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Rabbeinu Tam
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Jacob ben Meir, known as Rabbeinu Tam, was a 12th-century French Ashkenazi rabbi, Tosafist, and leading authority on Halakha. The grandson of Rashi, he developed a reputation as a legal scholar while corresponding with rabbis across France, Spain, and Italy. He famously disputed halakhic rulings with Rashi, leading to distinct traditions regarding the order of tefillin passages and mezuzah placement. He ultimately led the 1160 synod in Troyes, which enacted major decrees for French Jewish communities.
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