Meshullam ben Kalonymus

Meshullam ben Kalonymus
Born950
Lucca
Died1010
Mainz
ChildrenKalonymus ben Meshullam (son)
FatherKalonymus ben Moses

Rabbi Meshullam ben Kalonymus (Hebrew: משולם בן קָלוֹנִימוּס also known as Rabbeinu Meshullam, Meshullam the Great, Meshullam the Roman and also in Hebrew: מְשֻׁלָּם; ~950 – ~1010), was born in Lucca, Italy, or in Mainz, Germany. He was a posek (halakhic decision maker) of the Gaonic period, a commentator on the Mishnah and a Paytan (liturgical poet).

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