Samuel ben Solomon of Falaise

Samuel ben Solomon of Falaise was a French[citation needed] rabbi, a tosafist of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.[1] His French name was Sir Morel, by which he is often designated in rabbinical literature. "Kadesh Urchatz", the now ubiquitous poem at the beginning of the traditional Haggadah, is attributed to him.[2]

He was a pupil of Judah Sir Leon of Paris and of Isaac ben Abraham of Sens. In 1240 he took part in the renowned controversy instigated by the baptized Jew Nicholas Donin.

Samuel was the author of the following works:

References

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  1. ^ "Falaise - The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia -". StudyLight.org.
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/onthemainline/status/1514462423130030083. The attribution appears in a 1457 manuscript by Aharon b. Natan that can be found here https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/viewerpage?vid=MANUSCRIPTS&docid=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990000596780205171-1#$FL30168847

  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSinger, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Samuel ben Solomon of Falaise". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Its bibliography:

  • Loeb, in R. E. J. i. 248;
  • Gross, Gallia Judaica, pp. 478–479:
  • Berliner's Magazin, iv. 179–194;
  • Heinrich Grätz, Gesch. vii. 130;
  • Leopold Zunz, Z. G. p. 37;