Maṣliaḥ ben Solomon ha-Cohen | |
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מצליח בן שלמה הכהן | |
 A page from the Leningrad Codex. The passage at the bottom notes it was purchased by Masliah in 1134. | |
| Title | Gaon, Ra'is al-Yahud |
| Personal | |
| Died | 1139 |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Children | Nissim, Ezra, Sar Shalom, Mazhir |
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| Era | 12th century |
| Known for | Gaon of the Palestinian Gaonate in Fustat, Ra'is al-Yahud (Head of the Jews) |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Solomon ben Elijah ha-Cohen |
| Successor | Abraham ben Mazhir (in Damascus) |
Maṣliaḥ ben Solomon ha-Cohen (Hebrew: מצליח בן שלמה הכהן, Arabic: ابو منصور صالح بن سليمان الهاروني, Abū Manṣūr Ṣāliḥ bin Sulaymān al-Hārūnī;[1] died 1139), alternatively Matzliach, was a Gaon and the leader of the Palestinian Gaonate in Fustat, the principal Talmudic academy and central legalistic body of the Jewish community in Palestine. He also held the title of Ra'is al-Yahud (Head of the Jews),[2] from at least 1127 until his possible murder in 1139. After his death, the Gaonate split between Damascus in Syria and Fustat in Egypt.
- ^ See the note concerning the fragment JRL Gaster heb. ms 1760/3
- ^ Franklin 2010.