Joseph ben Meir ibn Megas or Megas (1077 - 1141) (Hebrew: יוסף בן מאיר הלוי אבן מיגאש) was a Rabbi, Posek, and Rosh Yeshiva in Lucena. He is also known as Ri Megas (ר"י מיגאש), the Hebrew acronym for "Rabbi Joseph Megas".
Ibn Megas was probably born in Seville (though Steinschneider believes it was Granada). He moved to Lucena at the age of 12 to study under the renowned Talmudist Isaac Alfasi. He studied under Alfasi at Lucena for fourteen year...
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