Eliezer Kahana
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Eliezer ben Reuven Kahana was a Jewish preacher and homiletic exegete in Karlin
, present-day Belarus
, at the beginning of the eighteenth century. His works include: Siah Sefunim (Zolkiev, 1751–52), a commentary on the Five Scrolls
, each of them having its special subtitle; and Ṭa'ame Torah (ib. 1752-65), on the accents, the Masoretic Text
, and the recitation of the Pentateuch.
Karlin (Hasidic Dynasty)
Karlin-Stolin is a Hasidic dynasty originating with Rebbe Aaron the Great of Karlin in present-day Belarus. Karlin was one of the first centres of Hasidim to be set up in Lithuania....
, present-day Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, at the beginning of the eighteenth century. His works include: Siah Sefunim (Zolkiev, 1751–52), a commentary on the Five Scrolls
The Five Scrolls
The Five Scrolls or The Five Megillot are parts of the Ketuvim , the third major section of the Tanakh . The Five Scrolls are the Song of Songs, the Book of Ruth, the Book of Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and the Book of Esther...
, each of them having its special subtitle; and Ṭa'ame Torah (ib. 1752-65), on the accents, the Masoretic Text
Masoretic Text
The Masoretic Text is the authoritative Hebrew text of the Jewish Bible and is regarded as Judaism's official version of the Tanakh. While the Masoretic Text defines the books of the Jewish canon, it also defines the precise letter-text of these biblical books, with their vocalization and...
, and the recitation of the Pentateuch.