Zohar harakia / Shimon ben Zemach Duran ; English translation, Phillip J. Caplan.
Material type: 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
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- online resource
- 1618111108
- 9781618111104
- 909.04924 22
- BM670.A8 D87 2012
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Translation of: Duran's Zohar ha-rakiaʻ, a commentary of Ibn Gabirol's Azharot.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
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
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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