Biography
Rav Aharon ibn Sargado was a sage of the geonic era. The library preserves him engaging in talmudic give-and-take: in Menachot (74b) and in Bava Kamma (109b) he addresses Ravina with the formula “come and hear,” bringing a baraita to bear on the matter under discussion. In Menachot he cites the teaching of Rabbi Eliezer concerning that which is “wholly burnt” (kalil tihyeh), to establish a prohibition against eating it; in Bava Kamma he brings a baraita that derives from the word “ha-mushav” (Bamidbar 5:8) that the verse speaks not only of a man but of a woman as well.
He also appears in connection with the interpretation of Torah: on Yaakov’s words “let my soul not enter their counsel” (Bereishit 49), Rav Aharon is cited as explaining “al tavo nafshi” in the sense of the sun’s setting — that is, that Yaakov would not wish to be outside their counsel — an explanation the citing source disputes as running contrary to the plain sense of the passage.
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Where traditions differ. The Rav Aharon cited in the Talmudic passages and the Rav Aharon cited on Bereishit may not be the same figure; the material does not establish their identity.
רב אהרן היה אמורא מהדור השישי, שמופיע בשני מקומות בש"ס, בשניהם כמביא מקור בתשובה להתלבטותו של רבינא.
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