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Yom Tov Asevilli or Yom Tov ben Avraham Asevilli (or Yom Tov the son of Abraham Asevilli ), ( 1250 - 1330 ), who is commonly known to scholars of Judaism as the Ritva (an acronym of his Hebrew name), was a Medieval rabbi and Halakhist famous for his commentary on the Talmud .1Yom Tov Asevilli was born in Seville , Spain in 1250 where he lived until his death in 1330 .2He was the student of the Ra'ah and the Rashba and the teacher of Rabbi Yitzchak ben Manor . His commentary on the Talmud is extremely concise and as such is one of the most frequently referred to Talmudic works until today. Many sections of the commentary have been subject to debate regarding their actual authorship, but a large majority of the work has remained free from controversy. v t e v t e3
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Yom Tov ben Avraham Asevilli , (1250-1330), commonly known by the Hebrew acronym as the Ritva , was a medieval rabbi and Halakhist famous for his commentary on the Talmud .The name "Asevilli" (sometimes pronounced "Ishbili") is a Hebrew rendering of the Arabic Isbili , meaning "from Seville". Asevilli was born in Seville , Spain in 1250 where he lived until his death in 1330. He was the student of the Ra'ah and the Rashba and the teacher of Rabbi Yitzchak ben Manor . His commentary on the Talmud is extremely concise and as such is one of the most frequently referred to Talmudic works until today. Many sections of the commentary have been subject to debate regarding their actual authorship, but the majority of the work has remained free from controversy. v t e
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Yom Tov ben Avraham Asevilli (1250-1330), commonly known by the Hebrew acronym as the Ritva , ( ) was a medieval rabbi and Halakhist famous for his commentary on the Talmud . The name "Asevilli" (sometimes pronounced "Ishbili") is a Hebrew rendering of the Arabic Isbili , meaning "from Seville". Asevilli was born in Seville , Spain in 1250. He learned in the North of Spain and became the Rabbi of Saragossa .He died in 1330. He was the student of the Ra'ah and the Rashba and the teacher of Rabbi Yitzchak ben Manor . His commentary on the Talmud is extremely concise and as such is one of the most frequently referred to Talmudic commentators until today. Many sections of the commentary have been subject to debate regarding their actual authorship, but the majority of the work has remained free from controversy. He also wrote commentaries on the writings of Isaac Alfasi and certain works of Nahmanides .
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Yom Tov ben Avraham Asevilli ( c. 1260 – 1320), commonly known by the Hebrew acronym as the Ritva , ( ) was a medieval rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Yeshiva of Seville, known for his commentaries on the Talmud .
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13th-14th century Talmudist Yom Tov ben Abraham of Seville ( c. 1260 – 1320; also Asevilli, Assevilli, Ashbili) commonly known by the Hebrew acronym Ritva , ( ) was a medieval rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Yeshiva of Seville, known for his commentaries on the Talmud .Chart definition page not found. v View chart definition .
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13th-14th century Talmudist Yom Tov ben Abraham of Seville ( c. 1260 – 1320; also Asevilli, Assevilli, Ashbili) commonly known by the Hebrew acronym Ritva , ( Hebrew : ריטב"א R abbi Y om T ov b en A vraham) was a medieval rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Yeshiva of Seville, known for his commentaries on the Talmud .
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commonly known to scholars of judaism as the ritva
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medieval rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the yeshiva of seville
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