Yechiel of Paris

Yechiel of Paris
Personal
Bornend of the 12th century[1]
Diedc. 1268
ReligionJudaism
ChildrenMoses ben Yechiel

Yechiel ben Joseph of Paris or Jehiel of Paris, called Sire Vives in French (Judeo-French: שיר ויויש‎) and Vivus Meldensis ("Vives of Meaux") in Latin,[2] was a major Talmudic scholar and Tosafist from northern France, father-in-law of Isaac ben Joseph of Corbeil. He was a disciple of Rabbi Judah Messer Leon, and succeeded him in 1225 as head of the Yeshiva of Paris,[1] which then boasted some 300 students; his best known student was Meir of Rothenburg. He is the author of many Tosafot.

  1. ^ a b c  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSolomon Schechter and Isaac Broydé (1901–1906). "Jehiel ben Joseph of Paris". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
  2. ^ Gross, Heinrich (1897). Gallia Judaica (in French). Paris: L. Cerf. p. 341. LCCN 51050586.

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