Yehuda Alharizi

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Yehuda Alharizi, also Judah ben Solomon Harizi or al-Harizi (Hebrew: יהודה בן שלמה אלחריזי, romanized: Yehudah ben Shelomo al-Harizi, Arabic: يحيا بن سليمان بن شاؤل أبو زكريا الحريزي اليهودي من أهل طليطلة, romanized: Yaḥyà bin Sulaymān bin Shāʾul abū Zakarya al-Harizi al-Yahūdī min ahl Ṭulayṭila), was a rabbi, translator, poet, and traveler active in al-Andalus (mid-12th century Toledo, Spain? – 1225 in Aleppo, Ayyubid Syria). He was supported by wealthy patrons, to whom he wrote poems and dedicated compositions. He is known for his collection of tales, Sefer Tahkemoni  (ספר תחכמוני), sometimes known as the 'Hebrew Maqamat,' which is in the form of a maqama.

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