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Isaac ben Moses Of Vienna

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Byname:
Isaac Or Zaruʿa
Born:
c. 1180
Died:
c. 1250,, Vienna
Subjects Of Study:
Halakhah
Judaism
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Isaac ben Moses Of Vienna (born c. 1180—died c. 1250, Vienna) was a medieval codifier of Jewish law (Halakha) whose vast compilation, Or Zaruʿa (“Light Is Sown”), was widely quoted in later Halakhic works. Or Zaruʿa is also valued by historians for its descriptions of Jewish life in medieval France, Germany, and Italy. By his own testimony, Isaac was born in Bohemia. Although poor he was determined to become an educated man and embarked upon a nomadic life that brought him into contact with the most respected Jewish scholars of Bohemia, France, and Germany. The Or Zaruʿa is a compendium ...(100 of 198 words)

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