Todros ben Joseph Abulafia
{{Short description|13th century Spanish rabbi}}
{{distinguish|Todros ben Judah Halevi Abulafia}}
Todros ben Joseph Abulafia ({{Langx|he|טודרוס בן יוסף אבולעפיה}}, 1225 – c. 1285) ({{langx|he|טודרוס בן יוסף אבולעפא}}) was a nephew of Meir Abulafia and Chief Rabbi of Castile.{{Cite web |title=Jewish History: The Kabbalists |url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/jewish-history-the-kabbalists/ |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=blogs.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Todros ben Joseph HaLevi Abulafia |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/todros-ben-joseph-halevi-abulafia |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org}} Born in Burgos, Spain to a prominent rabbinical family, he moved to Castile and was welcomed by the court of Alfonso X of Castile, joining the royal retinue on a trip to France in 1275. He is the author of Otzar HaKavod, a mystical commentary on the Aggadah, among other works.{{Cite journal |last=Levine |first=Nachman |title="David Melech Yisrael Chai VeKayam": Kiddush HaLevanah, Midrash, Archeology, and Redemption |url=https://www.academia.edu/41255212 |journal=Hakirah Journal}} In his sermon Zikaron LeYehudah, he condemned what he saw as a lack of modesty in the community.{{Cite web |title=Jewish History 1220 |url=https://www.jewishhistory.org.il/history.php?startyear=1220 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=www.jewishhistory.org.il}}
He died in the city of Toledo.
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Category:Year of death uncertain
Category:13th-century Castilian rabbis
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