Samson ben Abraham of Sens
Samson ben Abraham of Sens | |
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שמשון בן אברהם משאנץ | |
| Title | Rabbi (Rash) |
| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 1150 Falaise, Duchy of Normandy (present-day France) |
| Died | c. 1230 Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem (present-day Israel) |
| Known for | Leading French Tosafist; commentaries on the Mishnah |
| Relatives | Isaac of Dampierre (brother) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Teachers | Rabbeinu Tam, David ben Kalonymus, Isaac ben Samuel |
Samson ben Abraham of Sens (שמשון בן אברהם משאנץ; c. 1150 – c. 1230),was one of the leading French Tosafists in the second half of the 12th and the beginning of the 13th centuries. He was the most outstanding student and the spiritual heir of Rabbi Isaac ben Samuel ha-Zaken (the Ri). He is also known as "the Rash" ( הר"ש; an acronym of his name) or "the Prince of Sens", and within Tosafot as "Rashba".