Abraham ben Mordecai Galante (died before 1589) was an Italian
kabbalist born in
Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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at the beginning of the 16th century. Abraham, like his father
Mordecai
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and his brother
Moses of
Safed, is represented by his contemporaries as a man of high character who led a holy life. Being wealthy, he erected a splendid mausoleum over the tomb of
Simon ben Yoḥai at
Meron, which is still admired.
He was the author of the following works:
*''Ḳin'at Setarim,'' a commentary on
Lamentations
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, based upon the
Zohar, edited by his son Samuel in the collection ''Ḳol Bokim'' (Venice, 1589)
*''Yeraḥ Yakar,'' a commentary on the Zohar, the first part of which (
Genesis
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* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
) was abbreviated by
Abraham Azulai
Abraham ben Mordecai Azulai (c. 1570–1643) ( he, אברהם בן מרדכי אזולאי) was a Kabbalistic author and commentator born in Fez, Morocco. In 1599 he moved to Ottoman Palestine and settled in Hebron.
Biography
In Hebron, Azulai w ...
and included in his ''Zohore Ḥammah''
*''Zekut Abot,'' a commentary on the
Sayings of the Fathers, mentioned by
Hananiah of Monselice in his commentary on the ''Pirḳe Shirah.'' Galante was also the author of
halakic
''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah. Halakha is based on biblical command ...
decisions, which are still extant in manuscript.
He was also a prolific scribe, who made various manuscript copies of kabbalistic works, including
Moses ben Jacob Cordovero
Moses ben Jacob Cordovero ( he, משה קורדובירו ''Moshe Kordovero'' ; 1522–1570) was a central figure in the historical development of Kabbalah, leader of a mystical school in 16th-century Safed, Ottoman Syria. He is known by th ...
's ''Pardes Rimonim''.
Eugene D. Matanky, "Illustration, Dissemination, and Production: Diagrams in Moses Cordovero's Pardes Rimonim," ''Kabbalah: Journal for the Study of Jewish Mystical Texts'' 51 (2022): 7–38
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See also
* Galante (pedigree)
Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography
* Azulai, ''Shem ha-Gedolim'', s.v.;
*Michael, ''Or ha-Ḥayyim,'' p. 89;
*''Orient. Lit.'' vi.211;
* Hermann Vogelstein and Paul Rieger
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Rieger served on the Council of Massey ...
, ''Geschichte der Juden in Rom'', p. 86.
References
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16th-century births
1560 deaths
16th-century Italian rabbis
Kabbalists
Writers from Rome
Rabbis from Rome
Italian Sephardi Jews