CORDOVERO, GEDALIAH BEN MOSES
- CORDOVERO, GEDALIAH BEN MOSES
- CORDOVERO, GEDALIAH BEN MOSES (1562–1625), rabbi and
kabbalist; son of moses cordovero , he was born in Safed and after
the death of his father, when Gedaliah was eight years of age, he
studied under Solomon sagis . Before 1584 he was in Italy where he
engaged in the book trade. While in Venice he published, with the
assistance of moses basola (see basilea family) and
menahem azariah of fano , various kabbalistic works of the Safed
scholars, including his father's Perush Seder Avodat Yom
ha-Kippurim and Or Ne'erav. It seems that Gedaliah was
also active in Italy as a preacher, expounding the imminent redemption;
together with israel sarug he was in Modena where they urged the
adoption of the Safed customs of rising early to mourn for the
destruction of the Temple and to pray for the redemption. Gedaliah went
to Jerusalem after 1590 and was appointed chief rabbi of Jerusalem by
the authorities, holding the title Sheikh al-Yahūd ("Chief of
the Jews") until his death. In 1607 a quarrel broke out between him and
the Jerusalem scholar, menahem di lonzano , who had assisted him
to obtain his high office. As a result of this quarrel, Lonzano was
compelled to leave Ereẓ Israel. However after a short time he returned
and peace was restored between them. Gedaliah was in Italy from 1609 to
1611 as an emissary of Jerusalem. In 1625 the disturbances during the
tenure of office of Ibn Faruk, governor of Jerusalem, imposed a severe
strain on Gedaliah in his capacity as chief rabbi and he died while the
riots were at their height.
-BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Frumkin-Rivlin, 1 (1929), 136–8; 2 (1928), 15, 18f., 48; Benayahu, in:
Sinai, 16 (1945), 82–90; Sonne, in: Kobez al jad,
5 (1950), 197–204; Yaari, Shelulḥei, index; Tishby, in:
Sefunot, 7 (1963), 125f., 132f.
(Abraham David)
Encyclopedia Judaica.
1971.
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