Moses Galante (the Elder)

Moses Galante (the Elder)

Moses Galante (the Elder) (d. 1608 in Safed) (Hebrew: משה בן מרדכי גאלאנטי), son of Mordecai, was born about the middle of the 16th century. He was a disciple of Joseph Caro, and was ordained by him when but twenty-two years of age. He wrote sermons for a wedding, for Passover, and for a thanksgiving service, printed with the younger Obadiah Bertinoro's commentary on the "Book of Esther" (Venice, 1585). He also wrote "Miftaḥ ha-Zohar," an index of Biblical passages found in the "Zohar" and additions from old manuscripts (ib. 1566), "Kehillat Ya'aḳob," a cabalistic commentary on "Ecclesiastes" (ib. 1577-78), and "responsa" with additions by his son Jedidiah Galante (ib. 1608).

ee also

*Galante (pedigree)

References

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