Simha of Speyer


Simḥa ben Samuel of Speyer was a German rabbi and tosafist. Neither the year of his birth nor that of his death is known. He was one of the leading signatories of the Takkanot Shum He was a nephew of the director Kalonymus, a student of R. Eliezer of Metz, and a colleague of Eliezer ben Joel ha-Levi.
Simha was the author of the following works:
Aside from these works decisions and responsa by Simḥah are mentioned in the responsa collection of R. Meir of Rothenburg and in the works of several older authors.