Saadia Ibn Danan | ר’ סעדיה אבן דנאן

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R. Saadia Ibn Danan (רס”ד), who lived in the 15th-16th century in Granada and Oran, Algeria, was a dayan, poet, grammarian and chronicler.

A slightly belated meeting with this week’s fascinating rabbi courtesy of my twins’ birthday. Ready? Let’s do this.

Meet R Saadyah Ibn Danan (רס”ד), dayan, poet, grammarian & chronicler, whose personal history maps the story of Maghribi Jewry in the wake the Iberian expulsions.

— Dr. Tamar Marvin (@tamar_marvin) October 11, 2021

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Image: Ibn Danan Synagogue, Fez