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paints in vivid colors the character of the Radbaz, in whose house he lived for ten years. According to Akrish, the Radbaz was prominent in both the social and the political life of Egypt thanks to his status as a wealthy intellectual. During the time he served as Chief Rabbi, he introduced many
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are his greatest contribution to Jewish literature; parts of it were published in
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The Life and Times of Rabbi David Ibn Abi Zimra: A Social, Economic, and
Cultural Study of Jewish Life in the Ottoman Empire in the 15th and 16th Centuries as Reflected in the Responsa of the RDBZ
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83:Religion
40:Personal
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1003:, 1890.
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767:Acharon
599:(1600s)
591:(1570s)
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565:Ramban
519:Shechem
509:Peki'in
450:Hasidim
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363:Banking
344:Economy
153:Ottoman
87:Judaism
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1041:Venice
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1011:Gemara
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747:Radbaz
739:Hebrew
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615:(1872)
607:(1700)
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583:(1540)
567:(1267)
559:(1258)
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479:Hebron
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