Jacob ben Meir Tam

Jacob ben Meir Tam (born 1100, Ramerupt, France—died June 9, 1171, Troyes) was a French Jew, an outstanding Talmudic authority of his time, who was responsible for a series of far-reaching decisions governing relationships between Christians and Jews in medieval Europe. He was also one of the most eminent of the French tosaphists (commentators on particular passages in the Talmud). Tam was the grandson of Rashi, the renowned 11th-century Talmudic commentator. As a symbol of...