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| − | + | <content>Commentaries on Bereshit, Vayikra, Levanon, Shirei Tiferet, Yein Levanon</content> | |
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<subcategory>Life | <subcategory>Life | ||
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| − | + | <li><b>Name</b> –  Hartwig Wessely<br/> | |
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| − | + | <li><b>Hebrew name</b> –  Naftali Herz ben Yissachar Baer Veizel</li> | |
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| − | + | <li><b>Dates</b> –  1725-1805</li> | |
| − | + | <li><b>Location</b> –  Wessely was born in Hamburg, lived in Copenhagen and Amsterdam, and then moved to Berlin in 1774, where he lived for 30 years. In the last year of his life he moved back to Hamburg to live with his daughter, and died there.</li> | |
| − | + | <li><b>Occupation</b> –  Wessely worked as a broker / agent for a number of wealthy European families</li> | |
| − | + | <li><b>Family</b> – </li> | |
| − | + | <li><b>Teachers</b> – Wessely spoke of two notable teachers: R. Solomon Hanau, the outstanding Hebrew grammarian of the eighteenth century; and at some point in his teens or early adulthood, R. Yonatan Eibeschutz, one of the leading rabbis of his generation.</li> | |
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| − | + | <li><b>Biblical commentaries</b> – Wessely contributed the commentary to Vayikra for Mendelssohn's <i>Sefer Netivot ha-Shalom</i>; <i>Imre Shefer</i>, a commentary to Bereshit which was never completed</li> | |
| − | + | <li><b>Hebrew language and poetry – </b><i>Gan Naul</i>, a two volume work on Hebrew synonyms; <i>Shire Tiferet</i>, a poetic-epic retelling of the Exodus from Egypt and the life of Moses; many other occasional poems, some of which were published in <i>Ha-Me'asef</i>, the maskilic journal that began publication in 1784.</li> | |
| − | + | <li><b>Rabbinic Literature</b> – <i>Yein Levanon</i>, a commentary to Pirke Avot</li> | |
| − | + | <li><b>Other writings</b> – <i>Sefer ha-Midot</i>, a book on Jewish ethics; <i>Hiqqur ha-Din</i>, on the final judgment.</li> | |
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<category>Torah Commentary | <category>Torah Commentary | ||
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| Name | R. Naftali Herz Wessely, Hartwig Wessely נפתלי הרץ וייזל |
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| Dates | 1725-1805 |
| Location | Amsterdam, Berlin |
| Works | Commentaries on Bereshit, Vayikra, Levanon, Shirei Tiferet, Yein Levanon |
| Exegetical Characteristics | |
| Influenced by | R. Shelomo Zalman Henau, R. Yehonatan Eybeschutz |
| Impacted on | |
Background
Life
- Name – Hartwig Wessely
- Hebrew name – Naftali Herz ben Yissachar Baer Veizel
- Dates – 1725-1805
- Location – Wessely was born in Hamburg, lived in Copenhagen and Amsterdam, and then moved to Berlin in 1774, where he lived for 30 years. In the last year of his life he moved back to Hamburg to live with his daughter, and died there.
- Occupation – Wessely worked as a broker / agent for a number of wealthy European families
- Family –
- Teachers – Wessely spoke of two notable teachers: R. Solomon Hanau, the outstanding Hebrew grammarian of the eighteenth century; and at some point in his teens or early adulthood, R. Yonatan Eibeschutz, one of the leading rabbis of his generation.
- Contemporaries –
- Students –
- Time period –
Works
- Biblical commentaries – Wessely contributed the commentary to Vayikra for Mendelssohn's Sefer Netivot ha-Shalom; Imre Shefer, a commentary to Bereshit which was never completed
- Hebrew language and poetry – Gan Naul, a two volume work on Hebrew synonyms; Shire Tiferet, a poetic-epic retelling of the Exodus from Egypt and the life of Moses; many other occasional poems, some of which were published in Ha-Me'asef, the maskilic journal that began publication in 1784.
- Rabbinic Literature – Yein Levanon, a commentary to Pirke Avot
- Other writings – Sefer ha-Midot, a book on Jewish ethics; Hiqqur ha-Din, on the final judgment.
Torah Commentary
Characteristics
- Verse by verse / Topical –
- Genre –
- Structure –
- Language –
- Peshat and derash –
Methods
- –
Themes
- –
Textual Issues
- Manuscripts –
- Printings –
- Textual layers –
Sources
Significant Influences
- Earlier Sources –
- Teachers –
- Foils –
Occasional Usage
- –
Possible Relationship
- –
Impact
Later exegetes
- –
Supercommentaries
- –
