R' Yitzchak ben Abba Mari (Ba'al Ha'Itur)

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R' Yitzchak ben Abba Mari was a Provençal halakhic authority of the 12th century, best known for authoring Ha'Itur, a comprehensive work on Jewish law organized by topic. His work served as an important bridge between geonic responsa and later medieval halakhic literature, and was widely cited by subsequent authorities. Ha'Itur became a foundational text in Sephardic halakhic tradition and influenced the development of later codes.

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  • Authored Ha'Itur, a comprehensive topical arrangement of halakhic material
  • Synthesized geonic responsa and earlier rabbinic sources
  • Established methodological approaches to halakhic organization that influenced later codifiers

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Provence, France

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