The Rosh (Rabbenu Asher ben Yehiel)

The Rosh (Rabbenu Asher ben Yehiel)

רבנו אשר בן יחיאל (הרא"ש)

Chief rabbi of Toledo and halakhic decisor · c. 1250–1327

Led a Sephardic community · EstablishedChristian IberiaHilula: 9 Heshvan

German-born master who fled persecution and became chief rabbi of Toledo on the Rashba's recommendation. His Piskei HaRosh became one of the three pillars of Maran's Shulhan Arukh, joining Ashkenazi and Sephardi learning.

Santa María la Blanca, a 13th-century synagogue of Toledo, the Rosh's city
Santa María la Blanca, a 13th-century synagogue of Toledo, the Rosh's city. Acediscovery, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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