Joseph ben Meir ibn Migash or Migas (1077 - 1141) (Hebrew: יוסף בן מאיר הלוי אבן מיגאש) was a Rabbi, Posek, and Rosh Yeshiva in Lucena. Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master Posek ( Hebrew פוסק po·ˈseq pl Poskim, פוסקים is the term in Jewish law for "decider"—a legal scholar who decides the Rosh yeshiva, ( pl. Heb. Roshei yeshiva; Yeshivish Rosh yeshivas) (ראש ישיבה is the title given to the dean of Lucena (pop 46000 is a town in southern Spain, in the province of Córdoba, in Andalusia, 60 km southeast He is also known as Ri Migash (ר"י מיגאש), the Hebrew acronym for "Rabbi Joseph Migash". Acronyms, initialisms, and alphabetisms are Abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name
Biography
Ibn Migash was born in Seville (some say Granada). Seville ( Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic cultural and financial capital of southern Spain. Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous region of Andalusia, Spain. He moved to Lucena at the age of 12 to study under the renowned Talmudist Isaac Alfasi. Lucena (pop 46000 is a town in southern Spain, in the province of Córdoba, in Andalusia, 60 km southeast The Talmud ( Hebrew: he תַּלְמוּד is a record of Rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs and history Rabbi Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi (1013 - 1103 - also Isaac Hakohen, Alfasi or the Rif (רי"ף - was a Talmudist and Posek (decisor He studied under Alfasi at Lucena for fourteen years. Torah study is the study by Jewish people of the Torah, Hebrew Bible, Talmud, Responsa, Rabbinic literature and similar Shortly before his death (1103), Alfasi ordained Ri Migash as a rabbi, and - passing over his own son - also appointed him, then 26, to be his successor as Rosh Yeshiva (seminary head). Semicha (סמיכה "leaning the hands" also semichut (סמיכות "ordination" or semicha lerabbanut (סמיכה לרבנות "rabbinical Rosh yeshiva, ( pl. Heb. Roshei yeshiva; Yeshivish Rosh yeshivas) (ראש ישיבה is the title given to the dean of Ibn Migash held this position for 38 years.
It is clear that ibn Migash was a great scholar: Maimonides in the introduction to his Mishnah commentary says "the Talmudic learning of this man amazes every one who understands his words and the depth of his speculative spirit; so that it might almost be said of him that his equal has never existed. Moses Maimonides ( March 30 1135 – December 13 1204) also known as the Rambam, was a Rabbi, Physician, and " Judah ha-Levi eulogizes him in six poems which are full of his praise. Yehuda Halevi, in full Yehuda ben Shemuel Ha-Levi, also Judah Halevi, or Judah ben Samuel Halevi ( Hebrew: יהודה הלוי) (c Ri Migash's best known student is probably Maimon, the father and teacher of Maimonides. Moses Maimonides ( March 30 1135 – December 13 1204) also known as the Rambam, was a Rabbi, Physician, and (Maimonides was only six years old at the time of Ri Migash's death and it is therefore unlikely that he was actually a teacher of Maimonides).
Works
Ibn Migash authored over 200 Responsa, "She'elot uTeshuvot Ri MiGash" - originally in Arabic - many of which are quoted in Bezalel Ashkenazi's Shittah Mekubetzet. Responsa ( Latin: plural of responsum, "answers" comprise a body of written decisions and rulings given by Legal scholars in response to questions Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Bezalel Ashkenazi, (בצלאל בן אברהם אשכנזי a Rabbi and scholar of the Talmud, lived in the Palestine during the Sixteenth century He specified Chananel Ben Chushiel and Alfasi as his authorities. Chananel ben Chushiel or Hananel ben Hushiel (חננאל בן חושיאל was a Rabbi, Talmudist and a student of one of the last Geonim.
He also authored a Talmudic commentary - chiddushim (novellae) on tractates Baba Batra and Shevuot - which is quoted by various Rishonim. In Literary criticism, close reading describes the careful sustained interpretation of a brief passage of text His other works have been lost.
External links and references
Ibn Migas, Joseph (Jehosef) Ben Meïr Ha-Levi, jewishencyclopedia. com
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