Solomon ben Simon Duran
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Solomon ben Simon Duran (Hebrew: שלמה בן שמעון דוראן), known as Rashbash, was a medieval rabbi with antagonistic views towards the Kabbalah
, and the son and successor of Simon ben Zemah Duran.
Solomon was born in Algiers
, and in his youth became familiar with the Talmud
and rabbinical literature, and with a resoluteness remarkable for his time he protested against the Kabbala
. Like his father, he was the author of many responsa (published in Leghorn, 1742); his letter, written in the language of the Talmud, to Nathan Nagara in Constantine
has been separately reprinted, with an index of passages (Kerem Ḥemed, ix.110 et seq.). His defense of the Talmud, written in 1437 against the attacks of the convert Geronimo de Santa Fé
, appeared under the title Milḥemet Ḥobah, and also the title Setirat Emunat ha-Noẓrim, after the second part of his father's Ḳeshet u-Magen. It was also published separately at Leipzig in 1856. His treatise Tikkun Soferim, which has frequently been ascribed to his father, is printed as an appendix to the work Yabin Shemu'ah, Leghorn, 1744. A dirge written by him has been preserved in manuscript.
Kabbalah
Kabbalah/Kabala is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the esoteric aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. It was systematized in 11th-13th century Hachmei Provence and Spain, and again after the Expulsion from Spain, in 16th century Ottoman Palestine...
, and the son and successor of Simon ben Zemah Duran.
Solomon was born in Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
, and in his youth became familiar with the Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....
and rabbinical literature, and with a resoluteness remarkable for his time he protested against the Kabbala
Kabbalah
Kabbalah/Kabala is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the esoteric aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. It was systematized in 11th-13th century Hachmei Provence and Spain, and again after the Expulsion from Spain, in 16th century Ottoman Palestine...
. Like his father, he was the author of many responsa (published in Leghorn, 1742); his letter, written in the language of the Talmud, to Nathan Nagara in Constantine
Constantine, Algeria
Constantine is the capital of Constantine Province in north-eastern Algeria. It was the capital of the same-named French département until 1962. Slightly inland, it is about 80 kilometres from the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of Rhumel river...
has been separately reprinted, with an index of passages (Kerem Ḥemed, ix.110 et seq.). His defense of the Talmud, written in 1437 against the attacks of the convert Geronimo de Santa Fé
Gerónimo de Santa Fe
Jerónimo de Santa Fe was a Spanish physician and religious writer who after conversion to Catholicism, wrote in Latin as Hieronymus de Sancta Fide ....
, appeared under the title Milḥemet Ḥobah, and also the title Setirat Emunat ha-Noẓrim, after the second part of his father's Ḳeshet u-Magen. It was also published separately at Leipzig in 1856. His treatise Tikkun Soferim, which has frequently been ascribed to his father, is printed as an appendix to the work Yabin Shemu'ah, Leghorn, 1744. A dirge written by him has been preserved in manuscript.
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, Ḳore ha-Dorot, p. 26b; - Kerem Ḥemed, ix.114 et seq.;
- Giovanni Bernardo De RossiGiovanni Bernardo De RossiGiovanni Bernardo De Rossi was an Italian Christian Hebraist. He studied in Ivrea and Turin. In October 1769, he was appointed professor of Oriental languages at the University of Parma, where he spent the rest of his life...
-C. H. Hamberger, Historisches Wörterbuch, p. 94; - Orient, iii.812 et seq.;
- Heinrich Grätz, Gesch., viii.166;
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, Literaturgesch., p. 1646; - Elkan Nathan AdlerElkan Nathan AdlerElkan Nathan Adler was an Anglo-Jewish author, lawyer, historian, and collector of Jewish books and manuscripts. Adler's father was Nathan Marcus Adler, Chief Rabbi of the British Empire. He travelled extensively and built an enormous library, particularly of old Jewish documents. Adler was among...
, in Jew. Quart. Rev. xii.147