NAJARA — NAJARA, family of rabbis and kabbalists in Ereẓ Israel and syria , originating from the town of Nájera in spain . Apparently, the head of the family, LEVI NAJARA, settled in Constantinople after the expulsion from Spain (1492). His son MOSES (1)… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Najara — Recorded in the spellings of Navarro, Navaro, Navarijo, Najara, Najera, and de Najera, this is a locational surname. It is esentially Spanish but may also be French, and is also occasionally British in the surname as Nabarro. However spelt it… … Surnames reference
Najara family — Najara (Najar, Nijar, Nagar, Nagara, Hebrew: נאג ארה) was the name of an Oriental Jewish family, originally from Najera, a Spanish city of Navarre, on the River Najerilla. In the history of rabbinical literature Najaras are found at Algiers,… … Wikipedia
NAJARA, ISRAEL BEN MOSES — (1555?–1625?), Hebrew poet. Born apparently in damascus , Israel served as secretary of that community, in which his father, moses najara , was rabbi. While acknowledging Israel s poetic ability, some of the rabbis of Damascus, e.g. menahem… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Najara, Israel ben Moses — (c.1SSS c.1625) Syrian Hebrew poet. Born in Damascus, he was secretary to the Jewish community there. In 1587 he published two collections of hymns, Zemirot Yisrael and Mesah eket ba Tevel in Safed. Later he served as a rabbi in Gaza … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Najara, Israel — (c. 1555, Safed, modern Israel – c. 1628, Gaza) Poet and hazan, first to publish a diwan (song collection) in 1587, which contained 108 of his own poems with the intention of attracting Jewish youth away from secular songs. His most famous… … Historical dictionary of sacred music
Israel ben Moses Najara — (c. 1555, Damascus c. 1625, Gaza) (Heb. ישראל בן משה נאג ארה) was a Jewish liturgical poet, preacher, Biblical commentator, kabbalist, and rabbi of Gaza.BiographyAccording to Franco ( Histoire des Israélites de l Empire Ottoman, p. 79, Paris,… … Wikipedia
Acytolepis najara — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Moses Najara II — was a Jewish poet, son of Israel Najara, whom he succeeded as rabbi of Gaza. His poetry is praised by his contemporaries, but none of his poems is now extant. Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography Leser Landshuth, Ammude ha Abodah; David Conforte,… … Wikipedia
Moses Najara I — (or Najjara, c 1508 – 1581) was a Turkish rabbinical writer, son of Levi Najara, born probably at Safed. He lived at Damascus, where he was rabbi, and died there in 1581. He wrote a work entitled Leḳaḥ Ṭob (לקח טוב, Constantinople, 1571), and was … Wikipedia
