MALACHI BEN JACOB HA-KOHEN
- MALACHI BEN JACOB HA-KOHEN
- MALACHI BEN JACOB HA-KOHEN (d. 1785–1790), Italian scholar.
Little is known of his life. He was the pupil of Abraham Ḥayyim Raphael
Rodrigues and of the kabbalist R. joseph ergas , whom he succeeded
as rabbi of Leghorn after the latter's death in
1730. He arranged Ergas' work Divrei Yosef for publication
(Leghorn, 1742). He also drew up an order of service Shivḥei
Todah ("Praises of Thanksgiving"; Leghorn, 1744), for the
22nd day of Shevat, an annual fast day proclaimed to
commemorate the rescue of the Leghorn community from the
earthquake of 1742. He lived to an old age, dying in Tripoli,
where he had apparently served as an emissary for Ereẓ Israel.
Malachi is best known through his work Yad Malakhi
(ibid., 1767), which deals with the methodology of the
Talmud and the codifiers. Part 1 contains principles of the Talmud
in alphabetical order; Part 2, principles of the codifiers in
chronological order; and Part 3, principles of various laws in
alphabetical order. His novellae and responsa are found in the
works of contemporary scholars. A manuscript of his responsa,
Teshuvot Yad Malakhi, was published by E.
Gruenhut in Ha-Me'assef, 5 (1900). Malachi was also
a liturgical poet. He composed Sefer Shirei Zimrah,
which includes poems and dirges, part of which was published by S.
Bernstein (Mizraḥ u-Ma'arav, 3 (1929), 245–61). His
poem written on the occasion of the inauguration of the synagogue
in Leghorn in 1742 was also published in Piperno's Kol
Ugav (Leghorn, 1846).
-BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Landshuth, Ammudei, 173–6; S. Bernstein, Mi-Shirei Yisrael
be-Italyah (1939), 81–86; N. Slouschz, Massa'i be-Ereẓ
Luv (1937), 246; J. Schirmann, Mivḥar ha-Shirah ha-Ivrit
be-Italyah (1934), 399–400; A. Toaff and A. Lattes, Gli Studi
ebraici a Livorno (1909), 25ff.
(Abraham David)
Encyclopedia Judaica.
1971.
Look at other dictionaries:
Malachi ben Jacob — ha Kohen was a renowned Talmudist, methodologist, and one of the greatest Kaballists of the 18th century.[1] He was a student of the famous kaballist Rabbi Joseph Ergas, author of the original kaballistic text known as Shomer Emunim . Born in… … Wikipedia
LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AḤARONIM — (Heb. אַחֲרוֹנִים; lit. the later (authorities), a term used to designate the later rabbinic authorities, in contrast to the rishonim , the earlier authorities. Although scholars differ as to the exact chronological dividing line between the two … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ITALY — Jews have lived in Italy without interruption from the days of the Maccabees until the present, through a period of 21 centuries. Although they were never subjected to general expulsion, there were frequently partial ones. They often enjoyed good … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AUTHORITY, RABBINICAL — AUTHORITY, RABBINICAL, the authority of the halakhic scholars in maintaining the creativeness and development of Jewish law, by means of its legal sources. Development of the Law An important tenet of Judaism and a guiding principle of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
POETRY — This article is arranged according to the following outline (for modern poetry, see hebrew literature , Modern; see also prosody ): biblical poetry introduction the search for identifiable indicators of biblical poetry the presence of poetry in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Priestly covenant — Part of Judaic series of articles on Priesthood in Judaism … Wikipedia
PIYYUT — (Heb. פִּיּוּט; plural: piyyutim; from the Greek ποιητής), a lyrical composition intended to embellish an obligatory prayer or any other religious ceremony, communal or private. In a wider sense, piyyut is the totality of compositions composed in … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Talmud — Rabbinic Literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian Talmud Minor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael (Exodus) Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon (Exodus) Sifra (Leviticus) Sifre (Numbers Deuteronomy) … Wikipedia
GENIZAH, CAIRO — Introduction The term genizah is a word shortened from the rabbinical Hebrew phrase bet genizah (see also genizah ). Its counterpart in late biblical Hebrew is genez (pl. genazim, ginzei) which in Esther evidently means a treasury, as well as the … Encyclopedia of Judaism
