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R. Shimon b. Tzemach Duran
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R. Shimon b. Tzemach Duran, Rashbatz
ר' שמעון בן צמח דוראן, רשב"ץ
Dates1361-1444
LocationMajorca, Aragon, Algiers
WorksTashbetz, Talmud commentaries (Berachot, Rosh Hashanah, Kinnim), Zohar HaRaki'a, Magen Avot, Or HaChayyim, Yavin Shmu'ah, Ma'amar Chametz, Torah commentary (Livyat Chen), commentary to Iyov (Ohev Mishpat), commentary on Haggadah Shel Pesach, liturgical poems
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Life

  • Name – R. Shimon b. Tzemach Duran, Rashbatz
    • Hebrew name – ר' שמעון בן צמח דוראן, רשב"ץ
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  • Dates – 1361-1444
  • Location – Majorca, Aragon, Algiers
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  • Occupation – Physician
  • Family – His son is Rashbash
  • Teachers – R. Ephraim Vidal, R. Yonah Demaestre
  • Contemporaries –  R. Yitzchak b. Sheshet (Rivash)
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