RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Gershom ben Judah

960 - 1028

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Gershom ben Judah, (c. 960–1040) best known as Rabbeinu Gershom (Hebrew: רבנו גרשום, "Our teacher Gershom") and also commonly known to scholars of Rabbinic Judaism by the title Rabbeinu Gershom Me'Or Hagolah ("Our teacher Gershom the light of the exile"), was a famous Talmudist and Halakhist. Less than a century after Gershom's death Rashi said of him, "all members of the Ashkenazi diaspora are students of his." As early as the 14th century, Asher ben Jehiel wrote that Rabbeinu Gershom's writings were "such permanent fixtures that they may well have been handed down on Mount Sinai." He is most famous for the synod he called around 1000 CE, in which he instituted various laws and bans, including prohibiting polygamy, requiring the consent of both parties to a divorce, modifying the rules concerning those who became apostates under compulsion, and prohibiting the opening of correspondence addressed to someone else. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gershom ben Judah is the 2,010th most popular religious figure (down from 1,638th in 2019), the 3,081st most popular biography from France (down from 2,732nd in 2019) and the 163rd most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Gershom ben Judah ranks 2,010 out of 3,187. Before him are Enrico Dante, Julie Billiart, Pedro Barreto, Friar Julian, John Scholasticus, and Alexius of Constantinople. After him are Carlo Acutis, Alojs Andritzki, Peter Fourier, Serafino Vannutelli, Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, and Cuthbert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 960, Gershom ben Judah ranks 11. Before him are Gotthard of Hildesheim, Henry V, Duke of Bavaria, Abu Nasr Mansur, Seongjong of Goryeo, Fulbert of Chartres, and Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich. After him are Bernward of Hildesheim, and Dudo of Saint-Quentin. Among people deceased in 1028, Gershom ben Judah ranks 6. Before him are Constantine VIII, Alfonso V of León, Fujiwara no Michinaga, Fulbert of Chartres, and Lý Thái Tổ.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gershom ben Judah ranks 3,081 out of 6,770. Before him are Julie Billiart (1751), Jean Fernel (1497), Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol (1786), Louis Rosier (1905), Charles Despiau (1874), and Marie-José Nat (1940). After him are Alexis Korner (1928), Lucien Gaudin (1886), Peter Fourier (1565), Bernard Werber (1961), Aemilia Hilaria (300), and William of Conches (1080).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Gershom ben Judah ranks 163. Before him are Sulpitius the Pious (576), Emmeram of Regensburg (600), François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis (1715), Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans (1698), Émilie de Villeneuve (1811), and Julie Billiart (1751). After him are Peter Fourier (1565), Jean-Pierre Ricard (1944), Prosper Guéranger (1805), Audomar (600), Bénézet (1165), and Bertha of Kent (550).

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