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<li><b>Family</b> – R. Eliezer's father was R. Eliyah HaRofe, and his mother was the daughter of R. Yosef Colon (Maharik). He and his wife Rachel had two sons<fn>R. Eliezer's major work, Maasei Hashem, was authored for one of his sons, R. Eliyah.</fn> and a daughter.</li> | <li><b>Family</b> – R. Eliezer's father was R. Eliyah HaRofe, and his mother was the daughter of R. Yosef Colon (Maharik). He and his wife Rachel had two sons<fn>R. Eliezer's major work, Maasei Hashem, was authored for one of his sons, R. Eliyah.</fn> and a daughter.</li> | ||
<li><b>Teachers</b> – R. Eliezer studied Talmud under R. Yosef Taitazak in Salonica.</li> | <li><b>Teachers</b> – R. Eliezer studied Talmud under R. Yosef Taitazak in Salonica.</li> | ||
− | <li><b>Contemporaries</b> – R. Meir Padua, R. Shemuel Yehudah Katzenellenbogen,<fn>R. Eliezer left Venice in the wake of a dispute with these scholars, despite the fact that R. Eliezer's son was married to R. Katzenellenbogen's daughter.</fn> R. David Ibn Zimra (Radbaz), R. Betzalel Ashkenazi,<fn>R. Eliezer served for 22 years as a rabbi and judge in Egypt, where Radbaz and R. Betzalel were community leaders.</fn> R. Yosef Karo,<fn>R. Eliezer corresponded with R. Yosef Karo on Halakhic matters. See Responsa Beit Yosef, Dinei Yibbum VeChalitzah, Responsum 5.</fn> R. Moshe Isserles.</li> | + | <li><b>Contemporaries</b> – R. Meir Padua, R. Shemuel Yehudah Katzenellenbogen,<fn>R. Eliezer left Venice in the wake of a dispute with these scholars, despite the fact that R. Eliezer's son was married to R. Katzenellenbogen's daughter.</fn> R. David Ibn Zimra (Radbaz), R. Betzalel Ashkenazi,<fn>R. Eliezer served for 22 years as a rabbi and judge in Egypt, where Radbaz and R. Betzalel were community leaders.</fn> R. Yosef Karo,<fn>R. Eliezer corresponded with R. Yosef Karo on Halakhic matters. See Responsa Beit Yosef, Dinei Yibbum VeChalitzah, Responsum 5.</fn> R. Moshe Isserles, Maharal.</li> |
<li><b>Students</b> – </li> | <li><b>Students</b> – </li> | ||
<li><b>Time period </b> – R. Eliezer was raised in Renaissance Italy, which may have impacted on his thought.<fn>See the paper by N. Ecker, <a href="http://www.jewish-studies.org/.upload/akar-r.pdf">"פירושו של ר' אליעזר אשכנזי לחזון המרכבה של יחזקאל"</a>.</fn> | <li><b>Time period </b> – R. Eliezer was raised in Renaissance Italy, which may have impacted on his thought.<fn>See the paper by N. Ecker, <a href="http://www.jewish-studies.org/.upload/akar-r.pdf">"פירושו של ר' אליעזר אשכנזי לחזון המרכבה של יחזקאל"</a>.</fn> |
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Name | R. Eliezer Ashkenazi ר' אליעזר אשכנזי בן ר' אליה הרופא, מעשי ה' |
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Dates | 1513-1586 |
Location | Turkey / Egypt / Poland |
Works | Maasei HaShem, Yosef Lekach |
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Influenced by | R. Yosef Taitazak |
Impacted on | Vilna Gaon |
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Life
- Name – ר' אליעזר בן אליה אשכנזי הרופא
- Dates – 1513 – 1586
- Location – R. Eliezer wandered widely throughout his life,2 spending time in, among other places, Egypt, Cyprus, Italy, Crimea, Cracow, and Prague.
- Occupation – R. Eliezer served in many different rabbinic positions,3 notably for 22 years in Egypt. His many travels gave him extensive knowledge of the politics, culture, and realia of different societies, knowledge which impacted his commentaries.4
- Family – R. Eliezer's father was R. Eliyah HaRofe, and his mother was the daughter of R. Yosef Colon (Maharik). He and his wife Rachel had two sons5 and a daughter.
- Teachers – R. Eliezer studied Talmud under R. Yosef Taitazak in Salonica.
- Contemporaries – R. Meir Padua, R. Shemuel Yehudah Katzenellenbogen,6 R. David Ibn Zimra (Radbaz), R. Betzalel Ashkenazi,7 R. Yosef Karo,8 R. Moshe Isserles, Maharal.
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- Time period – R. Eliezer was raised in Renaissance Italy, which may have impacted on his thought.9
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