Mordecai ben Abraham Crémieux (; 1749 – May 22, 1825) was a rabbi at Carpentras,

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, and at the end of his life was rabbi in Aix-en-Provence. He was the author of ''Ma'amar Mordekhai'' ('Treatise of Mordecai'), a commentary on the '' Shulḥan Arukh'', ''

Oraḥ Ḥayyim ''Orach Chayim'' ("manner/way of life") is a section of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher's compilation of Halakha (Jewish law), ''Arba'ah Turim''. This section addresses aspects of Jewish law pertinent to the Hebrew calendar (be it the daily, weekly, month ...

'', in two parts (Leghorn, 1784). He also financed the first ''

siddur A siddur ( ''sīddūr'', ; plural siddurim ) is a Jewish prayer book containing a set order of daily prayers. The word comes from the Hebrew root , meaning 'order.' Other terms for prayer books are ''tefillot'' () among Sephardi Jews, ''tef ...

'' according to the Provençal rite.

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of ''Ma'amar Mordekhai'' 1749 births 1825 deaths 18th-century French rabbis 19th-century French rabbis Authors of books on Jewish law French Orthodox rabbis Clergy from Aix-en-Provence People from Carpentras Provençal rabbis {{France-rabbi-stub

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