Jacob ben Asher

Jacob ben Asher
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Personal life
Bornc.1269
Diedc.1343
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Religious life
ReligionJudaism

Jacob ben Asher (c. 1270–1340), also known as Ba'al ha-Turim as well as Yaakov ben haRosh, was an influential Medieval rabbinic authority. He is often referred to as the Ba'al ha-Turim ("Author of the Turim"), after his main work, the Arba'ah Turim ("Four Columns").