Rishon

English

Etymology

From Hebrew ⁧ראשון⁩.

Noun

Rishon (plural Rishonim)

  1. (historical) A rabbi in the era preceding the publication of the Shulchan Aruch, from 1038 to 1563 CE.
    • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 184:
      Since the days of the Rishonim, the version appearing in our Haggadot is the one accepted by all Jewry.

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