172:, among them Israel Bruna, Moses Mintz, and Joseph b. Moses. He is considered as an ideal type of medieval rabbi, who demanded from the community and its members a strict observance of ritual laws, social justice and fairness in business and commerce. He was prone to mysticism, studied kabbalistic works and accepted some kabbalistic customs as his own, even though he was also acquainted with the contemporary Christian scientific literature. He often served as an arbitrator between different communities and his decision was considered final. With the appearance of the press and the codification of
140:, where he is attested in 1445, even though due to the fact that he frequently traveled between Maribor and Neustadt, we can assume that he actually took residence in Neustadt around 1450. He dealt with money-lending only marginally and with small sums of money. In Neustadt, as before in Maribor, he started to run a
215:
His oldest son
Petachia or R. Kachil studied at his father's yeshivah, where he served as his secretary. In his father's name he even answered a question of R. Abraham from Poland. He married in Maribor. On 3 June 1489 he was still involved in lending money. On 12 November 1489 and on 8 March 1493 he
98:, in the last decade of the 14th century. As a son of R. Petachia of Maribor he came from a well-known scholarly family. His grandfather Rabbi Chaim, named Henschel of Hainburg or Hetschlein of Herzogenburg was well-versed in Jewish learning, which held especially for Isserlein's great-grandfather R.
131:
Soon after the Gzerah he returned to
Maribor, where he started to serve as a rabbi; already in 1425 his correspondence and socializing with other scholars of his age is attested. Such a scholar was, for instance, Anshel of Maribor (Anshel Marpurk). His authority also included ordination of other
144:
until 1460, when he died. Because of his activities he is also named R. Israel
Marpurk and R. Israel of Noyshtat. On many occasions he signed himself as 'The small one and the young one in Israel' (Ha-katan ve-ha-tzair she-be-Israel).
326:
of Joseph (Joselein) ben Moses in 1903, it became apparent that the responsa were in fact based on actual questions, as the individuals who asked the questions are clearly identified there.
316:, rather he actually wrote the questions and answers himself. Therefore (Shach concludes) unlike with other responsa, the parameters of the questions posed in the
109:. With his wife Schoendlein he had four sons named Petachia (Kachil, Khatschel), Abraham, Shalom, Aaron, and a daughter Muscat, who died in her childhood.
105:
He is considered to be the most influential rabbi of the Empire in the second third of the 15th century and the last great rabbi of medieval
1555:
1575:
1570:
184:, 354 responses, edited by himself, and Psakim u-Chtavim, 267 responses, edited by his pupils after his death (both printed in
136:, Moses Mintz and Jacob Moelin or the Maharil of Mainz quotes Isserlein with great respect. For an unknown reason he moved to
1535:
216:
is mentioned in Graz, with Nassan (Natan), son of
Khatschl of Maribor or R. Kachil or Petachia, son of R. Israel Isserlein.
924:
759:
413:
1545:
1580:
1152:
116:, where his uncle R. Aron Bluemlein of Krems/Vienna was teaching, and was together with his mother a victim of the
90:
in
Bavaria is often quoted in literature as Isserlein's birthplace it is now clear that he was born in the Styrian
1560:
1540:
1157:
1295:
1141:
979:
974:
1565:
1014:
909:
765:
552:
1499:
1412:
1111:
904:
870:
245:
1375:
1019:
821:
771:
639:
558:
1275:
1167:
1044:
989:
753:
1550:
1407:
1397:
1391:
1334:
1285:
1024:
343:
1484:
1474:
994:
892:
816:
811:
464:
312:(the "Shach"), it was "known" that Rabbi Isserlein was not answering questions posed to him in the
1402:
1340:
1232:
1177:
1123:
1067:
1212:
1207:
1182:
791:
662:
406:
1427:
1422:
541:
469:
444:
320:
are themselves binding when alluded to in the answer. However, with the printing of the work
1530:
1525:
1489:
1381:
1099:
1039:
8:
1504:
1310:
1260:
1242:
1217:
1172:
840:
786:
781:
741:
695:
258:
1009:
954:
1494:
1464:
1458:
1162:
1117:
1105:
1049:
969:
880:
875:
747:
503:
309:
113:
1004:
1469:
1432:
1417:
1363:
1305:
1192:
1072:
1029:
939:
919:
850:
806:
718:
656:
627:
568:
563:
509:
454:
449:
399:
1386:
1222:
1147:
1129:
1087:
1078:
984:
959:
929:
898:
886:
865:
776:
713:
680:
674:
621:
578:
547:
521:
498:
459:
1453:
1448:
1369:
1300:
1290:
1280:
1270:
1237:
1202:
1197:
1093:
999:
964:
944:
914:
801:
690:
668:
588:
531:
526:
176:
his responsa were included in numerous collections, the most prominent being the
137:
99:
37:
33:
645:
616:
583:
369:
365:
282:
71:
66:
1519:
1265:
949:
685:
650:
633:
573:
515:
261:
of removing a part of the previous day's ashes from the furnace – 354 is the
117:
41:
112:
After the early death of his father, it appears, he and his mother moved to
1345:
1187:
1135:
855:
796:
593:
493:
438:
430:
322:
133:
1034:
730:
611:
536:
1479:
1227:
724:
488:
87:
736:
603:
278:
169:
705:
422:
294:
262:
254:
95:
74:. He is also known as Israel of Neustadt, Israel of Marpurk, and
1320:
1252:
1059:
860:
253:
is a work in two parts. The first part of is a collection of 354
224:
205:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
141:
106:
91:
60:
49:
29:
305:, contains 267 decisions largely on points of the marriage law.
831:
228:
185:
121:
45:
1355:
1082:
934:
845:
479:
197:
193:
391:
257:
by R' Isserlein. The work is named for the practice in the
125:
219:
His wife, Schoendlein, was also learned and wrote a full
277:
serves as an important source of the practices of the
1517:
407:
246:History of Responsa § Fifteenth century
102:. R. Shalom of Neustadt was related to him.
297:and Ashkenazi practice. The second part of
414:
400:
1518:
395:
148:His pupils were coming from Austria,
293:which specifies divergences between
281:. The work was therefore used by R'
239:
13:
14:
1592:
1556:Austrian people of German descent
58:, which served as one source for
1153:Isaac ben Mordecai of Regensburg
81:
1158:Ephraim ben Isaac of Regensburg
1576:Authors of books on Jewish law
1571:People from Krems an der Donau
1296:Moses ben Isaac ben ha-Nessiah
1142:Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg
980:Elhanan ben Isaac of Dampierre
975:Isaac ben Abraham of Dampierre
375:
354:
336:
1:
1015:Samuel ben Solomon of Falaise
910:Abraham ben Joseph of Orleans
766:Abraham ben Isaac of Narbonne
553:Shem Tov ben Abraham ibn Gaon
329:
128:and probably also in Italy.
26:Israel Isserlein ben Petachia
1536:15th-century Austrian rabbis
1500:Judah Leon ben Moses Mosconi
1413:Eliezer ben Samuel of Verona
1112:Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin
871:Samson ben Joseph of Falaise
421:
231:in the name of her husband.
212:, a handbook for divorces.
120:in 1421. He studied also in
7:
1376:Isaiah di Trani the Younger
1020:Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon
772:Levi ben Abraham ben Hayyim
640:Zerachiah ha-Levi of Girona
559:Meir ben Solomon Abi-Sahula
132:rabbis. Responsa of rabbis
10:
1597:
1276:Eliyahu Menachem of London
1168:Eliezer ben Isaac ha-Gadol
1045:Elijah ben Menahem HaZaken
990:Samson ben Abraham of Sens
754:David ben Levi of Narbonne
243:
16:Austrian rabbi (1390–1460)
1441:
1408:Moses ben Meir of Ferrara
1354:
1319:
1286:Jacob ben Judah of London
1251:
1058:
1025:Joseph ben Samuel Bonfils
830:
704:
602:
478:
429:
1546:Austrian Orthodox rabbis
1485:Isaac ben Jacob ha-Lavan
1475:Isaac ben Samuel of Acre
995:Isaac ben Eliezer Halevi
925:Haim ben Hananel HaCohen
893:Moses ben Jacob of Coucy
817:Aaron ben Jacob ha-Kohen
465:Samuel ben Jacob ibn Jam
234:
1581:Exponents of Jewish law
1341:Avigdor Cohen of Vienna
1233:Isaac ben Asher ha-Levi
1178:Yehuda HaKohen ben Meir
1124:Eliezer ben Joel HaLevi
1068:Meshullam ben Kalonymus
289:– the component of the
64:, the component of the
1561:Rabbis from Regensburg
1541:German Orthodox rabbis
1213:Jacob ben Judah Landau
1208:Joel ben Isaac ha-Levi
1183:Meir ben Baruch Halevi
792:Abraham of Montpellier
663:Simeon ben Zemah Duran
385:, introduction, p. XIV
1428:Isaac ben Melchizedek
1423:Joseph Colon Trabotto
1108:(Maharam MeRotenberg)
768:(Raavad II, HaEshkol)
542:Isaac ben Moses Arama
470:Shemariah ben Elhanan
445:Chananel ben Chushiel
180:. His works include:
52:, best known for his
1566:Writers from Maribor
1505:Nethanel ben Isaiah
1490:Nathan ben Abraham I
1382:Obadiah of Bertinoro
1100:Mordechai ben Hillel
1040:Shemaiah of Soissons
204:(36 Gates), laws on
1394:(Shibbolei HaLeket)
1311:Berechiah de Nicole
1261:Aaron of Canterbury
1243:Isaac Asir HaTikvah
1218:Samuel ben Natronai
1173:Judah ben Kalonymus
1138:(Hagahot Maimuniot)
841:Rabbi Abin ha-Gadol
787:Asher ben Meshullam
782:Meshullam ben Jacob
742:Isaac ben Abba Mari
696:Judah ben Barzillai
259:Temple in Jerusalem
1495:Hillel ben Eliakim
1465:Zerahiah the Greek
1459:Tobiah ben Eliezer
1331:(Terumat HaDeshen)
1163:Samson ben Eliezer
1118:Eliezer ben Nathan
1106:Meir of Rothenburg
1075:(Rabbeinu Gershom)
1050:Ephraim ben Samson
970:Eliezer of Touques
881:Eliezer ben Samuel
876:Yom Tov of Falaise
748:Abraham ben Nathan
544:(Akeidat Yitzchak)
482:(except Catalonia)
360:Commentary of the
310:Shabbatai ha-Kohen
192:, commentaries on
188:already in 1519),
1513:
1512:
1470:Isaac ben Dorbolo
1433:Judah Messer Leon
1418:Hillel ben Samuel
1364:Nathan ben Jehiel
1306:Yom Tov of Joigny
1193:Israel of Bamberg
1144:(Yehudah haHasid)
1073:Gershom ben Judah
1030:Menahem ben Helbo
940:Peretz ben Elijah
920:Judah ben Yom Tov
851:List of Tosafists
834:(except Provence)
822:Jonathan of Lunel
812:Isaac of Narbonne
807:Samuel ibn Tibbon
719:Abraham ben David
657:Isaac ben Sheshet
628:Shlomo ibn Aderet
569:Maimon ben Joseph
564:Isaac ibn Ghiyyat
510:Joseph ibn Migash
455:Zechariah Aghmati
450:Dunash ben Labrat
303:Pesakim u-ketavim
285:as one basis for
196:'s Commentary on
1588:
1551:Slovenian rabbis
1387:Menahem Recanati
1329:Israel Isserlein
1223:Alexander Suslin
1148:Yaakov ben Yakar
1130:Eleazar of Worms
1088:Asher ben Jehiel
1079:Simeon bar Isaac
1010:Samuel of Évreux
985:Baruch ben Isaac
960:Samson of Chinon
955:Jacob of Orléans
930:Yechiel of Paris
899:Judah ben Nathan
887:Isaac ben Samuel
866:Solomon ben Meir
777:Moshe ha-Darshan
760:Moses ben Joseph
714:Hachmei Provence
681:Azriel of Gerona
677:(Nimmukei Yosef)
675:Joseph ibn Habib
671:(Maggid Mishneh)
636:(Rabbeinu Yonah)
622:Nissim of Gerona
579:Abraham ibn Daud
548:Rabbenu Yerucham
522:Bahya ibn Paquda
504:Yom Tov Asevilli
499:Abraham ibn Ezra
460:Nissim ben Jacob
416:
409:
402:
393:
392:
386:
379:
373:
358:
352:
351:
340:
318:Terumat HaDeshen
314:Terumat HaDeshen
299:Terumat haDeshen
275:Terumat HaDeshen
251:Terumat HaDeshen
240:Terumat HaDeshen
182:Trumat ha-Deshen
55:Terumat HaDeshen
1596:
1595:
1591:
1590:
1589:
1587:
1586:
1585:
1516:
1515:
1514:
1509:
1454:Elijah Mizrachi
1449:Isaac Abarbanel
1437:
1370:Isaiah di Trani
1350:
1335:Isaac of Vienna
1315:
1301:Moses of London
1291:Josce of London
1281:Hagin Deulacres
1271:Elias of London
1247:
1238:Simha of Speyer
1203:Judah ben Asher
1198:Ephraim of Bonn
1094:Jacob ben Asher
1054:
1005:Moses of Évreux
1000:Meir ben Samuel
965:Jacob of Chinon
945:Eliezer of Toul
915:Elijah of Paris
826:
802:Isaac the Blind
700:
691:Judah ben Yakar
669:Vidal of Tolosa
598:
589:Jonah ibn Janah
532:David Abudirham
527:Bahya ben Asher
474:
425:
420:
390:
389:
380:
376:
359:
355:
342:
341:
337:
332:
263:numerical value
248:
242:
237:
100:Israel of Krems
84:
38:Wiener Neustadt
34:Duchy of Styria
24:(ישראל איסרלן;
22:Israel Isserlin
17:
12:
11:
5:
1594:
1584:
1583:
1578:
1573:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1543:
1538:
1533:
1528:
1511:
1510:
1508:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1467:
1462:
1456:
1451:
1445:
1443:
1439:
1438:
1436:
1435:
1430:
1425:
1420:
1415:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1373:
1367:
1360:
1358:
1352:
1351:
1349:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1332:
1325:
1323:
1317:
1316:
1314:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1263:
1257:
1255:
1249:
1248:
1246:
1245:
1240:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1139:
1133:
1127:
1121:
1115:
1109:
1103:
1097:
1096:(Baal HaTurim)
1091:
1085:
1076:
1070:
1064:
1062:
1056:
1055:
1053:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
896:
890:
884:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
837:
835:
828:
827:
825:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
763:
757:
751:
745:
739:
734:
728:
722:
716:
710:
708:
702:
701:
699:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
672:
666:
660:
654:
648:
646:Hasdai Crescas
643:
637:
631:
625:
619:
617:Menachem Meiri
614:
608:
606:
600:
599:
597:
596:
591:
586:
584:Moses ibn Ezra
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
550:
545:
539:
534:
529:
524:
519:
513:
507:
501:
496:
491:
485:
483:
476:
475:
473:
472:
467:
462:
457:
452:
447:
442:
435:
433:
427:
426:
419:
418:
411:
404:
396:
388:
387:
374:
366:Shulchan Aruch
353:
334:
333:
331:
328:
291:Shulkhan Arukh
283:Moses Isserles
279:Ashkenazi Jews
241:
238:
236:
233:
178:Shulchan Aruch
94:, present-day
83:
80:
72:Moses Isserles
67:Shulkhan Arukh
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1593:
1582:
1579:
1577:
1574:
1572:
1569:
1567:
1564:
1562:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1537:
1534:
1532:
1529:
1527:
1524:
1523:
1521:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1466:
1463:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1446:
1444:
1440:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1426:
1424:
1421:
1419:
1416:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1398:Benjamin Anaw
1396:
1393:
1392:Zedekiah Anaw
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1377:
1374:
1371:
1368:
1365:
1362:
1361:
1359:
1357:
1353:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1336:
1333:
1330:
1327:
1326:
1324:
1322:
1318:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1266:Aaron of York
1264:
1262:
1259:
1258:
1256:
1254:
1250:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1137:
1134:
1131:
1128:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1113:
1110:
1107:
1104:
1101:
1098:
1095:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1061:
1057:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
950:Chaim Paltiel
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
900:
897:
894:
891:
888:
885:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
838:
836:
833:
829:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
767:
764:
761:
758:
755:
752:
749:
746:
743:
740:
738:
735:
732:
729:
726:
723:
720:
717:
715:
712:
711:
709:
707:
703:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
686:Moshe Chalava
684:
682:
679:
676:
673:
670:
667:
664:
661:
658:
655:
652:
651:Aharon HaLevi
649:
647:
644:
642:(Baal HaMaor)
641:
638:
635:
634:Yonah Gerondi
632:
629:
626:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
609:
607:
605:
601:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
574:Isaac Aboab I
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