Rabbeinu Tam

Renowned Ashkenazi Jewish rabbi, leading French Tosafist, leading halakhic authority

  • Fame50.6
  • Momentum16.5
  • Wikipedia2.5K
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Lived 1100–1171, aged 71France
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    11 languages
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  • Era
    1100–1171
    Aged 71
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Updated 2026-07-01

Jacob ben Meir, best known as Rabbeinu Tam, was a renowned Ashkenazi Jewish rabbi, one of the French Tosafists, a leading authority on Halakha, and a grandson of Rashi. Known as Rabbeinu, he acquired the Hebrew suffix "Tam" ('straightforward'); it was originally used in the Book of Genesis to describe his biblical namesake, Jacob.

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