Moses Kalfo
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Moses Kalfo, who lived at the beginning of the eleventh century at Bari
, was an Italian Jewish scholar; he taught at the yeshibah there.
He is known through lexicographical explanations cited by Nathan ben Jehiel
, author of the Aruk. Nathan ben Jehiel probably studied under him for some time.
Bari
Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...
, was an Italian Jewish scholar; he taught at the yeshibah there.
He is known through lexicographical explanations cited by Nathan ben Jehiel
Nathan ben Jehiel
Nathan ben Jehiel of Rome was a Jewish Italian lexicographer. He was born in Rome not later than 1035 to one of the most notable Roman families of Jewish scholars. Owing to an error propagated by Azulai, he has been regarded as a scion of the house of De Pomis...
, author of the Aruk. Nathan ben Jehiel probably studied under him for some time.