"Kav ha-Yashar" (lit. "The Just Measure") authored by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Kaidanover, is one of the most popular works of
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KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KOIDONOVER (Kaidanover), ẒEVI HIRSCH — (d. 1712), rabbi and ethical writer (his name derived from Koidanovo, a town near Minsk). Koidonover was born in Vilna and spent his childhood in Kurow near Lublin until 1658 when his father s house was pillaged and his two sisters killed. The… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Musar literature — Part of a series of articles on Jews and Judaism … Wikipedia
Kaidanover, Tzevi Hirsch — (d. 1712) Lithuanian writer son of Aaron Samuel Kaidanover. He was imprisoned for four years in Vilna on a false charge. After his release he published his father s writngs in Frankfurt am Main. He was himself the author of an ethical treatise … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
ETHICAL LITERATURE — (Heb. סִפְרוּת הַמּוּסָר, sifrut ha musar). There is no specific ethical literature as such in the biblical and talmudic period insofar as a systematic formulation of Jewish ethics is concerned. Even the wisdom literature of the Bible, though… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JOSEPH JOSKE BEN JUDAH JUDEL OF LUBLIN — (1659?–1706), talmudist and kabbalist. Joseph studied with his father, who was rabbi at Lemberg and later at Kowel. He was appointed rabbi, first of Minsk, and in 1698, of Dubnow where he lived until his death … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JUDAH (Judel) BEN MOSES OF LUBLIN — (17th century), rabbi and author. Judah was rabbi and rosh yeshivah of Kovel, and district rabbi and rosh yeshivah of Lemberg in 1652. From 1691 to 1699 he also served in Lublin, but whether as rabbi as well as head of the yeshivah is uncertain.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZOREF, JOSHUA HESHEL BEN JOSEPH — (1633–1700), Shabbatean prophet; the most important figure of the Shabbatean movement in Lithuania. Born in Vilna, he was a silversmith with a modest Jewish education who early inclined to an ascetic way of life. During the persecutions in the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
