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Jacob ben Reuben ibn Zur

Jacob ben Reuben ibn Zur

1673 CE–1752 CE · Meknes

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Stop 1 of 21673Born

MeknesמקנסMorocco — historic halachic center

We know they were here, but the specifics of what they did at this stop aren’t recorded yet in our corpus.

About Meknes

Meknes was the seat of the Alaouite court under Moulay Ismail (1672-1727). Its Jewish community produced the Berdugo dynasty — R. Refael Berdugo (Mishpatim Yesharim, 1747-1821) was its most influential posek.

In Meknes at the same time

Ohr HaChaim, Mishpatim Yesharim

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In the same place & time

Sages whose lives overlapped with Jacob ben Reuben ibn Zur’s in the same cities, drawn from their recorded journeys.

Works

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