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Solomon ben Abraham ben Jehiel
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
or Italian rabbi; flourished at Rome in the eleventh century; nephew of Nathan b. Jehiel, the author of the "'Aruk." About a quarter of a century after Nathan's death Solomon was a member of the rabbinate of Rome, of which he was for some time president. He was, besides, the chief of Nathan's high school ("Shibbole ha-Leḳeṭ," part , No. 56). His authority in rabbinics is seen in the fact that he is quoted in the work just mentioned (part , No. 128), in a responsum to a question as to why the Eighteen Benedictions (Shemoneh 'Esreh) are not recited on Sabbaths and holy days. He repeatedly answered questions of Menahem b. Solomon b. Isaac (ib. part , Nos. 56, 57, 75 [No. 75 being in connection with the benediction recited at a marriage ceremony]). Besides these responsa there is extant one which was sent by the rabbinate of Rome to the community of Paris (published by S. D. Luzzatto in "Bet ha-Oẓar," 1:59a et seq.), and the first signature to which is that of Solomon, as president.
- S. Buber, preface to his edition of the Shibbole ha-Leḳeṭ, note 186;
- Vogelstein and Rieger, Gesch. der Juden, in 1:220,367.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Solomon ben Abraham ben Jehiel'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/s/solomon-ben-abraham-ben-jehiel.html. 1901.
