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Chananel Ben Chushiel
Chananel Ben Chushiel (or Rabbeinu Chananel), 990-1053) was a rabbi and one of the last Geonim. He is best known to scholars of Judaism for his commentary on the Talmud.
Rabbeinu Chananel was born in Kairouan, Tunisia. He studied under his Father, Chushiel , the Rosh yeshiva (head) of the Kairouan yeshiva and through correspondence with Rabbi Hai Gaon. Chananel's most famous student is probably Isaac Alfasi.
He wrote the first complete commentary on the Talmud, this is today embedded in the actual Talmud page. The commentary presents a paraphrased summary of the main arguments in the gemara, omitting most of the non-legal sections (Aggada). A distinctive feature of the commentary is the presentation of the parallel passages from the Jerusalem Talmud.
External links
- Hananeel Ben Hushiel, jewishencyclopedia.com
- Hananel Ben Hushiel, jewishhistory.org
- Rabbenu Hananel, Prof. Eliezer Segal
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