Rabbanit Channah Explained

Hannah bat Meir
Mother:Yokheved bat Shlomo Yitzḥaki
Father:Meir of Ramerupt

Rabbanit Channah (;) was the daughter of R. Meir of Ramerupt, sister of Rashbam, the Rivam, and Rabbenu Tam, and granddaughter of Rashi.

She is known only from MS ex-Montefiore 134, which records that "I heard that Rabbanit Channah, the sister of Rabbi Jacob, would warn the women not to begin the blessing until the second candle was lit, lest the women accept the Sabbath and then continue lighting candles."[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. בר-לבב . Liora Elias Bar-Levav (1966-2006) ליאורה אליאס . מנהג יפה הוא לנשים שלנו : פסיקת הלכה על פי נשים בימי הביניים .
  2. Web site: ספר האסופות. . 2023-02-02 . www.nli.org.il . 77a . en.