Sometimes known by the acronym Ri Migash, Joseph ben Meir HaLevi Ibn Migash (sometimes, Megas) was a rabbi, legal decisor, and rosh yeshiva (head of the academy) in ‎Lucena. He studied under the renowned talmudist Isaac ‎Alfasi (Rif) before being appointed rosh yeshiva after the latter’s death. His most famous pupil was ‎Maimon, the father of Rambam. Although Rambam in his writings seems to indicate that he was himself a pupil of Ri, this is unlikely given that he was all of six years old when ‎Ibn Migash died. It is more likely that Rambam meant that he learned Ibn Migash's teachings from his own father. Ibn Migash wrote over 200 responsa in Judeo-Arabic that were later translated into Hebrew, and a commentary on the Babylonian Talmud, of which only his writings on ‎tractates Bava Batra and Shevuot are extant.‎
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Ri Migash on Bava Batra
Ri Migash on Shevuot
Teshuvot HaRi Migash
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