Abraham Maskileison
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Abraham Maskileison was a Jewish scholar, rabbi
and author active in Russia
during the first half of the 19th century.
Rabbi Maskileison was a descendant of another Talmud
ic scholar, Israel Jaffe of Shklov, author of "Or Yisrael". Maskileison discharged his rabbinical duties in many cities and, in his later years, went to Minsk
, where he remained until his death at the age of about 60. Having no desire to use his cabalistic
knowledge for gain, as was done by the miracle-working rabbis, he devoted his whole life to study of the Torah
and the Talmud. He lived in comparative poverty, being satisfied with only a small income.
Abraham Maskileison's posthumously published works were:
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
and author active in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
during the first half of the 19th century.
Rabbi Maskileison was a descendant of another Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....
ic scholar, Israel Jaffe of Shklov, author of "Or Yisrael". Maskileison discharged his rabbinical duties in many cities and, in his later years, went to Minsk
Minsk
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, where he remained until his death at the age of about 60. Having no desire to use his cabalistic
Kabbalah
Kabbalah/Kabala is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the esoteric aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. It was systematized in 11th-13th century Hachmei Provence and Spain, and again after the Expulsion from Spain, in 16th century Ottoman Palestine...
knowledge for gain, as was done by the miracle-working rabbis, he devoted his whole life to study of the Torah
Torah
Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five books of the bible—Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five...
and the Talmud. He lived in comparative poverty, being satisfied with only a small income.
Works
Abraham Maskileison wrote the following works:- Maskil le-Eisan(1818). Shklov. Novellæ on parts of MoedMoedMoed is the second Order of the Mishnah, the first written recording of the Oral Torah of the Jewish people . Of the six orders of the Mishna, Moed is the third shortest. The order of Moed consists of 12 tractates:# Shabbat: or Shabbath deals with the 39 prohibitions of "work" on the Shabbat...
and Kodoshim, printed with the approbations of Saul Katzenellenbogen of Vilno and Manasseh Iliyer. - Be'er Avraha (1848). Vilno. Novellæ on the remaining parts of the Talmud.
- He rearranged and republished with his own footnotes Seder HaDoros written by Rabbi Yechiel Michel Heilprin (1660–1746).
Abraham Maskileison's posthumously published works were:
- Nachal Eisan (1859). Vilno. Novellæ on the first two parts of MaimonidesMaimonidesMoses ben-Maimon, called Maimonides and also known as Mūsā ibn Maymūn in Arabic, or Rambam , was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher and one of the greatest Torah scholars and physicians of the Middle Ages...
' Yad ha-Ḥazaḳah - Mitzpeh Eisan (1858–64). Zhitomir; (1880–86). Vilno. Notes on the Talmud (published in the back of the Vilna Edition ShasVilna Edition ShasThe Vilna Edition of the Talmud, printed in Vilna , Lithuania, is by far the most common printed edition of the Talmud still in use today as the basic text for Torah study in yeshivas and by all scholars of Judaism....
) - Yad Abraham (1888). Vilno. Novellæ on Yoreh De'ahYoreh De'ahYoreh De'ah is a section of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher's compilation of halakha , Arba'ah Turim around 1300. This section treats all aspects of Jewish law not pertinent to the Hebrew calendar, finance, torts, marriage, divorce, or sexual conduct....
; notes on SifreSifreSifre refers to either of two works of Midrash halakhah, or classical Jewish legal Biblical exegesis, based on the biblical books of Bamidbar and Devarim .- The Talmudic-Era Sifre :The title "Sifre debe Rab" is used by R. Hananeel on Sheb. 37b, Alfasi on Pes... - Ahavas Eisan, novallae on Ein YaakovEin YaakovEin Yaakov is a compilation of all the Aggadic material in the Talmud together with commentaries. Its introduction contains an account of the history of Talmudic censorship and the term Gemara...