# Samson ben Joseph of Falaise

Rabbi Samson ben Yosef the Elder of Falaise (Hebrew: רבי שמשון בן יוסף הזקן מפלייזא, romanized: Rabbi Shimshon ben Yosef Hazaken mi-Palaiza‎) was one of the Tosafot. His brother-in-law was Rabbeinu Tam (his sister Miriam was married to Rabbeinu Tam), who held him in high esteem.
He is mentioned in Tosafot in several places in the Talmud as someone who expressed an opinion or came up with a novel idea that was included due to its importance.
He was the author of Tosafot on Shabbat (Talmud), Eruvin (Talmud), Yevamot and Hullin.
He also wrote a short pamphlet in which he summarized the laws of Mezuzah. A copy of this was preserved and printed from manuscript.
He was the grandfather of Rabbi Samson ben Abraham of Sens and Isaac ben Abraham of Dampierre He died a martyr's death and his body was only given for burial six months after his death.

## Family tree

vteRashi family tree :
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Isaac Hatzarfati | Isaac Hatzarfati | Isaac Hatzarfati | Isaac Hatzarfati | Isaac Hatzarfati | Isaac Hatzarfati | | |
| | | | | | | | | Samuel | Samuel | Samuel | Samuel | Samuel | Samuel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rashi | Rashi | Rashi | Rashi | Rashi | Rashi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Meir | Meir | Meir | Meir | Meir | Meir | | | Jochebed | Jochebed | Jochebed | Jochebed | Jochebed | Jochebed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rachel | Rachel | Rachel | Rachel | Rachel | Rachel | | | Eliezer | Eliezer | Eliezer | Eliezer | Eliezer | Eliezer | Miriam | Miriam | Miriam | Miriam | Miriam | Miriam | | | Judah ben Nathan | Judah ben Nathan | Judah ben Nathan | Judah ben Nathan | Judah ben Nathan | Judah ben Nathan |
| Samuel ben Meir | Samuel ben Meir | Samuel ben Meir | Samuel ben Meir | Samuel ben Meir | Samuel ben Meir | | | Rabbeinu Tam | Rabbeinu Tam | Rabbeinu Tam | Rabbeinu Tam | Rabbeinu Tam | Rabbeinu Tam | | | Miriam | Miriam | Miriam | Miriam | Miriam | Miriam | | | Samson ben Yosef | Samson ben Yosef | Samson ben Yosef | Samson ben Yosef | Samson ben Yosef | Samson ben Yosef | | | Rivam | Rivam | Rivam | Rivam | Rivam | Rivam | | | Solomon ben Meir | Solomon ben Meir | Solomon ben Meir | Solomon ben Meir | Solomon ben Meir | Solomon ben Meir | Miriam | Miriam | Miriam | Miriam | Miriam | Miriam | | | Samuel of Vitry | Samuel of Vitry | Samuel of Vitry | Samuel of Vitry | Samuel of Vitry | Samuel of Vitry | | | Yom Tov | Yom Tov | Yom Tov | Yom Tov | Yom Tov | Yom Tov | | | Eliezer? | Eliezer? | Eliezer? | Eliezer? | Eliezer? | Eliezer? | | |
| Isaac | Isaac | Isaac | Isaac | Isaac | Isaac | Joseph | Joseph | Joseph | Joseph | Joseph | Joseph | | | Solomon | Solomon | Solomon | Solomon | Solomon | Solomon | | | Abraham of Sens | Abraham of Sens | Abraham of Sens | Abraham of Sens | Abraham of Sens | Abraham of Sens | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Judah ben Yom Tov | Judah ben Yom Tov | Judah ben Yom Tov | Judah ben Yom Tov | Judah ben Yom Tov | Judah ben Yom Tov | | | Joseph | Joseph | Joseph | Joseph | Joseph | Joseph | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Isaac ben Samuel | Isaac ben Samuel | Isaac ben Samuel | Isaac ben Samuel | Isaac ben Samuel | Isaac ben Samuel | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Isaac of Dampierre | Isaac of Dampierre | Isaac of Dampierre | Isaac of Dampierre | Isaac of Dampierre | Isaac of Dampierre | | | Samson ben Abraham | Samson ben Abraham | Samson ben Abraham | Samson ben Abraham | Samson ben Abraham | Samson ben Abraham | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Isaac | Isaac | Isaac | Isaac | Isaac | Isaac | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Isaac of Dampierre | Isaac of Dampierre | Isaac of Dampierre | Isaac of Dampierre | Isaac of Dampierre | Isaac of Dampierre | | | Samson ben Abraham | Samson ben Abraham | Samson ben Abraham | Samson ben Abraham | Samson ben Abraham | Samson ben Abraham | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Isaac | Isaac | Isaac | Isaac | Isaac | Isaac | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rabbeinu Elhanan | Rabbeinu Elhanan | Rabbeinu Elhanan | Rabbeinu Elhanan | Rabbeinu Elhanan | Rabbeinu Elhanan | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rabbi Jacob | Rabbi Jacob | Rabbi Jacob | Rabbi Jacob | Rabbi Jacob | Rabbi Jacob | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon | Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon | Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon | Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon | Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon | Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon | | | | | | | | | | | Rabbeinu Elhanan | Rabbeinu Elhanan | Rabbeinu Elhanan | Rabbeinu Elhanan | Rabbeinu Elhanan | Rabbeinu Elhanan | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rabbi Jacob | Rabbi Jacob | Rabbi Jacob | Rabbi Jacob | Rabbi Jacob | Rabbi Jacob | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon | Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon | Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon | Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon | Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon | Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon | | | | | | | | | | | Samuel ben Elhanan | Samuel ben Elhanan | Samuel ben Elhanan | Samuel ben Elhanan | Samuel ben Elhanan | Samuel ben Elhanan | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Samuel of Acre | Samuel of Acre | Samuel of Acre | Samuel of Acre | Samuel of Acre | Samuel of Acre | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Samuel ben Elhanan | Samuel ben Elhanan | Samuel ben Elhanan | Samuel ben Elhanan | Samuel ben Elhanan | Samuel ben Elhanan |
Notes:
Rashi's daughters :

## Rashi's family circle

* Rashi
** Yocheved bat Rashi & Meir ben Samuel
*** Isaac ben Meir (RIvaM)
*** Samuel ben Meir (RaShbaM)
*** Solomon ben Meir
*** Jacob ben Meir (Rabbeinu Tam)
**** Margolioth family
*** Hannah bat Meir & Samuel ben Simhah of Vitry
**** Isaac ben Samuel (RI HaZaken)
***** Elhanan ben Isaac of Dampierre (Rabbeinu Elkhanan)
****** Samuel ben Elhanan Jaffe
******* Jaffe family
** Miriam bat Rashi & Judah ben Nathan (RIBaN)
*** Yom Tov ben Judah
**** Judah ben Yom Tov
***** Isaac ben Judah
****** Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon
****** daughter of Isaac ben Judah & Yechiel of Paris
******* Moses ben Yechiel
******** Joseph ben Moses
********* Matityahu ben Joseph
********** Abraham ben Matityahu
*********** Lurie family and Treves family
** Rachel bat Rashi & Eliezer