Rabbi Israel ben Joseph Alnaqua (Hebrew: ישראל בן יוסף אלנאקוה) (also, "Al-Nakawa", "Al-Nakava", "Ankava", "Ankoa", "Alnucawi", etc., Hebrew: "נקוה", "אלנאקוה", "אנקווה", "אנקאווא") (died 1391) was an ethical writer and martyr who lived in Toledo, Spain. He died at the stake, together with Judah ben Asher, in the summer of 1391.
He is the author of an ethical work in twenty chapters, entitled Menorat ha-Maor (Shining Candelabra). The work commences with a long poem, an acrostic on the author's name. Then follows a preface in rimed prose. The introduction to each chapter is headed by a poem, giving the acrostic of his name, Israel. It was printed in 1578. A manuscript of it is in the Bodleian. An abridgment of it was published at Kraków, 1593, under the title Menorat Zahav Kullah (Candelabra Wholly of Gold). It is divided into five sections, which contain observations
on laws in general
on education
on commerce
on the behavior of litigants and judges in court
on conduct toward one's fellow men.
This is supplemented by a treatise, שפת אליהו רבה, consisting of Talmudic and midrashic sayings and maxims, which has been published in German (Hebrew characters) in Wagenseil's Belehrung der Jüd.-Deutschen Red-und Schreibart, Königsberg, 1699.
israel, alnaqua, rabbi, israel, joseph, alnaqua, hebrew, ישראל, בן, יוסף, אלנאקוה, also, nakawa, nakava, ankava, ankoa, alnucawi, hebrew, נקוה, אלנאקוה, אנקווה, אנקאווא, died, 1391, ethical, writer, martyr, lived, toledo, spain, died, stake, together, with, ju. Rabbi Israel ben Joseph Alnaqua Hebrew ישראל בן יוסף אלנאקוה also Al Nakawa Al Nakava Ankava Ankoa Alnucawi etc Hebrew נקוה אלנאקוה אנקווה אנקאווא died 1391 was an ethical writer and martyr who lived in Toledo Spain He died at the stake together with Judah ben Asher in the summer of 1391 He is the author of an ethical work in twenty chapters entitled Menorat ha Maor Shining Candelabra The work commences with a long poem an acrostic on the author s name Then follows a preface in rimed prose The introduction to each chapter is headed by a poem giving the acrostic of his name Israel It was printed in 1578 A manuscript of it is in the Bodleian An abridgment of it was published at Krakow 1593 under the title Menorat Zahav Kullah Candelabra Wholly of Gold It is divided into five sections which contain observations on laws in general on education on commerce on the behavior of litigants and judges in court on conduct toward one s fellow men This is supplemented by a treatise שפת אליהו רבה consisting of Talmudic and midrashic sayings and maxims which has been published in German Hebrew characters in Wagenseil s Belehrung der Jud Deutschen Red und Schreibart Konigsberg 1699 Contents 1 Other family members 2 Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography 3 See also 4 ReferencesOther family members editEphraim AlnaquaJewish Encyclopedia bibliography editZunz Z G p 435 Benjacob Oẓar ha Sefarim p 337 No 1436 Steinschneider Cat Bodl No 5447 S Schechter Monatsschrift xxxiv 114 234 See also editHasidic philosophy R Zusha of Hanipol author of Menorat Zahav References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Singer Isidore et al eds 1901 1906 Alnaqua The Jewish Encyclopedia New York Funk amp Wagnalls Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Israel Alnaqua amp oldid 1223349404, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
