Aaron ha-Cohen (Gaon)
Aaron ha-Cohen | |
|---|---|
אהרן הכהן | |
| Title | Gaon |
| Personal life | |
| Era | 10th century |
| Known for | Head of the Palestinian Gaonate |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Abraham ben Aaron |
Aaron ha-Cohen (Hebrew: אהרן הכהן) was a head of the Palestinian Gaonate in the 10th century.
Details
According to a fragment found in the Cairo Genizah (T-S 312.82), Aaron ha-Cohen reigned as Gaon after Abraham ben Aaron (the edge of the fragment is cut and does not allow for reconstruction of the length of his reign).[1] It is possible that he is the Aaron ha-Cohen who wrote a calligraphic invitation to a certain elder Suwayd and his son to come to a lecture on the Sabbath.[2]
This Aaron ha-Cohen should be distinguished from a different Aaron ha-Cohen who served under Joseph ben Ezrun ha-Cohen later in the 10th century.
References
- ^ Gil, Moshe (1992), A history of Palestine, 634-1099, translated by Broido, Ethel, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 659 (section 852), ISBN 9780521599849
- ^ Genizah fragment T-S 8J13.15