafia was also opposed to the study of
212:
1154:
1099:
299:, and Rambam. The only sections of this work that are extant are the parts on Tractates
1639:
1609:
1603:
1307:
1262:
1250:
1194:
1114:
1025:
1020:
892:
648:
308:
304:
1149:
1614:
1577:
1562:
1508:
1450:
1337:
1217:
1174:
1084:
1064:
995:
951:
863:
801:
772:
713:
708:
654:
599:
594:
544:
477:
451:
431:
328:
204:
434:; Talshir, Z. (eds.). "Methods and Sources of Yedidya Shelomo Norzi in his Treatise
235:
1685:
1531:
1473:
1367:
1292:
1274:
1232:
1223:
1129:
1104:
1074:
1043:
1031:
1010:
921:
858:
825:
819:
766:
723:
692:
666:
643:
604:
337:
40:
1598:
1593:
1514:
1445:
1435:
1425:
1415:
1382:
1347:
1342:
1238:
1144:
1109:
1089:
1059:
946:
835:
813:
733:
676:
671:
332:
327:, sometimes making it difficult to understand. His work had a great influence on
186:
155:
143:
790:
761:
728:
504:
469:
427:
386:
378:
352:
26:
1664:
1410:
1094:
830:
795:
778:
718:
499:
481:
455:
247:
223:
197:
1490:
1332:
1280:
1000:
941:
738:
638:
583:
575:
398:
370:
292:
284:
1179:
875:
756:
681:
498: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
1624:
1372:
869:
633:
402:
300:
251:
227:
881:
748:
162:
159:
528:
196:
In his 30s, he was already one of the three appointed rabbis on the
850:
567:
346:
288:
200:
166:
1465:
1397:
1204:
1005:
366:
324:
271:
242:. Thirty years later, when controversy erupted over the Rambam's
208:
151:
335:. Thus, Rabbi Abulafia's legal insights made their way into the
976:
312:
276:
258:
239:
231:
181:
He was the scion of a wealthy and scholarly family, the son of
22:
269:
Rabbi
Abulafia was a prolific author. He wrote a huge book of
55:
1500:
1227:
1079:
990:
624:
362:
296:
170:
92:
476:(in Hebrew). Vol. 1. Jerusalem: HaMasorah. p. 47.
361:. Rabbi Abulafia is credited with writing the authoritative
536:
110:
107:
78:
72:
63:
49:
101:
86:
440:
Textus - Studies of the Hebrew
University Bible Project
238:. To his shock and disappointment, they supported the
119:
104:
83:
397:), which deviated from the arrangement found in the
98:
89:
75:
69:
319:("The Upraised Hand"—a play on the acronym Ramah).
95:
66:
60:
46:
43:
29:, known as "the Rema" or "the Rama" (Hebrew: רמ"א).
283:(Detail of Details). It followed the style of the
311:, and the part on the fourth chapter of Tractate
1662:
21:Meir Abulafia is commonly known as "the Ramah" (
552:
365:scroll for Spanish Jewry. Scholars came from
503:
261:, Spain at the age of 74 in the year 1244.
52:
559:
545:
218:He is well known for beginning the first
25:: רמ"ה). He should not be confused with
1663:
533:, by R. Meir Abulafia b. Todros Halevi
350:in Aramaic, and wrote a commentary on
540:
468:
138:; c. 1170 – 1244), also known as the
425:
331:, who, in turn, influenced his son,
147:
13:
448:The Hebrew University Magnes Press
191:The Conflict of Wisdom and Wealth,
14:
1712:
522:
507:; et al., eds. (1901–1906).
1298:Isaac ben Mordecai of Regensburg
517:. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
493:
39:
1303:Ephraim ben Isaac of Regensburg
472:(1956). Moshe Hirschler (ed.).
35:Meir ben Todros HaLevi Abulafia
1691:Authors of books on Jewish law
1441:Moses ben Isaac ben ha-Nessiah
1287:Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg
1125:Elhanan ben Isaac of Dampierre
1120:Isaac ben Abraham of Dampierre
462:
419:
287:and was clearly influenced by
1:
1701:12th-century Castilian rabbis
1681:13th-century Castilian rabbis
1160:Samuel ben Solomon of Falaise
1055:Abraham ben Joseph of Orleans
911:Abraham ben Isaac of Narbonne
698:Shem Tov ben Abraham ibn Gaon
412:
315:, each of which are known as
215:(prince) was applied to him.
1645:Judah Leon ben Moses Mosconi
1558:Eliezer ben Samuel of Verona
1257:Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin
1016:Samson ben Joseph of Falaise
566:
176:
7:
1521:Isaiah di Trani the Younger
1165:Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon
917:Levi ben Abraham ben Hayyim
785:Zerachiah ha-Levi of Girona
704:Meir ben Solomon Abi-Sahula
10:
1717:
1421:Eliyahu Menachem of London
1313:Eliezer ben Isaac ha-Gadol
1190:Elijah ben Menahem HaZaken
1135:Samson ben Abraham of Sens
899:David ben Levi of Narbonne
203:(one of the other two was
1586:
1553:Moses ben Meir of Ferrara
1499:
1464:
1431:Jacob ben Judah of London
1396:
1203:
1170:Joseph ben Samuel Bonfils
975:
849:
747:
623:
574:
1630:Isaac ben Jacob ha-Lavan
1620:Isaac ben Samuel of Acre
1140:Isaac ben Eliezer Halevi
1070:Haim ben Hananel HaCohen
1038:Moses ben Jacob of Coucy
962:Aaron ben Jacob ha-Kohen
610:Samuel ben Jacob ibn Jam
344:He also penned Halachic
264:
185:, to whom the physician
1486:Avigdor Cohen of Vienna
1378:Isaac ben Asher ha-Levi
1323:Yehuda HaKohen ben Meir
1269:Eliezer ben Joel HaLevi
1213:Meshullam ben Kalonymus
514:The Jewish Encyclopedia
244:Guide for the Perplexed
220:Maimonidean Controversy
1358:Jacob ben Judah Landau
1353:Joel ben Isaac ha-Levi
1328:Meir ben Baruch Halevi
937:Abraham of Montpellier
808:Simeon ben Zemah Duran
530:Masoret Seyag La-Torah
375:Masoret Seyag La-Torah
246:and the first book of
169:authority in medieval
1573:Isaac ben Melchizedek
1568:Joseph Colon Trabotto
1253:(Maharam MeRotenberg)
913:(Raavad II, HaEshkol)
687:Isaac ben Moses Arama
615:Shemariah ben Elhanan
590:Chananel ben Chushiel
295:, Joseph ibn Migash,
1650:Nethanel ben Isaiah
1635:Nathan ben Abraham I
1527:Obadiah of Bertinoro
1245:Mordechai ben Hillel
1185:Shemaiah of Soissons
426:Ofer, Yosef (2009).
189:dedicated his poem,
1539:(Shibbolei HaLeket)
1456:Berechiah de Nicole
1406:Aaron of Canterbury
1388:Isaac Asir HaTikvah
1363:Samuel ben Natronai
1318:Judah ben Kalonymus
1283:(Hagahot Maimuniot)
986:Rabbi Abin ha-Gadol
932:Asher ben Meshullam
927:Meshullam ben Jacob
887:Isaac ben Abba Mari
841:Judah ben Barzillai
193:published in 1214.
158:name), was a major
1696:People from Burgos
1640:Hillel ben Eliakim
1610:Zerahiah the Greek
1604:Tobiah ben Eliezer
1476:(Terumat HaDeshen)
1308:Samson ben Eliezer
1263:Eliezer ben Nathan
1251:Meir of Rothenburg
1220:(Rabbeinu Gershom)
1195:Ephraim ben Samson
1115:Eliezer of Touques
1026:Eliezer ben Samuel
1021:Yom Tov of Falaise
893:Abraham ben Nathan
689:(Akeidat Yitzchak)
627:(except Catalonia)
405:' Torah scroll.
389:, however, in his
1658:
1657:
1615:Isaac ben Dorbolo
1578:Judah Messer Leon
1563:Hillel ben Samuel
1509:Nathan ben Jehiel
1451:Yom Tov of Joigny
1338:Israel of Bamberg
1289:(Yehudah haHasid)
1218:Gershom ben Judah
1175:Menahem ben Helbo
1085:Peretz ben Elijah
1065:Judah ben Yom Tov
996:List of Tosafists
979:(except Provence)
967:Jonathan of Lunel
957:Isaac of Narbonne
952:Samuel ibn Tibbon
864:Abraham ben David
802:Isaac ben Sheshet
773:Shlomo ibn Aderet
714:Maimon ben Joseph
709:Isaac ibn Ghiyyat
655:Joseph ibn Migash
600:Zechariah Aghmati
595:Dunash ben Labrat
329:Asher ben Yechiel
205:Joseph ibn Migash
1708:
1532:Menahem Recanati
1474:Israel Isserlein
1368:Alexander Suslin
1293:Yaakov ben Yakar
1275:Eleazar of Worms
1233:Asher ben Jehiel
1224:Simeon bar Isaac
1155:Samuel of Évreux
1130:Baruch ben Isaac
1105:Samson of Chinon
1100:Jacob of Orléans
1075:Yechiel of Paris
1044:Judah ben Nathan
1032:Isaac ben Samuel
1011:Solomon ben Meir
922:Moshe ha-Darshan
905:Moses ben Joseph
859:Hachmei Provence
826:Azriel of Gerona
822:(Nimmukei Yosef)
820:Joseph ibn Habib
816:(Maggid Mishneh)
781:(Rabbeinu Yonah)
767:Nissim of Gerona
724:Abraham ibn Daud
693:Rabbenu Yerucham
667:Bahya ibn Paquda
649:Yom Tov Asevilli
644:Abraham ibn Ezra
605:Nissim ben Jacob
561:
554:
547:
538:
537:
518:
497:
496:
486:
485:
466:
460:
459:
423:
381:, the author of
183:Todros ben Judah
149:
134:
130:
126:
122:
117:
116:
113:
112:
109:
106:
103:
100:
97:
94:
91:
88:
85:
81:
80:
77:
74:
71:
68:
65:
62:
58:
57:
54:
51:
48:
45:
1716:
1715:
1711:
1710:
1709:
1707:
1706:
1705:
1661:
1660:
1659:
1654:
1599:Elijah Mizrachi
1594:Isaac Abarbanel
1582:
1515:Isaiah di Trani
1495:
1480:Isaac of Vienna
1460:
1446:Moses of London
1436:Josce of London
1426:Hagin Deulacres
1416:Elias of London
1392:
1383:Simha of Speyer
1348:Judah ben Asher
1343:Ephraim of Bonn
1239:Jacob ben Asher
1199:
1150:Moses of Évreux
1145:Meir ben Samuel
1110:Jacob of Chinon
1090:Eliezer of Toul
1060:Elijah of Paris
971:
947:Isaac the Blind
845:
836:Judah ben Yakar
814:Vidal of Tolosa
743:
734:Jonah ibn Janah
677:David Abudirham
672:Bahya ben Asher
619:
570:
565:
525:
505:Singer, Isidore
494:
490:
489:
467:
463:
424:
420:
415:
359:Lifnei v'Lifnim
333:Jacob ben Asher
281:Peratei Peratin
267:
187:Judah ben Isaac
179:
132:
128:
124:
120:
82:
59:
42:
38:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1714:
1704:
1703:
1698:
1693:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1656:
1655:
1653:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1601:
1596:
1590:
1588:
1584:
1583:
1581:
1580:
1575:
1570:
1565:
1560:
1555:
1550:
1545:
1540:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1518:
1512:
1505:
1503:
1497:
1496:
1494:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1477:
1470:
1468:
1462:
1461:
1459:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1402:
1400:
1394:
1393:
1391:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1284:
1278:
1272:
1266:
1260:
1254:
1248:
1242:
1241:(Baal HaTurim)
1236:
1230:
1221:
1215:
1209:
1207:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1041:
1035:
1029:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
982:
980:
973:
972:
970:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
908:
902:
896:
890:
884:
879:
873:
867:
861:
855:
853:
847:
846:
844:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
817:
811:
805:
799:
793:
791:Hasdai Crescas
788:
782:
776:
770:
764:
762:Menachem Meiri
759:
753:
751:
745:
744:
742:
741:
736:
731:
729:Moses ibn Ezra
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
695:
690:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
658:
652:
646:
641:
636:
630:
628:
621:
620:
618:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
580:
578:
572:
571:
564:
563:
556:
549:
541:
535:
534:
524:
523:External links
521:
520:
519:
488:
487:
461:
417:
416:
414:
411:
379:Jedidiah Norzi
353:Sefer Yetzirah
266:
263:
178:
175:
32:
31:
27:Moses Isserles
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1713:
1702:
1699:
1697:
1694:
1692:
1689:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1668:
1666:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1605:
1602:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1591:
1589:
1585:
1579:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1564:
1561:
1559:
1556:
1554:
1551:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1543:Benjamin Anaw
1541:
1538:
1537:Zedekiah Anaw
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1522:
1519:
1516:
1513:
1510:
1507:
1506:
1504:
1502:
1498:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1481:
1478:
1475:
1472:
1471:
1469:
1467:
1463:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1411:Aaron of York
1409:
1407:
1404:
1403:
1401:
1399:
1395:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1288:
1285:
1282:
1279:
1276:
1273:
1270:
1267:
1264:
1261:
1258:
1255:
1252:
1249:
1246:
1243:
1240:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1225:
1222:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1210:
1208:
1206:
1202:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1095:Chaim Paltiel
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1045:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
983:
981:
978:
974:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
912:
909:
906:
903:
900:
897:
894:
891:
888:
885:
883:
880:
877:
874:
871:
868:
865:
862:
860:
857:
856:
854:
852:
848:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
831:Moshe Chalava
829:
827:
824:
821:
818:
815:
812:
809:
806:
803:
800:
797:
796:Aharon HaLevi
794:
792:
789:
787:(Baal HaMaor)
786:
783:
780:
779:Yonah Gerondi
777:
774:
771:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
754:
752:
750:
746:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
719:Isaac Aboab I
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
699:
696:
694:
691:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
662:
661:Meir Abulafia
659:
656:
653:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
631:
629:
626:
622:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
588:
585:
582:
581:
579:
577:
573:
569:
562:
557:
555:
550:
548:
543:
542:
539:
532:
531:
527:
526:
516:
515:
510:
506:
501:
500:public domain
492:
491:
483:
479:
475:
471:
465:
457:
453:
449:
445:
441:
437:
433:
430:; Segal, M.;
429:
422:
418:
410:
406:
404:
400:
396:
395:Shirat ha-Yam
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
360:
356:
354:
349:
348:
342:
341:
339:
334:
330:
326:
320:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
273:
262:
260:
255:
253:
249:
248:Mishneh Torah
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
224:Mishneh Torah
221:
216:
214:
210:
206:
202:
199:
194:
192:
188:
184:
174:
172:
168:
164:
161:
157:
153:
145:
141:
137:
136:
115:
36:
30:
28:
24:
19:
18:
16:Spanish rabbi
1671:1170s births
1606:(Lekach Tov)
1491:Isaac Tyrnau
1333:Israel Bruna
1281:Meir HaKohen
1034:(Ri HaZaken)
1001:Rabbeinu Tam
942:Joseph Caspi
739:Abraham Saba
660:
639:Judah Halevi
584:Isaac Alfasi
576:North Africa
529:
512:
474:Kiryat Sefer
473:
464:
443:
439:
435:
421:
407:
399:Aleppo Codex
394:
391:Kiryat Sefer
390:
382:
374:
371:North Africa
358:
351:
345:
343:
336:
321:
316:
293:Sherira Gaon
280:
270:
268:
256:
217:
195:
190:
180:
139:
34:
33:
20:
1676:1244 deaths
1511:(the Aruch)
1247:(Mordechai)
1180:Simeon Kara
1050:Bechor Shor
901:(HaMichtam)
876:David Kimhi
757:Nachmanides
700:(Migdal Oz)
682:Joseph Albo
657:(Ri Migash)
436:Minhat Shay
383:Minḥat Shai
279:, entitled
257:He died in
1665:Categories
1625:Moses Taku
1548:Judah Anav
1482:(Or Zarua)
1373:Jacob Weil
895:(HaManhig)
870:Gersonides
810:(Tashbatz)
634:Maimonides
509:"Abulafia"
432:Talmon, S.
413:References
403:Maimonides
301:Bava Batra
252:philosophy
228:Maimonides
1587:Elsewhere
1277:(Rokeach)
1271:(Raavyah)
1265:(Ra'aven)
1259:(Maharil)
889:(HaIttur)
882:Abba Mari
749:Catalonia
482:233177823
456:761216587
357:entitled
317:Yad Ramah
309:Kiddushin
305:Sanhedrin
222:over the
177:Biography
163:Talmudist
160:Sephardic
1028:(Yereim)
872:(Ralbag)
866:(Raavad)
851:Provence
804:(Rivash)
775:(Rashba)
568:Rishonim
428:Rofé, A.
387:Ha-Meiri
347:responsa
289:Hai Gaon
272:novellae
234:Jews in
201:Beth Din
167:Halachic
1686:Levites
1466:Austria
1398:England
1205:Germany
1046:(Rivan)
1040:(Semag)
1006:Rashbam
907:(Rambi)
878:(Radak)
798:(Ra'ah)
663:(Ramah)
651:(Ritva)
502::
450:: 289.
401:and in
367:Germany
325:Aramaic
275:on the
209:yeshiva
154:of his
152:acronym
123:-ər hə-
1523:(Riaz)
1235:(Rosh)
977:France
480:
454:
313:Gittin
277:Talmud
259:Burgos
240:Rambam
232:French
226:while
198:Toledo
156:Hebrew
150:) (an
144:Hebrew
23:Hebrew
1517:(Rid)
1501:Italy
1228:Mainz
1080:Rivam
991:Rashi
769:(Ran)
625:Spain
586:(Rif)
470:Meiri
377:. R.
363:Torah
297:Rashi
265:Works
236:Lunel
171:Spain
148:הרמ"ה
140:Ramah
135:-ee-ə
127:-vee
478:OCLC
452:OCLC
369:and
213:Nasi
165:and
131:-oo-
1226:of
438:".
338:Tur
285:Rif
133:LAF
125:LAY
121:MAY
1667::
511:.
446:.
444:24
442:.
307:,
303:,
291:,
254:.
173:.
146::
129:AB
93:uː
73:eɪ
56:ər
50:eɪ
560:e
553:t
546:v
484:.
458:.
355:,
340:.
142:(
114:/
111:ə
108:i
105:f
102:æ
99:l
96:ˈ
90:b
87:æ
84:ˌ
79:i
76:v
70:l
67:ˈ
64:ə
61:h
53:.
47:m
44:ˈ
41:/
37:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.