Elijah ben Menahem HaZaken
Elijah ben Menahem the Elder (Hebrew: אליהו בן מנחם הזקן; c. 980 - 1060), also known as Rabbeinu Eliyahu HaZaken, was an 11th-century French Tosafist and liturgical poet. Born around 980 in France, in his early years he went to Germany, where he became a pupil of Gershom ben Judah.
Elijah ben Menahem HaZaken
- Born
- 980
- Died
- 1060
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- rabbi · poet
- Teachers
- Gershom ben Judah
- Languages
- French
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Elijah ben Menahem the Elder (Hebrew: אליהו בן מנחם הזקן; c. 980 - 1060), also known as Rabbeinu Eliyahu HaZaken, was an 11th-century French Tosafist and liturgical poet. Born around 980 in France, in his early years he went to Germany, where he became a pupil of Gershom ben Judah.
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Born in 980, died in 1060.
Training under Gershom ben Judah is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Residence is recorded at Le Mans.
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