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יהודה בן קלונימוס ממגנצא

Judah ben Kalonymus

רבי יהודה ב"ר קלונימוס ממגנצא היה רב, פוסק, פייטן ומקובל מגדולי חכמי יהדות אשכנז בתקופת הראשונים. אביו של רבי אלעזר מוורמייזא בעל הרוקח.

Judah ben Kalonymus ben Moses of Mainz 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.