Samuel ben Solomon of Falaise
Samuel ben Solomon of Falaise was a French[
He was a pupil of
Judah Sir Leon of Paris and of Isaac ben Abraham of Sens. In 1240 he took part in the renowned controversy instigated by the baptized Jew Nicholas Donin
.
Samuel was the author of the following works:
- Perez ben Elijah
- A commentary, no longer in existence, on the laws concerning Passover composed in verse by Joseph Ṭob 'Elem, quoted by Isaac ben Moses of Vienna(Or Zarua, ii. 114)
- Ritual decisions, frequently cited by Meir of Rothenburg, Mordechai ben Hillel, and other rabbinical authorities of that time.
References
- ^ "Falaise - The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia -". StudyLight.org.
- ^ https://twitter.com/onthemainline/status/1514462423130030083. The attribution appears in a 1457 manuscript by Aharon b. Natan that can be found here https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/viewerpage?vid=MANUSCRIPTS&docid=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990000596780205171-1#$FL30168847
- Jacobs, Jews of Angevin England, pp. 53, 146, 421. OCLC 3030431
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Samuel ben Solomon of Falaise". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Its bibliography:
- Loeb, in R. E. J. i. 248;
- Gross, Gallia Judaica, pp. 478–479:
- Berliner's Magazin, iv. 179–194;
- Heinrich Grätz, Gesch. vii. 130;
- Leopold Zunz, Z. G. p. 37;