Yakhin u-Voaz — Tzemaḥ ben Shlomo Duran

Yakhin u-Voaz — a collection of responsa by Tzemaḥ ben Shlomo Duran (1438-1510), third generation of the Duran dynasty of Algiers, son of the Rashbash and grandson of the Rashbatz. The title, drawn from the two columns of Solomon's Temple (1 Kings 7:21), claims the status of twin “pillars” of a halakhic edifice handed down over three generations. The work closes the dynasty of the three Durans who structured Algerian halakha over nearly one hundred and twenty years (1391-1510). Provenance: 1 Composed in Algiers, late 15th — early 16th century 2 Editio princeps: Livorno, 1782 Codicological notice — origin Algiers, central Maghreb, Algeria; script: Sephardic; editorial status: Partial edition available. — Source: Mémoires des Manuscrits Juifs du Moyen-Âge Maghrébin (MMJMM), https://mmjmm.org/corpus/catalogue/to-locate-duran-yakhin-uvoaz.