תקופת הראשונים
חכמי בעלי התוספות, הפרשנים והפוסקים הגדולים מן המאה ה-11 ועד המאה ה-15.
The Rif (Rabbi Isaac Alfasi)
Rav Alfasi • the Rif • Rabbi Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi • ha-Kala'i
1013 – 1103
The Rif — Rabbi Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi — was one of the greatest halakhic decisors of the Jewish people and a …
Rashi
Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki • Rabbenu Shlomo • Parsandata • Salomon de Troyes
1040 – 1105
Rashi — Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak — is one of the greatest commentators on the Written and Oral Torah in all o…
Rabbi Judah Halevi (the RiHal)
the RiHal • Judah ben Samuel ha-Levi • Abu al-Hasan al-Lawi
1075 – 1141
Rabbi Judah ben Samuel ha-Levi — known by his acronym the RiHal — was one of the greatest poets and thinkers o…
Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra (the Raba'a)
the Raba'a • Abenezra • Abraham ben Meir ibn Ezra • Abu Ishaq Abraham ben Meir
1089 – 1164
Rabbi Abraham ben Meir ibn Ezra — known by his acronym the Raba'a — was one of the greatest commentators, poet…
Rabbeinu Tam
Rabbi Jacob ben Meir • Jacob Tam
1100 – 1171
Rabbeinu Tam (Rabbi Jacob ben Meir), one of the foremost Tosafists and a grandson of Rashi, was regarded as th…
Rabbi Moses ben Maimon — Maimonides
Maimonides • Rabbi Moshe • the Great Eagle • ha-Maimoni • the Master Teacher • Rabbenu Moshe • Maimonides
1138 – 1204
Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, known as Maimonides, stands among the greatest halachic authorities, thinkers, and phy…
Ramban
Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman • Nachmanides • Bonastruc ça Porta
1194 – 1270
The Ramban — Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman (c. 1194–1270) — was one of the greatest sages of Spain and a pillar of t…
Rabbeinu Yonah
Rabbi Yonah ben Abraham of Gerona • Yonah Gerondi
1200 – 1263
Rabbeinu Yonah of Gerona, author of Shaarei Teshuvah, was the uncle and teacher of Nachmanides. At first he op…
Maharam of Rothenburg
Rabbi Meir ben Baruch
1215 – 1293
Maharam of Rothenburg (Rabbi Meir ben Baruch) was the foremost sage of Ashkenaz in his generation. He was impr…
The Rashba
Rabbi Shlomo ben Avraham ibn Aderet • Rabbi Solomon ben Aderet
1235 – 1310
The Rashba — Rabbi Shlomo ben Avraham ibn Aderet (c. 1235–1310) — was one of the greatest Torah scholars of Sp…