Jacob ben Asher
German rabbinic authority (c. 1269 - c. 1343) · Writers · Died at 74
Jacob ben Asher, also known as Ba'al ha-Turim as well as Yaakov ben haRosh, was an influential Medieval rabbinic authority. He is often referred to as the Ba'al ha-Turim or simply HaTur, after his main work, the Arba'ah Turim.
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Lived 1269 to 1343 · aged 74