Menahem ben Moshe Bavli
Menahem Ben Moshe Bavli | |
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| Died | 1571 |
| Other names | Menahem Ben Moses Bavli, Menahem ben Moshe ha-Bavli, Menahem ben Moshe HaBavli, Recanati, Menahem ben Moses ha-Bavli Recanati and Menachem Ben Moses HaBavli Rekanati[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Rabbi and author |
| Years active | 1500–1570s |
Menahem ben Moshe Bavli (Bavli meaning from Mesopotamia), also known as Menahem Ben Moshe ha-Bavli,[2] (died 1571) was a Jewish rabbi and author of the 1571 book Ta'amei Ha-Misvot ("The Reasons For The Precepts").
Life
Although many details about his life are unknown, different stories say he was originally from
Sephardic Jewish scholars living there in the 16th century,[4] after acquiring land from the Karaites.[5]
Russian-Hebrew poet David Vogel used one of Menachem' works after Vogel visited Paris and Palestine.[6]
References
- ^ "Menahem ben Moses, ha-Bavli, -1571". social Archive.iath.Virginia.edu. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ISBN 978-0817356439. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ISBN 978-9047423928. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ISBN 978-1907605178. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ISBN 978-0742566170. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ "Haaretz Exclusive / Noa Limone reveals a previously unknown novel by David Vogel". haaretz.com. January 20, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
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