Rabbi Yosef Taitatzak

Hebrew name: מהרי"ט

Years: 1465–1546

Primary city: Salonika

Biography

Rabbi Yosef Taitatzak was a halachic authority and kabbalist who became a central leader of the Spanish exiles in Salonika. Although he published little during his lifetime, his teachings influenced many students, including Rabbi Shlomo Alkabetz, and shaped the legal character of 16th-century Salonikan Jewry.

Works

  • Piskei HaGaon Maharit

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