Zohar harakia / Shimon ben Zemach Duran ; English translation, Phillip J. Caplan.

By:

Duran, Simeon ben Ẓemaḥ, 1361-1444

Contributor(s):

Caplan, Phillip J

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Hebrew Series: Judaism and Jewish lifePublication details: Brighton, MA : Academic Studies Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (465 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

1618111108
9781618111104

Uniform titles: Zohar ha-ra�ki�a. English Subject(s):

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Electronic books

Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

909.04924 22

LOC classification:

BM670.A8 D87 2012

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Contents:

Contents -- Translator's Preface -- Introduction -- Zohar Harakia: General Principles -- The Positive Commandments -- The Negative Commandments -- Appendix to the Zohar Harakia -- Glossary -- Translator's Afterword: Two Dreams and Helpful Children -- Citations Index

Summary: Rabbi Shimon ben Zemach Duran (1361-1444) was a colorful rabbinic authority in Algiers. In his book, Zohar Harakia, on methods of enumerating the 613 commandments, he summarizes the work of previous authorities on this subject, especially Maimonides and Nachmanides. He also presents his own system of enumeration. Thus, his work is a compact introduction to this fundamental subject. The text, first printed in 1515, is written clearly and arranged as a commentary on ibn Gabirol's poetic version of the 613 commandments, which is chanted on Shavuot. This English translation and notes make it accessible to lay readers as well as students of Jewish law, liturgy, and medieval Jewish history.

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Translation of: Duran's Zohar ha-rakiaʻ, a commentary of Ibn Gabirol's Azharot.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Rabbi Shimon ben Zemach Duran (1361-1444) was a colorful rabbinic authority in Algiers. In his book, Zohar Harakia, on methods of enumerating the 613 commandments, he summarizes the work of previous authorities on this subject, especially Maimonides and Nachmanides. He also presents his own system of enumeration. Thus, his work is a compact introduction to this fundamental subject. The text, first printed in 1515, is written clearly and arranged as a commentary on ibn Gabirol's poetic version of the 613 commandments, which is chanted on Shavuot. This English translation and notes make it accessible to lay readers as well as students of Jewish law, liturgy, and medieval Jewish history.

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