Dictionary of Jewish Biography

GERONDI, ZERACHIAH BEN ISAAC

(fl. 12th cent)
Italian rabbinic scholar and poet. He was born in Gerona and settled in Lunel. HisSepher ha-Maoris a critical examination of the writings ofIsaac ben Jacob Alfasi. InSepher ha-Tzavahe provided an introduction to talmudic methodology. He also composed liturgical poems.