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| | Jacob ben Asher -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article |
 | | Jacob ben Asher, in (The ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel) Hebrew Ya'akov ben Asher, (1270-ca 1340) was an influential (Click link for more info and facts about Medieval) Medieval (Click link for more info and facts about rabbinic authority) rabbinic authority. | | | Jacob would succeed his father as the rabbi of the Jewish community of (A city in central Spain on the Tagus river; famous for steel and swords since the first century) Toledo. | | | According to many, Jacob moved to Spain with his father and was not born there. |
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/j/ja/jacob_ben_asher.htm
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| | Rabbi Scheinerman's Home Page - Jewish Holy Books |
| | His rulings were based upon the Rambam (Rabbi Moshe ben maimon, or Moses Maimonides), though he opposed the Rambam on issues of faith and belief, and upon the teachings of his own father, Asher ben Yechiel.The Arba'ah Turim marks a new level of codification of halakhah. | | | It was quickly accepted as authoritative throughout the Jewish world, and Joseph Caro, Moses Isserles and Hayyim Benevistie, among others, wrote commentaries on it. | | | Jacob ben Asher accompanied his father from Germany to Toledo in 1303, settling in Spain during Spanish Jewry's Golden Age. |
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