Rabbi Yonah ben Abraham of Gerona • Yonah Gerondi
Rabbeinu Yonah
Era of the RishonimRabbeinu Yonah of Gerona, author of Shaarei Teshuvah, was the uncle and teacher of Nachmanides. At first he opposed Maimonides; after the burning of the Talmud in Paris, he repented and composed works of ethics and moral instruction.
Biography
Rabbeinu Yonah of Gerona, author of Shaarei Teshuvah, was the uncle and teacher of Nachmanides. At first he opposed Maimonides; after the burning of the Talmud in Paris, he repented and composed works of ethics and moral instruction.
Life Story
Childhood
He was from Gerona and was the uncle of Nachmanides.
Teachers
Rabbi Shlomo min HaHar.
Students
The Rashba and the sages of his generation.
Family
He was the uncle of Nachmanides.
Key Events
His opposition to Maimonides, the burning of the Talmud in Paris, his repentance, and the composition of Shaarei Teshuvah.
Influence
His works on ethics and repentance are morally formative and educational.
Death
He passed away in Toledo.
Writings
Shaarei Teshuvah
Ethics
An ethical work on the paths of repentance.
Aliyot de-Rabbeinu Yonah
Homiletics and ethics
Homilies and original Torah insights.
His Way and Views
Ethics
Ethics and repentance.
Character
A penitent and a pious man.
Famous Quotes
"A person should not say, 'I am unable'; rather, he should say, 'I do not wish to.'"
"Repentance requires three things: regret, abandonment of the sin, and resolve for the future."
Students
Teachers
Timeline
Birth
The burning of the Talmud and his repentance
Passing