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Edel, Judah Löw ben Moses ha-Levi
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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Russian preacher; born at Zamoscz, government of Lublin, Poland; died at Slonim 1827. He was a pupil of Elijah Wilna, and, besides possessing great homiletic talent, was a Hebraist and a Talmudic scholar. He wrote: "Safah le-Ne'emanim," a concise Hebrew grammar for beginners (Lemberg, 1793); "Afiḳe Yehudah," a collection of homilies, of which only the first volume, containing twenty-four sermons, appeared (ib. 1802); "Me Neftoaḥ," a commentary on Maimonides' introduction to Ṭohorot (Byelostok, 1816); "Mayim Ṭehorim," a commentary on Ṭohorot (ib. 1817); "Iyye ha-Yam," essays on the Haggadah, edited by his son Solomon (Ostrog, 1835); "Yam ha-Talmud," casuistic notes; "Redife Mayya," on Hebrew synonyms.
Bibliography:
- Fürst, Bibl. Jud. 1:220;
- Fuenn, Keneset Yisrael, p. 415;
- Zeitlin, Bibl. Post-Mendels. p. 71.
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M. Sel.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Edel, Judah Löw ben Moses ha-Levi'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/e/edel-judah-lw-ben-moses-ha-levi.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Edel, Judah Löw ben Moses ha-Levi'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/e/edel-judah-lw-ben-moses-ha-levi.html. 1901.
