Raphael Zeror

Raphael Jedidiah Solomon ben Jeshua Ẓeror (Hebrew: רפאל ידידיה שלמה בן ישועה צרור, romanized: 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

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Jacobs, Joseph; Seligsohn, M. (1906). "Ẓeror, Raphael Jedidiah Solomon ben Jeshua". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 662.