About Judah ben Kalonymus
Lived 1100 – 1196. Judah ben Kalonymus was a rabbi and writer.
Judah ben Kalonymus ben Moses of Mainz (died 1200) was a Jewish German scholar, halakhic authority, and kabbalist. In his early years, he studied in Speyer under Shemariah ben Mordecai who taught him mysticism. During the Third Crusade, Judah helped his community to prepare for the antisemitic attacks to follow. Among his pupils were his son Eleazar of Worms, Joel ben Isaac ha-Levi and Baruch ben Samuel.
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Judah ben Kalonymus was born in 1100.
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Judah ben Kalonymus died in 1196.
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Judah ben Kalonymus was a rabbi and writer.
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