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73:(Burial Society) of Mantua. In the first chapter, Siftei Tzedek, he compiled liturgy to accompany the work of caring for the dead, prayers to be offered for those who are sick and rules and instructions for their care. He explains the importance of caring for the sick and the dying and offers detailed confessional liturgy (vidu'i) not only for the end of life, but for the merit and well-being of the soul. His detailed kabbalistic teachings are in the following chapters which are focused on in-depth study rather than the skilled work of the Chevra Kadisha. To avert possible criticism for failing to discuss these themes philosophically, he makes use of the statement of 246: 94:
I have nothing else to say, but because the Holy Inquisition tolerates us in its States, consequently we are also allowed to own these books, which deal with our ceremonies, because it is impossible for us to live in these countries if we do not have books that teach us the principles of our faith,
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He was arrested and imprisoned in 1636 for possessing forbidden books, namely, those singled out for censorship, expurgation or confiscation because of passages putatively critical of Christians. In his defense, he stated:
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promulgated the bull that banned a number of books from the Jews, to my knowledge this bull has never been enforced, neither were the books confiscated from the Jews. Furthermore, even preachers sometimes cite the
134:(The Watches of the Morning) (1624), prayers to be said in the early morning, arranged for the society called "Me'ire ha-Shaḥar" (Awakeners of the Morning), and therefore also published under this name. 120:(Crossing the Yabboḳ), Kabbalistic text on the meaning of Jewish practices of caring for the sick and dying and preparing the dead for burial. This text was translated into Yiddish by a Jewish woman, 69:(1624), liturgy compiled for Mei're HaShachar, a Lurianic oriented early morning prayer group he founded. His most well known work, Ma'avar Yabbok (1626) was written at the request of the 192:(Shield of Aaron), containing a compendium of Luria's works. This fertile writer is said to have been, like Joseph Caro, in constant communion with a spirit called the Maggid. 39: 184:(Words of Beauty), and miscellaneous matter; this whole work was seen in manuscript by Azulai at Modena, and is found in parts in some libraries. 104:, Rav Alfassi, or similar books to convince the Jews and they could not do this if we were prohibited to read or to own these books.' 296: 237:
Emily Taitz, Sondra Henry, Cheryl Tallan. The JPS Guide to Jewish Women: 600 B.C.E.to 1900 C.E. f Jewish Publication Society.
291: 286: 226:"This passage can also be read differently...:" How Jews and Christians censored Hebrew texts in early modern Modena 81:(chap. xxv.): "Reason must surrender some of its rights to the divine revelations which are superior to it." 166:(The Oil of Holy Anointment), on the principles of the Cabala according to Moses Cordovero and Isaac Luria 264: 43: 259: 70: 301: 281: 8: 42:(surnamed Ḥasid we-Ḳaddosh, that is, "The Pious and Holy") and of the Italian Kabbalist 121: 255: 101: 47: 275: 250: 178:(The Blossoming Plant), on the mysterious meaning of prayers and ceremonies 96: 51: 74: 55: 249: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 225: 23: 215:
Shield of Aaron, Jerusalem : R. Cohen, 2008, in introduction.
58:. His brother-in-law was Rabbi Yosef Yedidya Krami, the author of 172:(The Pure Oil of the Olive), public addresses on the same subject 140:(The Cloak of Righteousness), on worship and study, published at 228:, Jewish History, May 2012, Vol. 26, No. 1/2, pp. 139-160 p.151. 141: 125: 30:, the primary source text for Jewish burial practices. 160:, a work on the Cabala, consisting of four volumes: 260:"Aaron Berechiah ben Moses ben Nehemiah of Modena" 273: 20:Aaron Berechiah ben Moses ben Nehemiah of Modena 154:(Garments of Holiness), on worship and study 148:(Garments of Holiness), on the same subject. 84: 254: 54:who was a student of the Safed Kabbalist 95:and although Your Lordship told us that 274: 113:Berechiah authored a number of works: 38:Aaron Berachiah was a pupil of Rabbi 13: 14: 313: 258:; et al., eds. (1901–1906). 268:. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 244: 231: 218: 209: 65:His first work was the siddur 1: 202: 44:Rabbi Menahem Azariah of Fano 297:Authors of Kabbalistic works 33: 7: 46:. He was a nephew of Rabbi 22:(1549-1639) was an Italian 10: 318: 292:Italian religious writers 287:17th-century Italian Jews 85:Persecution by the Church 108: 265:The Jewish Encyclopedia 144:in 1767, together with 50:and a student of Rabbi 224:Federica Francesconi, 106: 48:Yehuda Aryeh de Modena 26:. He is the author of 164:Shemen Mishḥat Ḳodesh 92: 122:Ellus Bat Mordecai 158:Ḥibbur beḲabbalah 309: 269: 248: 247: 238: 235: 229: 222: 216: 213: 197:Tiḳḳune ha-Zohar 195:A commentary on 132:Ashmoret haBoḳer 67:Ashmoret haBoḳer 40:Hillel of Modena 16:Italian cabalist 317: 316: 312: 311: 310: 308: 307: 306: 272: 271: 256:Singer, Isidore 245: 242: 241: 236: 232: 223: 219: 214: 210: 205: 170:Shemen Zait Zak 111: 87: 71:Ḥebrah Ḳaddisha 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 315: 305: 304: 299: 294: 289: 284: 240: 239: 230: 217: 207: 206: 204: 201: 200: 199: 193: 187: 186: 185: 179: 173: 167: 155: 149: 135: 129: 118:Ma'abar Yabboḳ 110: 107: 102:Shulchan Aruch 86: 83: 35: 32: 28:Ma'avar Yabboḳ 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 314: 303: 300: 298: 295: 293: 290: 288: 285: 283: 280: 279: 277: 270: 267: 266: 261: 257: 252: 251:public domain 234: 227: 221: 212: 208: 198: 194: 191: 188: 183: 180: 177: 176:Shetil Poreaḥ 174: 171: 168: 165: 162: 161: 159: 156: 153: 150: 147: 143: 139: 138:Me'il Ẓedaḳah 136: 133: 130: 127: 123: 119: 116: 115: 114: 105: 103: 98: 97:Clemente VIII 91: 82: 80: 79:Aḳedat Yiẓḥaḳ 76: 72: 68: 63: 61: 60:Kanaf Renanim 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 31: 29: 25: 21: 263: 243: 233: 220: 211: 196: 190:Magen Aharon 189: 181: 175: 169: 163: 157: 152:Bigde Ḳodesh 151: 146:Bigde Ḳodesh 145: 137: 131: 117: 112: 93: 88: 78: 77:in his book 66: 64: 59: 52:Israel Sarug 37: 27: 19: 18: 302:1549 births 282:1639 deaths 182:Imre Shefer 75:Isaac Arama 56:Isaac Luria 276:Categories 203:References 128:(Belarus). 34:Biography 24:kabbalist 253::  142:Mantua 126:Slutsk 109:Books 124:of 278:: 262:. 62:.

Index

kabbalist
Hillel of Modena
Rabbi Menahem Azariah of Fano
Yehuda Aryeh de Modena
Israel Sarug
Isaac Luria
Ḥebrah Ḳaddisha
Isaac Arama
Clemente VIII
Shulchan Aruch
Ellus Bat Mordecai
Slutsk
Mantua
"This passage can also be read differently...:" How Jews and Christians censored Hebrew texts in early modern Modena
public domain
Singer, Isidore
"Aaron Berechiah ben Moses ben Nehemiah of Modena"
The Jewish Encyclopedia
Categories
1639 deaths
17th-century Italian Jews
Italian religious writers
Authors of Kabbalistic works
1549 births

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