I have written before about Rabbi Shlomo Duran, the ‘Rashbash’, and his book, Sefer haRashbash, which was printed in Livorno in 1742 by Abraham Meldola.  Livorno, on the west coast of Tuscany, is traditionally known as Leghorn in English. This book of novellae on three tractates of Talmud, Niddah, Rosh Hashana and Kinnim is by … Continue reading Chidushei HaRashbatz, by Rabbi Shimon ben Tzemach Duran, Livorno (Leghorn) 1742. →