Isaac ben Asher ha-Levi
Rabbi Isaac ben Asher HaLevi or Riba is the earliest known Tosafist, son-in-law of Eliakim ben Meshullam and pupil of Rashi. He flourished in Speyer during the 11th century.
He is cited under the name of "Tosafot Riba," in the Temim De'im, in the printed tosafot, and in the Tosafot Yeshanin. They are frequently quoted without the name of their author. Isaac ben Asher also wrote a commentary on the Pentateuch, which is no longer extant. It is cited in the Minchat Yehudah, and Jacob Tam made use of it in his Sefer ha-Yashar. He was also the teacher of Isaac ben Mordecai of Regensburg and Ephraim ben Isaac of Regensburg.
