Ephraim ben Isaac of Regensburg

Ephraim ben Isaac of Regensburg
Personal
Born
Ephraim ben Isaac

1110
Died1175
ReligionJudaism
Parent
  • Rabbi Isaac ben Abraham (father)

Ephraim ben Isaac ben Abraham of Regensburg (Hebrew: אפרים בן יצחק מרגנסבורג; c. 1110 – 1175) also sometimes called Ben Yakir, was a 12th-century German tosafist and liturgical poet who was known for his keen intellect, his numerous piyyutim and for controversy refusing to recognize any post-Talmudic authority. [1][2]

  1. ^ Cohn-Sherbok, Dan (2010-01-07). Dictionary of Jewish Biography. A&C Black. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-4411-9784-9.
  2. ^ "Ephraim Bar Isaac of Regensburg". Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot.