Moshe ben Yonatan Galante
17th-century rabbi and first Rishon LeZion
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Moshe ben Yonatan Galante (Hebrew: משה גאלנטי; 1621 – 4 February 1689 Jerusalem), grandson of Moshe Galante, was a 17th-century rabbi at Jerusalem. He served as the first Rishon Le'Zion and was called Magen (מגן) with reference to the initials of his name. Hezekiah da Silva was among his disciples.
Moshe ben Yonatan Galante | |
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משה גאלנטי | |
| Title | Rishon Le'Zion |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1621 |
| Died | February 4, 1689 (aged 67–68) Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire |
| Parent | Yonatan Galante |
| Notable works |
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| Known for | First Rishon Le'Zion |
| Other name | Magen (מגן) |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
| Relatives | Moshe Galante (grandfather) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
Disciples
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He wrote Zebach ha-Shelamim, a harmonisation of contradictory Biblical passages and of Biblical with Talmudical statements (edited by his grandson Moses Hagis, Amsterdam, 1707–08), and Khorban Chagigah, halakic and kabalistic novellæ (Venice, 1714). Some of his responsa are found in the works of contemporaries, and a volume of his responsa exists under the title Elef ha-Magen, but has never been published (as of 1906).
See also
Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography
- Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. s.v.;
- Azulai, Shem ha-Gedolim
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Galante". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
