Isaac ben Joseph of Corbeil

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Not to be confused with Isaac of Ourville.

Isaac ben Joseph of

tosafist
, best known as the author of Sefer Mitzvot Ḳatan.

Biography

Isaac was the son-in-law of R.

Perez ben Elijah
of Corbeil (Rabbeinu Perez), Baruch Ḥayyim ben Menahem of Niort, and his fellow citizen Joseph ben Abraham.

Works

In 1277 – encouraged by his pupils – he published Sefer Mitzvot Katan (ספר מצוות קטן - "Small book of commandments"; generally called "Semak" from the initials סמ"ק), an abridgment of

Halacha along with aggadic stories and mussar. Although based on the Sefer Mitzvot Gadol, the work does not delve into the argument behind the legal decision.[1] "Semaḳ" was "most favorably received" by the Ashkenazi communities (France and Germany
). It has often been edited and annotated, with most editions containing lengthy commentaries.

Isaac also published Liḳḳuṭim (collectanea), and several small compilations containing his ritual decisions.

The Kol Bo (No. 128) contains a long fragment of a Talmudic work of R. Isaac, with this superscription: קצת דינים מה"ר יצחק ז"ל.

References

  1. ^ "Jewish History 1210 - 1219".

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Isaac ben Joseph of Corbeil". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Its bibliography:

  • Eliakim Carmoly, Biographics des Israélites de France, p. 45;
  • Rev. Et. Juives, iv. 213, vi. 168;
  • Gross, Gallia Judaica, pp. 563–565.
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