# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/isaac-alfasi
# Generated: 2026-08-14T09:06:17.445Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/isaac-alfasi"
name: "Isaac Alfasi"
slug: "isaac-alfasi"
description: "Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi (1013–1103), also known as the Alfasi or by his Hebrew acronym, the Rif, was a Maghrebi Talmudist and posek. He is best known for his halakhic legal work Sefer Ha-halachot, considered the first fundamental work in halakhic literature."
tagline: "Maghrebi Talmudist and posek (1013–1103)"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1013"
deathDate: "1103-05-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump