His name is R. Azariah, and with him are his brother, Sar Shalom, the head of the Beth Din: R. Joseph, the fifth of the Academy: R. Mazliach, the lecturer, the head of the order: R. Meir, the crown of the scholars: R. Joseph ben Al Pilath, the pillar of the Academy: R. Heman, the warden: and R. Zedekiah, the physician.
"The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela"
Benjamin of Tudela
Then the king took him and placed him in the house of the Chief Rabbi of the Ispahan community, Sar Shalom, who gave him his daughter to wife.
"The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela"
Benjamin of Tudela
Shalom Aleichem mournfully each said, Nor eyed the other straight but looked askance.
"Dreamers of the Ghetto"
I. Zangwill