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Shelomo b. Yosef ha-Kohen (Gaʾon)

Metadata

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
1020–1025 CE
Social role
  • Jewish communal official

Description / Bio

Gaʾon of the Palestinian yeshiva from 1020–25.

Alan Elbaum, "Shelomo b. Yosef ha-Kohen (Gaʾon)," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/shelomo-b-yosef-ha-kohen-gaon/, accessed March 10, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/shelomo-b-yosef-ha-kohen-gaon/