| Birth date | September 8, 1681 |
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| Birth place | Algiers, Regency of Algiers, Ottoman Empire |
| Death date | December 21, 1737 (aged 56) |
| Death place | Algiers, Regency of Algiers, Ottoman Empire |
Raphael Jedidiah Solomon ben Jeshua Ẓeror (Hebrew: רפאל ידידיה שלמה בן ישועה צרור, Refaʼel Yedidyah Shelomoh ben Yeshuʿah Tseror; September 8, 1681 – December 21, 1737) was an Algerian rabbi.
Biography
Raphael Jedidiah Solomon Ẓeror was born in Algiers in 1681. He hailed from a notable family of Talmudic scholars, and his grandfather, Solomon Ẓeror, held the position of chief rabbi in Algiers. Ẓeror pursued studies in various secular disciplines, with a particular focus on logic, physics, and geography. He also occupied himself with poetry, and gained a reputation as both a skilled physician and a businessman.
Together with the other rabbis of his city, Ẓeror endorsed the excommunication of Neḥemiah Ḥayyun.[1] A portion of his responsa and novellae were collected by his disciple Judah 'Ayyashi, and published under the title Peri Ẓaddiḳ (Leghorn, 1748). This edition featured a preface written by Ẓeror's pupils and contemporaries.
References
- ^ Nepi, Hạnanel & Ghirondi, Mordekhai (1853). Toldot gedole Yiśraʼel (in Hebrew). Trieste: Tipografia Marenigh. p. 280.