Yeshivish glossary term
Tosafos
תוספות
Meaning
- Tosafist commentary on the Talmud
- medieval Talmudic glosses
Alternate spellings
Tosafot
Usage and context
A core layer of traditional Gemara study.
- Category
- sacred books
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
The Tosafos asks a kashya.
Plain-English example
The Tosafist commentary raises a difficulty.