Zerachiah ha-Levi of Girona

Zerachiah ben Isaac ha-Levi Gerondi (Hebrew: זרחיה הלוי‎), called the ReZaH, RaZBI or Baal Ha-Maor (author of the book Ha-Maor) was born about 1115 in the town of Girona, Catalonia, Spain – hence the name Gerondi – and died after 1186 in Lunel. He was a famous rabbi, Torah and Talmud commentator and a poet.

Zerachiah ha-Levi of Girona

Zerachiah ben Isaac ha-Levi Gerondi (Hebrew: זרחיה הלוי‎), called the ReZaH, RaZBI or Baal Ha-Maor (author of the book Ha-Maor) was born about 1115 in the town of Girona, Catalonia, Spain – hence the name Gerondi – and died after 1186 in Lunel. He was a famous rabbi, Torah and Talmud commentator and a poet.