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Rabbeinu Tam

Rabbeinu Tam
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Overview

Jacob ben Meir (1100 – 9 June 1171 [4 Tammuz]), best known as Rabbeinu Tam (Hebrew: רבינו תם), was a renowned Ashkenazi Jewish rabbi, one of the French Tosafists, a leading authority on Halakha, and a grandson of Rashi. Known as Rabbeinu ('our teacher'), 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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  1. At length God, minded to set at naught the tyranny of the king of Egypt, divided the Red Sea--a marvel such as nature had never known before--and brought forth His host by the hands of Moses and Aaron. Thereafter on account of their departure Egypt was vexed with sore plagues, because they would not let the people go.

    Boethius, The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy

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  2. 1 27 XVIII On ḳarab, nagaʻ, niggash 27 XIX On male 28 XX On ram, nissa 29 XXI On ʻabar 30 XXII On ba 32 XXIII On Yaẓa, shub 32 XXIV On halak 33 XXV On shaken 34 XXVI On “The Torah speaketh the language of man” 34 XXVII On Targum of Gen. xlvi. 4 35 XXVIII On regel 37 XXIX On ʻaẓeb 39 XXX On akal …

    Moses Maimonides, The guide for the perplexed

    Close in meaning to Rabbeinu Tam; the term itself is not named.

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  3. In the same manner the Scriptures say concerning Jacob, "The elder shall serve the younger," Gen. 25:23. But does not Jacob become a servant when we see him a most distressed supplicant? Does he not from fear of his brother haste away into exile? Does he not on his return home supplicate his brother and fall on his knees before him? Is not Isaac also seen to be a most miserable beggar? Gen. 6:1-35.

    Martin Luther, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1

    Close in meaning to Rabbeinu Tam; the term itself is not named.

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