Abraham ben Mordecai Galante — (died 1560) was an Italian kabalist born in Rome at the beginning of the 16th century. Abraham, like his father Mordecai and his brother Moses, rabbi of Safed, is represented by his contemporaries as a man of high character who led a holy life… … Wikipedia
Moses ben Mordecai Galante — For other uses, see Moses Galante (disambiguation). Moses ben Mordecai Galante (Hebrew: משה בן מרדכי גאלאנטי) (d. 1608 in Safed), was a 16th century rabbi. He was a disciple of Joseph Caro, and was ordained by him when but twenty two years of… … Wikipedia
GALANTE — GALANTE, family of Spanish origin which produced a large number of scholars. An ancestor of the family was MORDECAI GALANTE, who was among the Spanish exiles of 1492 and lived in Rome during the first half of the 16th century, dying there after… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GALANTÉ, ABRAHAM — (1873–1961), Turkish politician, scholar, and historian born in Bodrum, Turkey. Galanté was a teacher and inspector in the Jewish and Turkish schools of Rhodes and Smyrna. He protested the misrule of Sultan Abdūlhamid II and partly in consequence … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Galante (pedigree) — Galante was a Jewish family which flourished at the beginning of the 16th century in Rome, and the head of which, Mordecai, was a Spanish exile of the Angel family. His courteous manners won for him from the Roman nobles the surname Galantuomo… … Wikipedia
GALANTE, MOSES BEN MORDECAI [i] — GALANTE, MOSES BEN MORDECAI (fl. 16th century), talmudist and kabbalist, one of the scholars ordained in Safed in the second half of the 16th century. Galante, who was born in Rome, was the brother of abraham b. mordecai galante . He was well… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GALANTE, MOSES BEN JONATHAN (II) — (1620–1689), Jerusalem rabbi. Galante was called Ha Rav ha Magen after his major work Elef ha Magen which includes one thousand responsa and cases (unpublished). He was the grandson of Moses b. mordecai galante . He studied in Safed and later… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MORDECAI BEN JUDAH HA-LEVI — (d. 1684), posek and rabbinical authority in egypt . Mordecai was the son in law of R. Abraham Tarikah. He served for over 40 years as rabbi, all or part of the time as dayyan of cairo and of rosetta , and moved to jerusalem in 1684, dying there… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Moses Galante — For other uses, see Moses Galante (disambiguation). Moses Galante (died 1806) was chief rabbi of Damascus during the late 18th century and early 19th century. He succeeded his father, Mordecai Galante, who was chief rabbi until his death in 1781 … Wikipedia
Galante, Abraham ben Mordecai — (fl. 16th cent) Pal estinian kabbalist. He was born in Rome and settled in Safed. He wrote a commentary on the Zohar … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
