Raphael Zeror

Raphael Jedidiah Solomon ben Jeshua Ẓeror was an Algerian rabbi.

Biography

Raphael Jedidiah Solomon Ẓeror was born in Algiers in 1681. He hailed from a notable family of Talmudic scholars, and his grandfather, Solomon Ẓeror, held the position of chief rabbi in Algiers. Ẓeror pursued studies in various secular disciplines, with a particular focus on logic, physics, and geography. He also occupied himself with poetry, and gained a reputation as both a skilled physician and a businessman.
Together with the other rabbis of his city, Ẓeror endorsed the excommunication of Neḥemiah Ḥayyun. A portion of his responsa and novellae were collected by his disciple Judah 'Ayyashi, and published under the title Peri Ẓaddiḳ. This edition featured a preface written by Ẓeror's pupils and contemporaries.