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“First or the elders”, pl. rishonim. Refers to rabbinical authorities who preceded the Shulḥan Arukh, which was written  in 1563.

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Abba ben Rav Hamma, Babylonian amora and contemorary of Abaye. Often regarded as a central pillar of Babylonian learning. A very…