Corbeil-Essonnes
France — Semak homeland
Corbeil (today Corbeil-Essonnes, near Paris in northern France) was the home of Rabbi Isaac of Corbeil, a thirteenth-century Tosafist and son-in-law of Yechiel of Paris. He authored the Sefer Mitzvot Katan (Semak, also titled Amudei Golah), a widely circulated abridged code of the commandments completed in 1277.
1 teacher · 3 works · 12 most-discussed ideas
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Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Corbeil-Essonnes. Click any to trace the idea across time and place.
- Shabbat (The Sabbath)51 passages
- Avodah Zarah (Idolatry)30 passages
- Pesach (Festival of Passover, umbrella)28 passages
- Kashrut (Jewish Dietary Law, umbrella)27 passages
- Get (Bill of Divorce)24 passages
- Shechitah (Ritual Slaughter)24 passages
- Basar V'Chalav (Meat and Milk)22 passages
- Treifah (18 Categories of Fatal Defects)21 passages
- Chametz (Leaven)19 passages
- Melachah (Forbidden Creative Labor)18 passages
- Aveilut (Mourning Laws)18 passages
- Yom Tov (Festival Day, Halachic Institution)17 passages