Elisha Gallico

Elisha Gallico

Elisha Gallico ben Gabriel (died at Safed about 1583) was Palestinian Jewish Talmudist. He was a pupil of Joseph Caro.

After the death of his master, Gallico was nominated chief of the "yeshibah" of Safed. He is frequently mentioned in the responsa collection "Abḳat Rokel," in which "responsum" No. 84 belongs to him. Ḥayyim Benvenisti quotes Gallico's responsa in his "Keneset ha-Gedolah."

Gallico wrote homiletic-allegorical commentaries on 'Ecclesiastes" (published during the author's lifetime, Venice, 1577), on the "Book of Esther" (Venice, 1583), and on the "Song of Songs (Venice, 1587).

References of Jewish Encyclopedia

* Michael, "Or ha-Ḥayyim", p. 223, No. 474;
* Azulai, "Shem ha-Gedolim", i. 28, No. 208;
* Moritz Steinschneider, "Cat. Bodl." col. 968;
* Fuenn, "Keneset Yisrael", p. 136.

External links

* [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=40&letter=G Source]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Gallico — is a surname, and may refer to:* Elisha Gallico (died 1583), Palestinian Jewish Talmudist * Paul Gallico (1897 1976), American novelistee also* Gallica (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

  • GALLICO, ELISHA BEN GABRIEL — (c. 1583), talmudic scholar and kabbalist in Safed. Gallico was a pupil of joseph caro and a member of the latter s bet din. After the death of Caro, he was a member of moses trani s bet din. Gallico was the teacher of samuel uceda . Gallico s… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Azariah dei Rossi — Azariah ben Moses dei Rossi (Hebrew: עזריה מן האדומים) was an Italian Jewish physician and scholar. He was born at Mantua in 1513 or 1514; and died in 1578. He was descended from an old Jewish family which, according to a tradition, was brought… …   Wikipedia

  • Semikhah — Part of a series on …   Wikipedia

  • BENVENISTE, JOSEPH BEN MOSES DE SEGOVIA — (second half of the 16th century), rabbi and author. Benveniste spent most of his life in Safed but died in Brusa, Turkey. His principal teacher was elisha gallico , but he also studied under isaac luria and samuel b. isaac de uceda . joseph… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • DATO, MORDECAI BEN JUDAH — (1525–1591/1601), Italian kabbalist. He annotated Asis Rimmonim by elisha gallico (Venice, 1601). Dato s many writings are extant in numerous manuscripts. Two manuscripts of his piyyutim, collected in the work Shemen Arev, are found in the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • UCEDA, SAMUEL BEN ISAAC — (1540–?), talmudist, preacher, and kabbalist. Uceda, who was born in Safed, studied Kabbalah under isaac luria . After the latter s death, he studied under Luria s disciple Ḥayyim Vital and elisha gallico . At the age of 40, he established a… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 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

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”