Shmuel Yaffe Ashkenazi | שמואל יפה אשכנזי

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R. Shmuel Yaffe Ashkenazi, born c. 1525 in Bursa, Ottoman Turkey, was a commentator on Midrash and author of Yafeh Toar (among many other massive works).

Shavua tov, this week’s fascinating rabbi is brought to you by the beginning of another Torah reading cycle & my attempt to read through Bereshit Rabba on the parsha without getting distracted by commentaries.

I got distracted by commentary.

Say hi to R Shmuel Yaffe Ashkenazi!

— Dr. Tamar Marvin (@tamar_marvin) October 3, 2021