Todros Ben Joseph Abulafia
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Todros ben Joseph Abulafia (, 1225 – c. 1285) () was a nephew of
Meir Abulafia :''Meir Abulafia is commonly known as "the Ramah" (Hebrew: רמ"ה). He should not be confused with Moses Isserles, known as "the Rema" or "the Rama" (Hebrew: רמ"א).'' Meir ben Todros HaLevi Abulafia ( ; c. 1170 – 1244), also known as the Ram ...
and Chief Rabbi of Castile. Born in
Burgos, Spain Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populous municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of th ...
to a prominent rabbinical family, he moved to Castile and was welcomed by the court of
Alfonso X of Castile Alfonso X (also known as the Wise, ; 23 November 1221 – 4 April 1284) was King of Castile, Kingdom of León, León and Kingdom of Galicia, Galicia from 1 June 1252 until his death in 1284. During the April 1257 Imperial election, election of 1 ...
, joining the royal retinue on a trip to France in 1275. He is the author of ''Otzar HaKavod'', a mystical commentary on the
Aggadah Aggadah (, or ; ; 'tales', 'legend', 'lore') is the non-legalistic exegesis which appears in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, particularly the Talmud and Midrash. In general, Aggadah is a compendium of rabbinic texts that incorporat ...
, among other works. In his sermon ''Zikaron LeYehudah,'' he condemned what he saw as a lack of modesty in the community. He died in the city of
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1225 births 1280s deaths Year of death uncertain 13th-century Castilian rabbis {{Spain-rabbi-stub