Zohar harakia / Rabbi Shimon ben Zemach Duran ; English translation, Phillip J. Caplan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duran, Simeon ben Ẓemaḥ, 1361-1444.

Contributor:

Caplan, Philip J., 1927-

Series:

Judaism and Jewish life.

Judaism and Jewish life

Standardized Title:

Zohar ha-raḳiʻa. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Azharot.

Commandments, Six hundred and thirteen.

Jewish religious poetry, Hebrew.

Ibn Gabirol, 11th cent. Azharot.

Ibn Gabirol.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Brighton, Mass. : Academic Studies Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rabbi Shimon ben Zemach Duran (1361-1444) was a colorful rabbinic authority in Algiers. In his book, Zohar Harakia, on methods of enumerating the 613 commandments, he summarizes the work of previous authorities on this subject, especially Maimonides and Nachmanides. He also presents his own system of enumeration. Thus, his work is a compact introduction to this fundamental subject. The text, first printed in 1515, is written clearly and arranged as a commentary on ibn Gabirol's poetic version of the 613 commandments, which is chanted on Shavuot. This English translation and notes make it accessible to lay readers as well as students of Jewish law, liturgy, and medieval Jewish history.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Translator's Preface

Introduction

Zohar HaRakia: General Principles

The Positive Commandments

The Negative Commandments

Appendix to the Zohar HaRakia

Glossary

Translator's Afterword

Index

Notes:

Translation of Duran's Zohar ha-rakiaʻ, a commentary of Ibn Gabirol's Azharot.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61811-110-8

OCLC:

847610303