JAFFE, SAMUEL BEN ISAAC ASHKENAZI
- JAFFE, SAMUEL BEN ISAAC ASHKENAZI
- JAFFE, SAMUEL BEN ISAAC ASHKENAZI (d. late 16th
century), commentator on the Midrash. Jaffe was rabbi of the Ashkenazi
community of Constantinople. He studied under Joseph Leib. When Samuel
reached an advanced age, his son Joseph was appointed to succeed him.
Jaffe's fame rests upon his comprehensive commentary to the whole of
Midrash Rabbah, which reveals an extensive knowledge of the
relevant literature.
His works are (1) Yefeh Mareh (Constantinople, 1587; Venice
1590), expositions of the aggadot of the Jerusalem Talmud. In
the preface Jaffe explains that it was his aim to interpret the
aggadot of the Jerusalem Talmud "because they are very
similar to the aggadot of the Midrash Rabbah in
style and in language"; (2) Yefeh To'ar, commentary to the
Midrash Rabbah: Genesis (Venice, 1597–1606); Exodus (Venice,
1597); Leviticus (Constantinople, 1648; Wilmersdorf, 1714, with a
preface by his grandson); (3) Yefeh Einayim, pt. 1 (Venice,
1631), homiletical discourses on the weekly portions of the law; (4)
Yefeh Anaf (Frankfurt on the Oder, 1696), a commentary on
Ruth Rabbah, Esther Rabbah, and Lamentations
Rabbah: (5) Yefeh Kol (Smyrna, 1739), a commentary on
the Song of Songs Rabbah; (6) Tikkun Soferim
(Leghorn, 1789), glosses on the formulas of documents of
moses almosnino . His responsa, Beit Din Yafeh, are
still in manuscript.
-BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Azulai, 1 (1852), 175, no. 110; Benjacob, Ozar, 228 (nos. 364, 366,
369), 668 (no. 865); Zunz, Vortraege, 99n.; S. Wiener, Kohelet
Moshe (1893–1918), 610–2; Rosanes, Togarmah, 2 (1938), 58f.; 3
(1938), 40f.
(Yehoshua Horowitz)
Encyclopedia Judaica.
1971.
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