Judah Kalaẓ

Judah Kalaẓ

Judah Kalaẓ (Khallaṣ) was a cabalist and moralist. He lived in Algeria, probably at Tlemçen, at the beginning of the sixteenth century. The surname "Kalaẓ" is derived from the Arabic "khallaṣ" (= "collector of taxes"). Kalaz was descended from a Spanish family, members of which settled in Algeria after the expulsion from Spain. A grandson of his, also named "Judah", was rabbi at Tlemçen at the end of the sixteenth century. Kalaẓ was the author of a valuable work on ethics entitled "Sefer ha-Musar" (Constantinople, 1536-37). He frequently quotes the "Zohar" and other cabalistic works, which he held in great esteem.

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