Ezra ben Solomon of Gerona

Rabbi Ezra ben Solomon of Gerona was one of the leading kabbalists of his day. His works show the influence of his teacher Isaac the Blind, and he, in turn, greatly influenced his contemporaries and the kabbalists of the 13th and 14th centuries, who quoted his works frequently. He wrote a commentary on the Song of Songs and commentaries on talmudic legends and prayers. Until recently, his own writings were often confused with those of his younger contemporary Azriel of Gerona.