Mishneh Torah), Zechariah ha-Rofé lays down the halachic practices prevalent in Israel in his day, and notes that, with respect to the holiday of Passover, the custom in Yemen was for Jews to take-up 1 loaves of unleavened bread (matzah) whenever eating during the entire 7 days of Passover, even on a Sabbath day. Works Midrash ha-Ḥefetz al-Durra al-Muntakhaba ("The Choice Pearl"), being a commentary on the Midrash ha-Ḥefetz where he elucidates difficult words Kitāb al-Wajīz ("The Abridged Book"), a medicinal work A midrashic commentary on the Haftara, published in a separate volume by Yehuda Levi-Nahum in 1949 (incorporated also in the Midrash ha-Ḥefetz) A midrashic commentary on Megillat Esther, published by Yehuda Levi-Nahum (incorporated also in the Midrash ha-Ḥefetz, where it discusses Amalek in Parashat Beshalach) A midrashic commentary on the Book of Lamentations A midrashic commentary on the Song of Songs, written in Judeo-Arabic and explained allegorically, being a reprint of his commentary on Song of Songs taken from the Midrash ha-Ḥefetz and accompanied with a Hebrew translation. Published by Yosef Qafih in his book, The Five Scrolls. Sharḥ al-Ḥibbūr, also known as Nimūqei harav Zechariah ha-Rofé (A commentary on Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, in which he explains the difficult passages of his work, and treats on Maimonides' enumeration of the 613 biblical commands; he elucidates the text by presenting a question and then answering it) A commentary on Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed (composed in Judeo-Arabic, and entitled, Sharḥ ʻalei al-delāleh) A commentary on Maaseh Merkabah, found in the Book of Ezekiel, entitled Pirūsh al-Merkabah, or Sharḥ nevū’ath Yeḥezḳel. References Bibliography (Kitāb al-Wajīz is described on pp. 106–111; 117–120) External links Yosef Tobi, “Ben Solomon, Zechariah ha-Rofeh”, in: Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World, Executive Editor Norman A. Stillman. Consulted online on 19 February 2023 First published online: 2010 15th-century Jews 15th-century rabbis 15th-century writers Jewish Yemeni history Hebrew-language literature Jews and Judaism in Yemen Jewish philosophy Jewish philosophical literature Bible commentators Medieval Jewish scholars