Abraham ben David of Posquieres

dc.contributor.author	Kanarfogel, Ephraim
dc.date.accessioned	2022-11-28T18:37:45Z
dc.date.available	2022-11-28T18:37:45Z
dc.date.issued	2000
dc.identifier.citation	Kanarfogel, E. (2000). Abraham ben David of Posquieres. In Michael Terry (ed.), "Reader's Guide to Judaism" (pp. 1-2). Chicago: Gitzroy Dearborn Publishers.	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	1579581390
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/8561
dc.description	Scholarly article	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Rabbi Abraham ben David of Posquieres (known as Rabad) was one of the most important and prolific rabbinic figures in southern France during the second half of the 12th century. Born in Narbonne, he founded and supported an academy in Posquieres using his personal wealth. A son-in-law and student of Abraham hen Isaac Av Beit Din of Narbonne and a srudent of Moses ben Joseph and Meshullam of Lune!, Rabad was held in the highest esteem by later rabbinic luminaries such as Nahmanides, Solomon ibn Adret (Rashba), and David ibn Abi Zimra (Radbaz).	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Chicago: Gitzroy Dearborn Publishers	en_US
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dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.subject	Rabbi Abraham ben David of Posquieres	en_US
dc.title	Abraham ben David of Posquieres	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.contributor.orcid	0000-0002-7539-7802	en_US
local.yu.facultypage	https://www.yu.edu/faculty/pages/kanarfogel-ephraim	en_US

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