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Mayo, Raphael Isaac ben Aaron
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
Talmudical scholar of Smyrna; died in 1810. He was the author of the following works: "Sefer Shorashe ha-Yam," commentary on the Yad ha-Ḥazaḳah (3 vols., Salonica, 1806-15); "Darke ha-Yam," containing homilies and funeral sermons (ib. 1813); "Sefat ha-Yam," halakic decisions and responsa (ib. 1818); "Pe'at ha-Yam," a commentary on Beẓah, with a number of halakic rules appended (ib. 1832).
Bibliography:- Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. col. 2127 (where the author's name is given as "Maggio");
- Zedner, Cat. Hebrew Books Brit. Mus. p. 515.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Mayo, Raphael Isaac ben Aaron'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/m/mayo-raphael-isaac-ben-aaron.html. 1901.