Piskei HaGaon Maharit
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1465 CE–1546 CE · Acharonim · Salonika
A central leader of the Spanish exiles in Salonika, Yosef Taitatzak was a renowned halakhic authority and kabbalist. Although he published little during his lifetime, his influence was immense through his many prominent students, such as Shlomo Alkabetz. His teachings shaped the legal character of 16th-century Salonikan Jewry.
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Stop 1 of 21465–1492Born
Spain (medieval)ספרדIberian Peninsula
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Born in Spain (likely Zamora region) around 1465 to Shlomo Taitazak; spent youth there developing Torah knowledge, possibly under Rabbi Levi ibn Vaez.