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Sherira Gaon

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10th century Gaon of the Academy of Pumbeditha

Lived 906 to 1006 · aged 100
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Sherira bar Hanina, more commonly known as Sherira Gaon, was the gaon of the Pumbedita Academy in Lower Mesopotamia. He was one of the most prominent geonim of the period. His son Hai succeeded him as gaon. He wrote the Iggeret of Rabbi Sherira Gaon, a comprehensive history of the composition of the Talmud.

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Lived 906 to 1006 · aged 100
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