hiː lˈɛd ɐ tælmjˈuːdɪk jˈɛshɪvə ɪn lˈʌnəl wˌɪtʃ pɹədˈuːst sˈɛvɹəl fˈeɪməs skˈɑːlɚz, ænd wʌz ɐn ˈɪntᵻmət fɹˈɛnd ʌv ˈeɪbɹəhˌæm bˈɛn ˈaɪsək, ˈæv bˈɛθ dˈɪn ʌv nˈɑːɹbɑːn, hˌuː ɐdɹˈɛst tə hˌɪm sˈɛvɹəl ɹᵻspˈɑːnsə, ænd spˈoʊk ʌv hˌɪm ɪn hˈaɪ tˈɜːmz.
He led a Talmudic Yeshiva in Lunel which produced several famous scholars, and was an intimate friend of Abraham ben Isaac, Av beth din of Narbonne, who addressed to him several responsa, and spoke of him in high terms.