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R. Gershom b. Yehuda Meor HaGolah – Intellectual Profile

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R. Gershom b. Yehuda Meor HaGolah

Name	R. Gershom b. Yehuda Meor HaGolah ר' גרשום בן יהודה מאור הגולה
Dates	960?-1028
Location	Mainz
Works	Talmud commentary, responsa, liturgical poems
Exegetical Characteristics
Influenced by	R. Yehuda b. Meir Leontin
Impacted on	R. Yehuda HaKohen, R. Eliezer HaGadol, R. Yaakov b. Yakar, R. Yitzchak b. Yehuda.

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