Moses of Évreux (רבי משה מאיוורא) was a Frenchtosafist, one of three brothers, and author of asiddur,[1] who flourished atÉvreux in Normandy in the first half of the thirteenth century. His father was Shneur of Évreux who left behind three children each of them outstanding scholars: Moses of Évreux,Samuel of Évreux and Isaac of Évreux. Moses was the oldest brother and teacher of his younger brothers. They were collectively called "the sages of Évreux".[2][3]
Heinrich Gross identifies[4] him withMoses ben Shneor, the teacher of the author ofSefer ha-Gan, a commentary on the Pentateuch. Others have generally supposed to him to be the son of Yom-Ṭov, referred to inElijah Mizraḥi's responsa (No. 82).
TheTosafot of Évreux, much used by tosafists, was his work. He is quoted in the tosafot onBerakhot 46b, and his name is frequently written.[5] His tosafot are called alsoShiṭṭah of Évreux.[6] Moses wrote his tosafot on the margin of a copy ofIsaac Alfasi, whose authority he invoked.[7]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Wilhelm Bacher andM. Seligsohn (1901–1906)."Moses of Evreux". InSinger, Isidore; et al. (eds.).The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Its bibliography:
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