The Radbaz (Rabbi David ibn Abi Zimra)

ר' דוד בן זמרא (הרדב"ז)

Chief rabbi of Egypt and halakhic decisor · 1479–1573

Sephardi · EstablishedExpulsion & Safed

Exiled as a boy, he served as chief rabbi of Egypt for some forty years and wrote more than 3,000 responsa. Wealthy and generous, he gave away most of his fortune in old age and ended his life in Safed. The Arizal was among his students.

Responsa of the Radbaz, part 3, first edition (Fürth, 1781)
Responsa of the Radbaz, part 3, first edition (Fürth, 1781). Shalom Books, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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