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''' Moses Alshekh ''' (1498-1593) was a Jewish scholar, author of popular biblical commentaries. | ''' Moses Alshekh ''' (1498-1593) was a Jewish scholar, author of popular biblical commentaries. Born in Adrianople, Turkey, Alshekh was educated in Salonika, having [[Joseph Caro]] as one of his teachers. Moved to Palestine, where he settled as Rabbi at Safed. In addition to halakhic responsa, wrote several biblical commentaries, which were primarily homiletic in nature, full of moral advice for his readers, and enjoyed great popularity. | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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[[Category:Born in the 1490s| 1498 Alshekh]] | [[Category:Born in the 1490s| 1498 Alshekh]] | ||
[[Category:Died in the 1590s| 1593 Alshekh]] | [[Category:Died in the 1590s| 1593 Alshekh]] | ||
[[Category:1500s|~1498 Alshekh]] | |||
[[Category:Jewish Authorship--1500s|~1498 Alshekh]] | |||
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Revision as of 14:10, 16 April 2016
Moses Alshekh (1498-1593) was a Jewish scholar, author of popular biblical commentaries. Born in Adrianople, Turkey, Alshekh was educated in Salonika, having Joseph Caro as one of his teachers. Moved to Palestine, where he settled as Rabbi at Safed. In addition to halakhic responsa, wrote several biblical commentaries, which were primarily homiletic in nature, full of moral advice for his readers, and enjoyed great popularity.