Mordecai Najar was a
rabbi
A rabbi (; ) is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi—known as ''semikha''—following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of t ...
in
Majorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain, and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...
in the first half of the 15th century, a contemporary of
Simon ben Ẓemaḥ Duran
Simeon ben Zemah Duran, also Tzemach Duran (1361–1444; ), known as Rashbatz () or Tashbatz, was a prominent Jewish scholar, rabbinic authority, and polemicist. He was proficient in various fields, including philosophy, mathematics, natural scie ...
, who answered some of his questions in ''Tashbaẓ'' (part i., Nos. 119, 173-174; part ii., Nos. 141, 225-232).
Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography
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Azulai, ''Shem ha-Gedolim,'' i.91, No. 86;
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Fürst, Bibl. Jud. iii.12.
External links
Jewish Encyclopedia article on NAJARA
References
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15th-century Aragonese rabbis
Medieval Majorcan Jews
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