Solomon ben Meir

Rabbi Solomon ben Meir (Hebrew: שלמה בן מאיר, romanized: Rabbi Shlomo ben Meir) was Rashi's grandson. He was born after Rashi's death and is therefore named for his grandfather. He was one of the Tosafot.

Biography

Rabbi Solomon was the son of Rabbi Meir ben Samuel and Jochebed. He was brother to Jacob (known as Rabbeinu Tam),^[1] Samuel (known as Rashbam) and Isaac (known as Rivam). His year of birth is unknown but it was after 1104.

He wrote a commentary on the Torah cited in the book Arugat Habosem by Rabbi Abraham ben Azriel.

He is mentioned once in Tsoafot, in Pesachim.^[2] Rashi's commentary on the Talmud implies that he may have compiled a book of halachic rulings.^[3] he is also mentioned once in Haggahot Maimuniyyot.^[4] In Machzor Vitry^[5] he is described as the person who announced the death of Rabbi Yosef, the son of Rabbeinu Tam.^[6]

He was an expert in Hebrew grammar and is known as "The father of grammar."

Rabbi Solomon passed away at a young age in Dampierre, France.

Rashi's family circle

Rashi
- Yocheved bat Rashi & Meir ben Samuel
  - Isaac ben Meir (RIvaM)
  - Samuel ben Meir (RaShbaM)
  - Solomon ben Meir
  - Jacob ben Meir (Rabbeinu Tam)
    - Margolioth family
  - Hannah bat Meir & Samuel ben Simhah of Vitry
    - Isaac ben Samuel (RI HaZaken)
      - Elhanan ben Isaac of Dampierre (Rabbeinu Elkhanan)
        Samuel ben Elhanan Jaffe
        Jaffe family
- Miriam bat Rashi & Judah ben Nathan (RIBaN)
  - Yom Tov ben Judah
    - Judah ben Yom Tov
      - Isaac ben Judah
        Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon
        
        daughter of Isaac ben Judah & Yechiel of Paris
        Moses ben Yechiel
        Joseph ben Moses
        Matityahu ben Joseph
        Abraham ben Matityahu
        Lurie family and Treves family
- Rachel bat Rashi & Eliezer

Eliezer

Miriam

Miriam

Eliezer?

Isaac

Joseph

Solomon

Joseph

Isaac

Rabbi Jacob

Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon

Samuel ben Elhanan

Samuel of Acre

Notes:

Rashi's daughters

References

^ Berliner, A. "Magazin" (ii. 45)
^ Pesachim 105b s.v. "shema mina." however, in a parallel version in Tosafot Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon (Berachot 52a s.v. "ve-Rabbi Yehoshua" the opinion is cited in the name of Rashbam. E. E. Auerbach (The Tosaphists p. 59, footnote 125) points to Tosafot on Pesachim 17b, s.v. "ella"
^ Chullin 116b, end of s.v. "harei", though that may refer to an earlier Solomon ben Meir
^ Hilchot Ma'achalot Assurot 11:1
^ Siman 275
^ Auerbach ibid footnote 123