Aaron ben Perez of Avignon was a French rabbi and scholar; born about the middle of the thirteenth century; died in the first quarter of the fourteenth century. He was one of the leading scholars of
Argentière
Argentière () is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, at an altitude of .Languedoc
The Province of Languedoc (, , ; ) is a former province of France.
Most of its territory is now contained in the modern-day region of Occitanie in Southern France. Its capital city was Toulouse. It had an area of approximately .
History
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, France. With other influential members of the congŕegation of Argentière, he signed an address to
Solomon ben Adret during the great anti-
Maimonist controversy of 1303-05. The address, with the signatures, can be found in
Abba Mari Don Astruc's ''
Minḥat Ḳenaot'', § 47. This appeal was intended to encourage Abba Mari in his efforts to stem the tide of false doctrines rapidly spreading among the younger scholars.
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Medieval Jewish scholars
Clergy from Avignon
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13th-century births
14th-century deaths
13th-century French rabbis
13th-century scholars