Isaac ben Meir (c. 1090 – c. 1130), also known as the Rivam after his

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, was a French

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and one of the Baalei Tosafos.

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He was born in the French country village of

Ramerupt Ramerupt () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. In 1974, it absorbed the former commune Romaines.

, in the

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of northern

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to Meir ben Shmuel and Yocheved, the daughter of Rashi. He was the grandson of

Rashi Shlomo Yitzchaki (; ; ; 13 July 1105) was a French rabbi who authored comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible. He is commonly known by the List of rabbis known by acronyms, Rabbinic acronym Rashi (). Born in Troyes, Rashi stud ...

, and brother of the

Rashbam Samuel ben Meir (Troyes, c. 1085 – c. 1158), after his death known as the "Rashbam", a Hebrew acronym for RAbbi SHmuel Ben Meir, was a leading French Tosafist and grandson of Shlomo Yitzhaki, "Rashi". Biography He was born in the vicinity of ...

and the

Rabbeinu Tam Jacob ben Meir (1100 – 9 June 1171 (4 Tammuz)), best known as Rabbeinu Tam (), was one of the most renowned Ashkenazi Jewish rabbis and leading French Tosafists, a leading '' halakhic'' authority in his generation, and a grandson of Rashi. K ...

. He died before his father, leaving seven children. Although he died young, the Rivam contributed to

Tosafot The Tosafot, Tosafos or Tosfot () are Middle Ages, medieval commentaries on the Talmud. They take the form of critical and explanatory glosses, printed, in almost all Talmud editions, on the outer margin and opposite Rashi's notes. The authors o ...

, mentioned by

Eliezer ben Joel HaLevi Eliezer ben Yoel HaLevi of Bonn (Hebrew acronym Ra'avyah; 1140–1225To be more precise, it is only known that he died after 1220.) was a Rabbinic scholar in Germany. He had a significant influence on Asher ben Jehiel (the ROSH). As a Rishon, he ...

, to several

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of the

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. He is often quoted in the edited

. Due to similar appellation, rabbi Isaac and the RiBaM are sometimes confused.

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