- Abraham ben Nathan ha-Yarhi
- (1155-1215)French talmudist. In his Sepher ha-Manhig, he describes synagogue practices in France, Germany, England and Spain.
Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
Abraham ben Nathan ha-Yarhi
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