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Jacob ben Asher

Jacob ben Asher

Influential medieval rabbinic authority referred to as baal ha-turim'

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Birthdate
1269
Birthplace
Cologne
Cologne
Date of Death
January 1, 1343
Place of Death
Toledo, Spain
Toledo, Spain
Author of
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Ṭurim
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Tur
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Perush ha-Torah
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Oraḥ ḥayim
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Ḳitsur pisḳe ha-Rosh
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Ṭur Oraḥ ḥayim
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Tur orah hayyim
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Tur
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Child of
Asher ben Jehiel
Asher ben Jehiel
Occupation
Posek
Posek
Author
Author
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Writer
Writer
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Rabbi
ISNI
00000001046329430
Open Library ID
OL170738A0
VIAF
738825880

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Citizenship
Germany
Germany
Father
Asher ben Jehiel
Asher ben Jehiel
Notable Work
Arba'ah Turim
Arba'ah Turim
Wikidata ID
Q1376849

Yaakov Ben-Asher, sometimes called Baal ha-Turim or Baal ha-Turim after the shortened name of his main work, is a German-Spanish rabbi, the author of the monumental work on Jewish law "Arbaa Turim", or briefly - "Tur", which formed the basis Jewish legislative collections, including the Shulchan Aruch

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