Aaron ben Jacob ha-Kohen was a

Provençal rabbi Hachmei Provence () refers to the rabbis of Provence, now known as Occitania, France that was a great Torah center in the times of the Tosafists. The phrase literally means ''the wise ones of Provence''; hakham "wise one, sage" is a Sephardic and ...

, one of a family of scholars living at

Narbonne Narbonne (, also , ; oc, Narbona ; la, Narbo ; Late Latin:) is a commune in France, commune in Southern France in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region. It lies from Paris in the Aude Departments of Franc ...

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(not Lunel, as

David Conforte David Conforte (c. 1618 – c. 1685) () was a Hebrew literary historian born in Salonica, author of the literary chronicle known by the title ''Ḳore ha-Dorot.'' Biography Conforte came of a family of scholars. His early instructors were rabbis H ...

and others say), and who suffered the expulsion of the Jews in 1306. He emigrated to

Majorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...

, and there, some time before 1327, composed a ritual work of great merit bearing the title ''Orchot Hayyim'' (The Paths of Life). The first part deals chiefly with the laws concerning the daily prayers, the

Sabbath In Abrahamic religions, the Sabbath () or Shabbat (from Hebrew ) is a day set aside for rest and worship. According to the Book of Exodus, the Sabbath is a day of rest on the seventh day, commanded by God to be kept as a holy day of rest, as G ...

, and the festivals, and was published in Florence in 1752. The work is a compilation of

Talmudic The Talmud (; he, , Talmūḏ) is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (''halakha'') and Jewish theology. Until the advent of modernity, in nearly all Jewish communities, the Talmud was the cente ...

laws and discussions rather than an original system, and was conceived on a plan similar to

Jacob ben Asher Jacob ben Asher (c. 1269 - c. 1343), also known as Ba'al ha-Turim as well as Rabbi Yaakov ben Raash (Rabbeinu Asher), was an influential Medieval rabbinic authority. He is often referred to as the Ba'al ha-Turim ("Master of the Columns"), after ...

's great code, the ''Arba'ah Turim,'' which appeared soon afterward and superseded it as a ritual guide on account of its more practical character. The ''Orchot Hayyim,'' however, contains some ethical and doctrinal chapters which are not found in the ''Arba'ah Turim''. Aaron ha-Kohen was especially fond of mystic lore and of rabbinical discussion. A less strict legalist than Jacob ben Asher, Aaron's ''Orchot Hayyim'' is of greater value to the student of literature than to one who seeks practical decisions. A different work, the ''

Kol Bo ''Kol Bo'' (Hebrew: כל-בו, "all is in it") is a collection of Jewish ritual and civil laws. Its author has not yet been ascertained. The work in content resembles other codes, as, for instance, the ''Orḥot Ḥayyim'', though in its form it is ...

'', is considered by some to be an abridgment of ''Orchot Hayyim'' (written by another author or by Aaron ben Jacob himself); according to others, ''Kol Bo'' is a first draft of ''Orchot Hayyim''.''Al Harishonim veAl HaAchronim" (Machon Tzurba deRabanan), 4th edition

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Kohanim Greats: Rabbi Ahron HaKohen of Luniel at Kehuna.org

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* Its bibliography: *

Henri Gross Heinrich Gross, writing also as Henri Gross (born Szenicz, Hungarian Kingdom, now Senica, Slovakia, 6 November 1835; died 1910), was a German rabbi. He was a pupil in rabbinical literature of Judah Aszod. After graduating from the Breslau semin ...

, "Aaron ha-Kohen und sein Ritualwerk Orḥot Ḥayyim," in ''Monatsschrift,'' 1869, pp. 433–450, 531-541 * idem, ''Gallia Judaica,'' pp. 290, 420; *

Heimann Joseph Michael Heimann (Hayyim) Michael (April 12, 1792 – June 10, 1846) was a Hebrew bibliographer born at Hamburg. He showed great acuteness of mind in early childhood, had a phenomenal memory, and was an indefatigable student. He studied Talmudics and rec ...

, ''Or ha-Ḥayyim,'' No. 300;

Benjacob Isaac ben Jacob Benjacob (January 10, 1801, Ramygala – July 2, 1863, Vilnius) was a Lithuanian Jewish Maskil, best known as a bibliographer, author, and publisher. His 17-volume Hebrew Bible included Rashi, Mendelssohn, as well as his own ''M ...

, ''Oẓar ha-Sefarim,'' pp. 51, 239. {{DEFAULTSORT:Aaron ben Jacob Ha-Kohen 14th-century French rabbis Provençal Jews Clergy from Narbonne Medieval Majorcan Jews Jewish refugees French Orthodox rabbis Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Kohanim writers of Rabbinic literature Authors of books on Jewish law

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