Isaiah Bakish ( c. 1545 – c. 1620 1580s – 1620s) was a rabbi of spanish descent. He was dayan (judge) in the Beth Din (rabbinical court) of Fez. His writings deal with

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(sing. takkanah),

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and

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. Some of the Rav's

writings have been published.

The Kabbalist

Kabbalistic writings of Bakish were included in manuscript compilations containing also quotes from famous Kabbalists such as:

Nahmanides Moses ben Nachman ( ''Mōše ben-Nāḥmān'', "Moses son of Nachman"; 1194–1270), commonly known as Nachmanides (; ''Nakhmanídēs''), and also referred to by the acronym Ramban (; ) and by the contemporary nickname Bonastruc ça Porta (; l ...

(Ramban, R’ Moshe ben Nahman Gerondi); Rabbi

Isaac Luria Isaac ben Solomon Ashkenazi Luria (; #FINE_2003, Fine 2003, p24/ref>July 25, 1572), commonly known in Jewish religious circles as Ha'ari, Ha'ari Hakadosh or Arizal, was a leading rabbi and Jewish mysticism, Jewish mystic in the community of Saf ...

(R’ Ari zal); Rabbi

Hayyim ben Joseph Vital Hayyim ben Joseph Vital (; Safed, October 23, 1542 (Julian calendar) / October 11, 1542 (Gregorian Calendar) – Damascus, 23 April 1620) was a rabbi in Safed and the foremost disciple of Isaac Luria. He recorded much of his master's teachi ...

; R’

Abraham Azulai Abraham ben Mordecai Azulai (c. 1570–1643) () 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 wrote a commentary on the ''Zohar'' under the ...

. The microfilmed collections of the

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contain several of these manuscripts or microfilm manuscripts from other libraries. In his work on

Kabbalah Kabbalah or Qabalah ( ; , ; ) is an esoteric method, discipline and school of thought in Jewish mysticism. It forms the foundation of Mysticism, mystical religious interpretations within Judaism. A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal ...

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since the 16th c., Moshé Hallamish mentioned Isaiah Bakish. In his ''Shorshei Hashemot'' the Italian Kabbalist

Moses ben Mordecai Zacuto Moses ben Mordecai Zacuto ( 1625 – 1 October 1697), also known by the Hebrew acronym ''RaMa"Z'', was a rabbi, Kabbalist, and poet. Zacuto, who was born into a Portuguese Marrano family in Amsterdam, studied Jewish subjects under Saul Levi Mort ...

included long quotations of the R' Isaiah Bakish (16-17th c.).

Works

* פסקי דינים ושו״ת ''Piskei dinim wéchout'' (''sheelot vé tchouvot'', c. 1610). *(fr., heb.) קטעים ''Fragments'' (1992).Edited by Hillel Bakis: Introduction, p. 1-40; Fragments, p. 41-132 (Hotsaat Bakish. Printed in Israël, Kiriat Ata, 1992) * (fr., heb.) Rabbi Yesha’ya Bakish (2022. Edition Hillel Bakis), ''Sur l’œuvre de Rabbi Yesha’ya Bakish: Un des premiers "a’haronim" parmi les sages de Castille au Maroc v. 1545-v. 1620 : Tome 5.1- Fragments. Ecrits juridiques'', 424 p.

Bibliography

* (heb.) Natanel Avital (2016-7/5777), Hakhmey Castilla'', 417 p, Maguen Avot,

Jérusalem ''Jérusalem'' is a grand opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The libretto was to be an adaptation and partial translation of the composer's original 1843 Italian opera, '' I Lombardi alla prima crociata''. It was the one opera which he regarde ...

, pp. 20; 25; 32. * (heb.) Eliyahou Bakis (5784), Biographical article and publications of 'hidushim of Rabbi Yesha'ya Bakish. ''Ohr hama'arav'', 29, pp. 98-105, Bene Yisakhar Institute, Jerusalem. * (fr.) Hillel Bakis,''Rabbi Ichaya Bakish. Un rabbin-juge marocain (16e-17e siècles)'', p. 1-40; in Ichaya Bakish, Fragments, 132 p., Editions Bakish, imprimé à Kiriat Ata, Israël, 1992. * (fr.) Hillel Bakis,''Interpréter la Torah. Traditions et méthodes rabbiniques'', p. 139-140 et 253, Institut R' Yesha'ya Bakish, Editions Bakish, Montpellier, 2013. 294 p. * (fr.) Hillel Bakis, ''Pour lire les Psaumes. Etude de l’Alphabéta (Ps. 119). Texte. Phonétique et rythme. Nouvelle traduction. Commentaires. Abrégé grammatical'', see p. 36, 37, 71, 86, 212, 161 (Editions Bakish, X-294 p., Montpellier, 2014). * (fr./heb.) Hillel Bakis, ''Traces manuscrites de l'œuvre de Rabbi Yesha'ya Bakish זצ"ל : un des premiers A'haronim parmi les Sages de Castille au Maroc (v. 1545-v. 1620)'', ebook, Institut Rabbi Yécha'ya, Editions Bakish, 602 pages, 2020, décembre. * (fr./heb.) Hillel Bakis, ''Traces imprimées de l'œuvre de Rabbi Yesha'ya Bakish זצ"ל : un des premiers A'haronim parmi les Sages de Castille au Maroc (v. 1545-v. 1620)'', ebook, Institut Rabbi Yécha'ya, Editions Bakish, 476 pages, 3e éd. Avril 2021. * (fr./heb.) Hillel Bakis, ''Traces digitales de l'œuvre de Rabbi Yesha'ya Bakish זצ"ל : un des premiers A'haronim parmi les Sages de Castille au Maroc (v. 1545-v. 1620)'', ebook, Institut Rabbi Yécha'ya, Editions Bakish, 352 pages, Juin 2021. * (heb.) Yossef Ben Naïm, R', ''Sépher malké rabbanan'', Jérusalem, 1931. p. 62, 79. * (fr.) Arrik Delouya, Les Juifs du Maroc: bibliographie générale : résumés, annotations, recensions. Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner, Paris, 2001. * (heb.) Moshé Hallamish, חלמיש, משה - הקבלה בצפון אפריקה למן המאה הט"ז : סקירה היסטורית ותר, Tel-Aviv, Hakibbutz Haméouhad, 2001 (see p. 43; 119; 184–185). * (es.) Abraham I. Larédo, 'Las Taqanot de los expulsados de Castiila en Marruccosy su régimen matrimonial y sucesoral', in ''Sefarad'', pp. 243–276; instituto Arias Montano, Madrid-Barcelona, 1948. * (heb.) David Obadia, R', ''Fès vehachmia, Kronikot Mkoriot'', Jérusalem, 1978–1979. * (heb.) Chim’on Ouanonou, ''Erez Halébanone'', vol. 3, p. 1357, 1999. * D. S. Sasoon & David Ohel, ''Descriptive catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan manuscripts in the Sassoon Library''. Oxford, 1932, 2 vols * (heb.) Ya'akob Moshé Toledano, R', ''Ner ha ma’arabi'', Jérusalem, 1911. see p. 74, 75 et 104. * (fr.) Haïm Zafrani, ''Les Juifs du Maroc. Vie sociale, économique et religieuse. Études de Taqqanot et Responsa'', Geuthner, Paris, 332 p, 1972.

References

External links

*http://editionsbakish.com/node/86; http://editionsbakish.com/node/250 {{DEFAULTSORT:Bakish, Isaiah Kabbalists 16th-century births 17th-century deaths Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 16th-century Spanish rabbis 16th-century Moroccan rabbis 17th-century Moroccan rabbis