Elazar Rokeach of Amsterdam
Rabbi Elazar Rokeach | |
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| Born | c. 1665 |
| Died | 1742 |
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Rabbi Elazar Rokeach, also known as Eleazar ben Samuel (c. 1685—1742),[1][2] was the author of Maaseh Rokeach,[3] and Chief Rabbi of Amsterdam.[4]
He was born at
Moses Ḥayyim Luzzatto under excommunication.[6]
In 1740 Elazar decided to go to Palestine. He took up his residence at Safed, where his life, however, was not of a peaceful character. It came to his knowledge that many of the most respected citizens of the place were reading the works of
His published works are: "Arba' Ṭure Eben" (Four Rows of Stone), containing
His grandson was Rabbi Elazar Rokeach (II), father of Rabbi Sholom Rokeach of Belz.[4]
In various times up to the present, many people bearing the surname "
Rokach
" - including famous later rabbis, Israeli politicians and others prominent in different fields - are considered to be among his descendants.
Notes
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Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "ELEAZAR BEN SAMUEL". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
- ^ Yossi Kwadrat (2020-10-15). "The Age-Old Question". Kankan. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ a b "ספר מעשה רוקח". HebrewBooks.org. Amsterdam. 1740. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
- ^ Ami Living (87): 44. 2012-09-12.)
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help - ^ "חיים שיש בהם - מסודרים על פרקי אבות וספר יוחסין - גראס, יצחק שרגא (page 833 of 1122)". hebrewbooks.org. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "ELEAZAR BEN SAMUEL". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Retrieved 2013-02-04. Jewish Encyclopedia Bibliography: Friedberg, Gesch. der Familie Schor, p. 16; idem, Luḥot Zikkaron, p. 52; Michael, Or ha-Ḥayyim, p. 239; I. T. Eisenstadt, Da'at Ḳedoshim, p. 181.
- ^ "ספר ארבעה טורי אבן". HebrewBooks.org. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
- ^ "ספר מעשה רוקח על התורה". HebrewBooks.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
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