Shabbethai Panzieri ben Mordecai was an Italian rabbi of the seventeenth century.

He was Rabbi of Rome

Rome

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 in 1652 and 1653, of Sinigaglia from 1680 to 1685, and again of Rome from the last-mentioned year. He had a reputation as a Talmudist, and corresponded with Samuel Aboab

Samuel Aboab

Samuel Aboab , son of Abraham Aboab, was a very prominent rabbi of the seventeenth century.He was born at Venice, and began the study of rabbinical literature at an early age. When thirteen years old, he became the pupil of David Franco. From him Aboab received the intellectual tendency which he...

 in Venice

Venice

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 and with Jehiel Finzi in Florence

Florence

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When it was desired to introduce into the community the system of selfvaluation of property supported by an oath, Shabbethai spoke very energetically in favor of the method hitherto pursued, namely, that of valuation by a commission of seven members. He was supported by Joseph Fiammetta.

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