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?ayyim of Falaise (?ayyim Paltiel?)
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
or French Biblical commentator of the thirteenth century; grandson of the tosafist Samuel of Falaise (Sir Morel). An anonymous commentator on the Pentateuch (Munich MS. No. 62) frequently quotes another commentary (
) on the Pentateuch, the author of which he on one occasion calls "my teacher, ?ayyim of Falaise"; in other places he speaks of "?ayyim," but more often of "?ayyim Paltiel." Many passages from ?ayyim's commentary are given by Isaac b. Judah ha-Levi in his "Pa'anea? Raza" (Munich MS. No. 50). The commentary is called there "Peri 'E?, ?ayyim," and the author is called "?ayyim Paltiel" or, more often, "Paltiel Gaon"; he is also mentioned as teacher of Isaac b. Judah. ?ayyim's commentary is haggadic in character, and shows the author to have possessed a thorough knowledge of the Talmud. Contrary to Ziemlich's supposition ("Monatsschrift," 30:305), Gross concluded that ?ayyim of Falaise must not be identified with ?ayyim Paltiel b. Jacob, rabbi of Magdeburg, who corresponded with Me�r of Rothenburg and who is quoted by Solomon b. Adret (Responsa, No. 386). On the other hand, Zunz ("Literaturgesch." p. 493) mentions ten liturgical pieces composed by "?ayyim b. Baruch, called ?ayyim Paltiel," who may be the same as ?ayyim of Falaise. Zunz says (c.) that he is probably the ?ayyim Paltiel of Magdeburg, forgetting that the latter's father was called Jacob and not Baruch.
- Ziemlich, in Monatsschrift, 30:305 et seq.;
- Gross, Gallia Judaica, pp. 480 et seq.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for '?ayyim of Falaise (?ayyim Paltiel?)'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/aayyim-of-falaise-aayyim-paltiel.html. 1901.
