Asher ben Jehiel
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Asher ben Jehiel was an eminent rabbi and Talmudist best known for his abstract of Talmudic law. He is often referred to as Rabbenu Asher, “our Rabbi Asher” or by the Hebrew acronym for this title, the Rosh . His yahrzeit is on 9 Cheshvan.
