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Moses ben Levi ha-Levi
12th Century
Abū ’l-Bayān Moses ben Levi ha-Levi (d. 1212) was the head (muqaddam) of the Jewish community in Qalyūb, a small town about ten miles from Fustāt (Old Cairo). His brother and his father were cantors in Fustāt, and his own duties in Qalyūb included serving as both cantor and kosher slaughterer.
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The Tale of Moses ben Levi
These are the words of Moses ben Levi concerning the events of his life, in the days of his delights. He declared:
My brothers, hear my words. In my youthful days, I was happy in my song, and my…