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:''Not to be confused with Rabbi Yaakov Dovid Wilovsky, known as the Ridvaz'' Rabbi David ben Solomon ibn (Abi) Zimra ((ヘブライ語:דוד בן שלמה אבן אבי זמרא)), also called Radbaz (רדב"ז) after the initials of his name, Rabbi David iBn Zimra, was an early Acharon of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries who was a leading posek, rosh yeshiva, chief rabbi, and author of more than 3,000 ''responsa'' (halakhic decisions) as well as several scholarly works.〔("Rabbi David Ibn Zimra" )〕 ==Biography== The Radbaz was born in Spain around 1479. He was thirteen years of age when his parents, banished from Spain, settled in Safed, where he studied under the direction of Joseph Saragossi.〔This statement, which is given by all his biographers, is contested by Frumkin ("Eben Shemuel," p. 48).〕 For unknown reasons, he left Erez Israel at the age of 31 or 32 and traveled to Fes, where he became a member of the ''beth din'' (rabbinical court) presided over by the ''nagid'' Isaac Sholal.〔Rabbi David ibn Zimra, chabad.org〕 In 1517, upon the abolition of the office of ''nagid'' by the Turkish government, the Radbaz moved to Cairo. There he was appointed Hakham Bashi, or Chief Rabbi of Egypt, a title he held for forty years. He was highly revered for his vast knowledge, integrity of character, and extensive philanthropy. Independently wealthy, the Radbaz was a successful merchant with business connections in other countries. The yeshiva which he founded and supported attracted many distinguished students, among them Bezalel Ashkenazi and Isaac Luria. In the introduction to his commentary on Song of Songs, Isaac Akrish paints in vivid colors the character of the Radbaz, in whose house he lived for ten years. According to Akrish, the Radbaz was very prominent in both the social and the political life of Egypt, thanks to his status as a wealthy intellectual. During the time he served as Chief Rabbi, he introduced many reforms to the everyday life and religion of the Egyptian Jews. It was he who abolished the use of the Seleucid dating system in the Egyptian Jewish community and reintroduced the dating of years from Creation, as was done in other Jewish communities and continues to be done until the present day. Upon attaining the age of 90, the Radbaz resigned the chief rabbinate and divided the greater part of his fortune among the poor, making special provision for Torah scholars. He then moved to Jerusalem. But he did not stay there long, due to the burdensome taxes that the Turkish government had imposed upon Jews. He settled in Safed, where he became an active member of the rabbinical court presided over by Yosef Karo, who held him in great esteem. He spent the last 20 years of his life in peace, continuing his learning and his writing. The Radbaz died in Safed in 1573 at the age of 110 (some authorities say he was 94 years of age).〔Some sources, such as (Chabad.org ) and the Jewish Encyclopedia, list the date of his death as 1589, at the age of 110. Mattis Kantor in "Codex Judaica" (p. 210) agrees with the notion that he died at the age of 110, but records his birth year as 1463 and death year as 1573.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David ben Solomon ibn Abi Zimra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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