Maimon ben Joseph
Rabbi Maimon ben Joseph ha-Dayyan | |
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| מיימון בן יוסף הדיין | |
 Introduction of Maimon Ben Joseph's Epistle of Consolation to the Jews of Fes, in Arabic | |
| Born | c. 1110 |
| Died | c. 1166 |
| Children | Maimonides |
| Father | Joseph HaDayan |
Rabbi Maimon ben Joseph HaDayan (מיימון בן יוסף הדיין; c. 1110 – c. 1165/1170) was an exegete, moralist and dayyan (judge) from al-Andalus. He is best known as the father of Maimonides. His teacher was the respected scholar Joseph ibn Migash. He authored a commentary, in Arabic, on the Pentateuch, and also wrote on Jewish ritual and festival law.