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Asher ben Shelamya
12th Century
Asher ben Shelamya ha-Kohen of Lunel was a Provençal talmudist and a nephew of Asher ben Meshullam. He headed a talmudic academy and wrote an abridged version of the Hebrew translation of Baḥya Ibn Paqūda’s Duties of the Heart to help his students. Nothing is known of his life.
Content by Asher ben Shelamya
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Abridgment of Baḥya Ibn Paqūda’s Duties of the Heart
Now too, when the Torah is almost forgotten, He has forewarned us through His men of piety, men of dedication, and men of knowledge. For we have found this dedicated, pious, and wise man…
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On Astrology and Prayer
Commentary on b. Shabbat 156b
There is no constellation [mazal] for Israel. [b. Shabbat 156b]
After the previous section, I find it necessary to write down R. Asher’s explanation of the statement of our sages that “there is no…