About Yitzchak ben Yehuda
Lived 1010 – 1070 (aged 59–60). Yitzchak ben Yehuda was a rabbi.
Isaac ben Judah of Mainz was a Talmudist of the eleventh century; teacher of Solomon ben Isaac (Rashi).
He was a native of Lorraine ("Ha-Pardes," 35a), but settled early in life in Germany, where he studied under Eleazar ha-Gadol. 57a; R. H. 28a ); and his responsa are scattered in the "Pardes ha-Gadol", the "Liḳḳuṭe Pardes", the , the , the "Mordekai", and the responsa of Meir of Rothenburg.
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Who was Yitzchak ben Yehuda?
rosh yeshiva of yeshiva in Mainz
When was Yitzchak ben Yehuda born?
Yitzchak ben Yehuda was born in 1010 in France, Ashkenazi Jews.
When did Yitzchak ben Yehuda die?
Yitzchak ben Yehuda died in 1070.
What was Yitzchak ben Yehuda's occupation?
Yitzchak ben Yehuda was a rabbi.
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