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Joseph Ibn Plat
12th Century
Joseph Ibn Plat may have emigrated from North Africa to Europe and was active in Lunel, Provence. He was in frequent contact with leading rabbis of his day. The few details we have about his life are largely gleaned from later quotations of his responsa and commentaries; only one fragment of his treatise on the prayers survives.
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Responsum: On Blessing before a Commandment
Question: Our rabbi, lamp of Israel, scribe of the Creator’s commandments and statutes, R. Joseph ben Judah Ibn Plat. I, Abraham ben R. Isaac [of Narbonne], have come to draw water from your…