Rabbenu David | רבנו דוד (בן ראובן בונפד)

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Rabbenu David (a.k.a. Rabbenu Dovid) ben Reuven Bonafed, a student of the Ramban, has few surviving works, but is beloved for his chiddushim on Pesachim and Sanhedrin.

Hey, it’s been a while since we did a Sunday hangout with a friendly yet obscure medieval rabbi –

So why don’t we spend some time with –

RABBENU DOVID 👑🥤

It had to be you, Rabbenu Dovid.

It’s fair Gerona where we lay our scene. Mid-13th century.

— Dr. Tamar Marvin (@tamar_marvin) June 13, 2022