Judah ben Asher

Judah ben Asher
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Born30 June 1270
Cologne, Holy Roman Empire
Died4 July 1349(1349-07-04) (aged 79)
Toledo, Castile
ReligionJudaism
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Judah ben Asher (30 June 1270 – 4 July 1349)[1] was a German Talmudist and later rabbi of Toledo, Spain, son of Rabbenu Asher and brother of Jacob ben Asher ("Ba'al haTurim").

  1. ^ These dates are deduced from the evidence furnished by Judah's testament and epitaphs (Luzzatto, Abne Zikkaron, No. 5; see Schechter in Bet Talmud, iv. 340-346, 372-379