About Todros ben Joseph Abulafia
Lived 1225 – 1285 (aged 59–60). Todros ben Joseph Abulafia was a rabbi and poet.
Todros ben Joseph Abulafia (, 1225 – c. 1285) was a nephew of Meir Abulafia and Chief Rabbi of Castile. Born in Burgos, Spain to a prominent rabbinical family, he moved to Castile and was welcomed by the court of Alfonso X of Castile, joining the royal retinue on a trip to France in 1275. He is the author of Otzar HaKavod, a mystical commentary on the Aggadah, among other works. In his sermon Zikaron LeYehudah, he condemned what he saw as a lack of modesty in the community.
He died in the city of Toledo.
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Who was Todros ben Joseph Abulafia?
Chief Rabbi of Castile
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Todros ben Joseph Abulafia was born in 1225.
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Todros ben Joseph Abulafia died in 1285.
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Todros ben Joseph Abulafia was a rabbi and poet.
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