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Maṣliaḥ b. Shelomo ha-Kohen (Gaʾon)

Metadata

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
1100–1139 CE
Posthumous mentions
September 1140–1146 CE
Social role
  • Jewish communal official

Description / Bio

Gaʾon of the Palestinian yeshiva in Cairo 1127–39.

Sasha Batz Stern, Alan Elbaum, and Marina Rustow, "Maṣliaḥ b. Shelomo ha-Kohen (Gaʾon)," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/masliah-b-shelomo/, accessed April 2, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/masliah-b-shelomo/