Shlomo ben Aderet (or Solomon son of Aderet) (1235-1310), universally known to scholars of Judaism as the Rashba (the acronym for his Hebrew name), was a Medieval rabbi, Halakhist, and famous Talmudist. Events Anglo-Norman invasion of Connacht St. ... Events Abulfeda becomes governor of Hama. ... The Star of David, a common symbol of Jews and Judaism Judaism is the religion and culture of the Jewish people and one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths. ... Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. ... The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... See Semicha for article about ordination of rabbis. ... Halakha (הלכה or Halakhah, Halacha, Halachah) is the collective corpus of Jewish law, custom and tradition regulating all aspects of behavior. ... The first page of the Talmud, in the standard Vilna edition. ...

The Rashba was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1235. He grew up to be a successful banker and leader of Spanish Jewry of his time. He was taught by Nahmanides (the Ramban) and Rabbeinu Yona. Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density (2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain ( 41°23′ N 2°11′ E). ... Events Anglo-Norman invasion of Connacht St. ... Nahmanides is the common name for Moshe ben Nahman Gerondi; the name is a Greek translation of the Hebrew Ben Nahman, meaning Son of Nahman. He is also commomly known as Ramban, being an acronym of his Hebrew name and title, Rabbi Moshe ben Nahman, and by his Catalan name...

Responsa

In his spare time he wrote a great deal of responsa. His responsa, covering the entire gamut of Jewish life, are concise and widely quoted by many halakhic authorities. While he defended Maimonides during the debates over his works, he was opposed to the philosophic-rationalistic approach to Judaism, and was part of the Beit Din (Jewish court) in Barcelona that banned the study of philosophy before the age of twenty-five. A collection of the bans and counter-bans put forth in this period are collected in the work Minchat Kena'ot. Note: This is based on an entry from the 1906 public domain Jewish Encyclopedia The responsa literature, known in Hebrew as Sheelot U-teshuvot (questions and answers), is the body of written decisions and rulings given by rabbis to questions addressed to them. ... Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (Hebrew: רבי משה בן מיימון; Arabic: Mussa bin Maimun ibn Abdallah al-Kurtubi al-Israili; March 30, 1135—December 13, 1204), commonly known by his Greek name Maimonides, was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher. ... A beth din (בית דין, Hebrew: house of judgment, plural battei din) is a rabbinical court of Judaism. ...

Other works

The Rashba wrote several other works:

• Hiddushei HaRashba, a commentary on the Talmud
• Torat HaBayit, a commentary on Kashrut
• Mishmeret HaBayit, a defense against the critique of the Ra'ah
• Sha'ar HaMayim, a work focusing on the laws of a mikveh, and several other specialized topics.

Among his numerous students were the Ritva and Rabbeinu Bechaye. The first page of the Talmud, in the standard Vilna edition. ... The circled U indicates that this can of tuna is certified kosher by the Union of Orthodox Congregations. ... A Mikvah (or Mikveh, מקוה) is a Jewish ritual bath used for immersion in a purification ceremony. ...