David ben Aryeh Leib

David ben Aryeh Leib Lida ( 1650 – 1696), chief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Amsterdam in the 1680's, formerly chief rabbi of Mayence (French for Mainz), wrote works of rabbinic literature, including Sefer Shomer Shabbat and books on the 613 Mitzvot, bris milah, the Shulchan Aruch, the Book of Ruth, and Jewish ethics (Divrei David, 1671).

He was accused of Sabbateanism and plagiarism, but was absolved of the former charges by the Council of the Four Lands.

Later scholars, such as Chaim Yosef David Azulai and Heimann Joseph Michael, considered the true author of Migdal David to have been Hayyim ha-Kohen.

Works Be'er 'Eseḳ (The Well of Dispute), 1684 Divre David, a moral treatise Ḥalluḳe Abanim (Smooth Stones), a commentary on Rashi to the Pentateuch (Fürth, 1693) Ir Miḳlaṭ (The City of Refuge), a commentary on the 613 commandments (Dyhernfurth, 1690) Migdal David (The Tower of David), a cabalistic commentary on Ruth (Amsterdam, 1680) Berit Adonai (The Alliance of God), a treatise in Judæo-German on circumcision (Amsterdam, 1684) Sod Adonai (The Secret of God), a treatise in Hebrew on circumcision, with a commentary entitled "Sharbiṭ ha-Zahab" (The Golden Scepter), written at Mainz in 1680, and published at Amsterdam 1694 Ir Dawid (The Town of David), a collection of homilies, edited by his son Pethahiah (Amsterdam, 1719) Shir Hillulim (Wedding Song), a poem on the occasion of presenting a Sefer Torah scroll to the synagogue (Amsterdam, 1680) Yad kol bo, posthumous treatises published by his son Petahia (Frankfurt, 1727)