Language:
Hebrew
Year of publication:
2021
Titel der Quelle:
ליבי במזרח
Angaben zur Quelle:
ג (תשפא) 77-136
Keywords:
Saphir, Jacob,
;
Saphir, Jacob,
;
Alsheikh, Shalom ben Joseph,
;
Jewish travelers
;
Jews History 19th century
;
Rabbis
Abstract:
Rabbi Yaakov Saphir Halevi was born in the Vilna district of Lithuania,and as a child in 1832, his family immigrated to the land of Israel,where they belonged to the Perushim circle of students of the VilnaHaGaon. Rabbi Saphir visited the various communities in centralYemen in 1859 and stayed there for approximately eight and a halfmonths, at great risk to himself. He documented his visits in his bookEven Sapir, printed in 1866. This book earned him great publicity, andthrough it the Jews of the world became acquainted with the lifestylesof the Jews in Yemen.Rabbi Saphir showed a special interest in the great Yemenite sages,chronicling their lifestyles, leadership, and their spiritual heritage,which he bore witness to in the numerous communities he visited incentral Yemen, admiring the rich and ancient spiritual heritage of theYemenite Jews. For example, when he met the rabbi of the communityJarrah, Rabbi Yosef ben Said, he admired their way of life, combiningTorah and work, as well as Rabbi ben Said's knowledge in the Talmudand its commentators, as found among the other great sages of Israel.Furthermore, when he met the Av Beit Din (the Chief Justice) of theYemenite Community, Rabbi Suleiman Kara, who resided in the capitalof Sana'a, he was impressed by the way he led the community, hisprodigious wisdom, and his rich library of important manuscripts.In this article, the author reveals glosses written by Rabbi ShalomAlsich Halevi, one of the great Yemenite sages, in the issues of RabbiYaakov Saphir's book, which was initially published in 1866 in the cityof Lyck in Prussia.
Note:
With an English summary.
URL:
אתר את הפרסום בקטלוג המאוחד של ספריות ישראל
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