bˈɛndʒəmɪn ʌv tuːdˈɛlə, ɪnðə fˈɜːst pˈɑːɹt ʌv hˈɪz "tɹˈævəlz," sˈɛz ðæt ˈæʃɚ lˈɪvd ɪn kəmplˈiːt sᵻklˈuːʒən, hˈoʊli dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd tə ðə stˈʌdi ʌvðə tˈoːɹə, ænd ðæt hiː nˈɛvɚ tˈeɪstᵻd mˈiːt.
Benjamin of Tudela, in the first part of his "Travels," says that Asher lived in complete seclusion, wholly devoted to the study of the Torah, and that he never tasted meat.