Eliezer ben Samuel

Eliezer ben Samuel lived in Metz, where he worked as a moneylender and was responsible for charitable distributions in the community. He was a prominent student of Jacob ben Meir (1100–1171; Rabbenu Tam). His own students included Eliezer ben Joel ha-Levi (1140–1220) and Eleazar ben Judah of Worms (1165–ca. 1230). Eliezer ben Samuel is best remembered for his Book of God-Fearers (Sefer yire’im), a work on the 613 commandments. He also wrote Tosafot and responsa, which are largely lost.