Joshua ben Israel Benveniste (c. 1590 – c. 1668) was the brother of

Chaim Benveniste Chaim Benveniste (1603–1673) was a prominent rabbinic authority in 17th century Turkey. He was a student of Rabbi Joseph Trani and a brother of Joshua Benveniste. Born in Constantinople, he was appointed Rabbi of Tita (a town near İzmir) in 16 ...

, and a disciple of Joseph Trani. He was a physician and rabbi at

Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya ( Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ( ...

in 1660. Benveniste prepared (1) ''Mishmeret Ha-Miẓvot'' (''Observance of the Commandments''), a metrical version of the '' Azharot'', with commentary; and (2) ''Lebush Malkut'' (''Royal Garment''), a hymn in the style of Gabirol's ''Royal Crown,'' of which medical science constitutes the foundation. Azulai claims to have seen both of these writings in manuscript at the house of a rabbi in Constantinople.

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He wrote the following works: *''Abodah Tammah'' (''Perfect Service''), a commentary on the service for the

Day of Atonement Yom Kippur (; he, יוֹם כִּפּוּר, , , ) is the holiest day in Judaism and Samaritanism. It occurs annually on the 10th of Tishrei, the first month of the Hebrew calendar. Primarily centered on atonement and repentance, the day's o ...

(ib. 1719-20) *''Ozne Yehoshua'' (''The Ears of Joshua''), sermons for the Sabbath and special occasions (Constantinople, 1677) *''Sedeh Yehoshua'' (''Fields of Joshua''), a commentary on several tractates of the ''

Talmud Yerushalmi The Jerusalem Talmud ( he, תַּלְמוּד יְרוּשַׁלְמִי, translit=Talmud Yerushalmi, often for short), also known as the Palestinian Talmud or Talmud of the Land of Israel, is a collection of rabbinic notes on the second-century ...

'' (ib. 1662, 1749) *''Seder ha-Geṭ'', on the formula for divorce, written at Brusa and published at Constantinople, 1719 *''Sha'ar Yehoshua'' (''Gate of Joshua''), Benveniste's collection of '' responsa'', seems to have been destroyed by fire; with several of his ''responsa'' are included in the collections of Moses Benveniste and Joseph Trani. However, a manuscript of the author was found in the early 20th century and published in 1904 (Hustin).

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;Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography *

David Conforte David Conforte (c. 1618 – c. 1685) () was a Hebrew literary historian born in Salonica, author of the literary chronicle known by the title ''Ḳore ha-Dorot.'' Biography Conforte came of a family of scholars. His early instructors were rabbis ...

, ''Ḳore ha-Dorot'', 51a; * Azulai, ''Shem ha-Gedolim'', i.70.

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