Aaron ibn Sargado | |
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אהרן הכהן בן יוסף - כלף סרג'דו | |
| Title | Gaon |
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| Era | 10th century |
| Known for | Gaon ofPumbedita, Bible commentator |
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| Religion | Judaism |
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| Predecessor | Hananiah |
Aaron ibn Sargado orAaron ben R. Joseph ha-Kohen (Hebrew: אהרן הכהן בן יוסף - כלף סרג'דו)[1] was a tenth-centuryADgaon (Jewish religious leader) inPumbedita, Babylonia. He was a son of Joseph ha-Kohen.
According to the chronicle ofSherira, Sargado was gaon from 943 to 960; others declare he died in 942. He was successor to the gaonHananiah, the father of Sherira.
Rav Shrira continues to note that Rabbi Ahron HaKohen was not of a family of scholars, but of wealthy merchants; he was elevated to the gaonate (presidency of a rabbinical academy) through the influence of his family. Caleb ibn Sargado, the determined opponent of Saadia, who spent 60,000zuzim in order to bring about the deposition of the gaon ofSura, was probably identical with Aaron, asAbraham Harkavy has shown.[2]
Four of Sargado's legal decisions on religious problems are preserved, and are printed in the collection, "Ḥemdah Genuza," Nos. 37–40. One of these, it appears, was the answer to an inquiry fromKairouan.
Like his opponentSaadia Gaon, Aaron was a Bible commentator, and parts of his commentary are extant in St. Petersburg.Abraham ibn Ezra quotes some of his philosophical sayings.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Aaron ibn Sargado".The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Its bibliography:
| Preceded by | Gaon of thePumbedita Academy 943-960 | Succeeded by |
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