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The Rashba was born in Barcelona , Spain in 1235 . He grew up to be a successful banker and leader of Spanish Jewry of his time. He was taught by Nahmanides (the Ramban) and Rabbeinu Yona . RESPONSA In his spare time he wrote a great deal of Responsa . His responsa, covering the entire gamut of Jewish life, are concise and widely quoted by many halakhic authorities. While he defended Maimonides during the debates over his works, he was opposed to the philosophic-rationalistic approach to Judaism, and was part of the '' Beit Din '' (Jewish court) in Barcelona that banned the study of philosophy before the age of twenty-five. A collection of the bans and counter-bans put forth in this period are collected in the work ''Minchat Kena'ot''. OTHER WORKS The Rashba wrote several other works:
Among his numerous students were the Ritva and Rabbeinu Bechaye . |