In a Spanish poem Daniel Levi de Barrios speaks of him as being a native of Germany ("de Alemania natural"). From the age of thirteen, Morteira accompanied Elijah Montalto to Paris and served as his secretary at the Louvre until 1616, when Montalto died and Morteira escorted the body of the physician from France to Amsterdam.[2] The Sephardic Congregation Beth Jaacob (House of Jacob) in Amsterdam elected him hakham in succession to Moses ben Aroyo.[3]
Morteira was the founder of the congregational school Keter Torah, in the highest class of which he taught Talmud and Jewish philosophy. He had also to preach three times a month, and received an annual remuneration of 600 guilders and 100 baskets of turf. Among his most distinguished pupils were Baruch Spinoza, Moses Zacuto and Abraham Cohen Pimentel. Morteira and Isaac da Fonseca Aboab (Manasseh ben Israel was at that time in England) were the members of the mahamad, the political arm of the community, which pronounced on 27 July 1656 the decree of excommunication ("cherem") against Spinoza.[3]
WorksEdit
Some of Morteira's pupils published Gibeat Shaul (Amsterdam, 1645), a collection of fifty sermons on the Pentateuch, selected from 500 derashot written by Morteira.[4]
Morteira wrote in Spanish Tractado de la Verdad de la Ley (translated into Hebrew by Isaac Gomez de Gosa under the title Torat Moshch, in 66 chapters), apologetics of Judaism and attacks against Christianity. This work (excerpts from which are given in Jacques Basnage, Histoire de la Religion des Juifs) and other writings of Morteira, on immortality, revelation, etc., are still in manuscript.
Morteira's polemical sermons in Hebrew against the Catholic Church were published,[5] but his Portuguese writings against Calvinism remained unpublished.[6]
ReferencesEdit
^Henry Méchoulan Être juif à Amsterdam au temps de Spinoza Page 178 1991 "Saul Levi Mortera en zijn Traktaat betreffende de Waarheid van de wet van Mozes, Braga, 1988."
^Popkin, Richard H. (1991). The Third Force in Seventeenth Century Thought. Leiden: Brill. p. 155.
^ ab One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Deutsch, Gotthard; Mannheimer, S. (1905). "Morteira (Mortera), Saul Levi". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 37.
^Studies in Jewish manuscripts Joseph Dan, Klaus Herrmann, Johanna Hoornweg Page 171 1999 "In this way they gathered material, in the hope that their collection would impel Morteira to consent to publication. Eventually he decided to support the project.
^Exile in Amsterdam: Saul Levi Morteira's sermons to a congregation Marc Saperstein Page 254 2005 "Although Morteira spoke in Portuguese and published in Hebrew, offensive or impertinent statements could become known ... to Dutch Calvinism as well, the main thrust of Morteira's polemic in his sermons is against the Catholic Church.
^Hebrew Union College Annual Volumes 70-71 David Philipson - 2001 "Only later, in his unpublished Portuguese polemical work on the eternity of the Torah, did Morteira take up the cudgels against Calvin himself.9 Why was it important to polemicize against a form of Christianity that the members of his ."
BibliographyEdit
Herman Prins Salomon: “O haham Saul Levi Mortera e a vaca vermelha” (Pará Adumá), pp. 83–104
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Deutsch, Gotthard; Mannheimer, S. (1905). "Morteira (Mortera), Saul Levi". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 37. Its bibliography:
Auerbach, Berthold, Spinozas Werke, vol. i, pp. xxiv. et seq., Stuttgart, 1871;
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saul, levi, morteira, mortera, 1596, february, 1660, dutch, rabbi, portuguese, descent, illustration, morteira, 1912personalbornc, 1596venice, republic, venicedied10, february, 1660, 1660, aged, amsterdam, netherlandsreligionjudaism, contents, life, works, ref. Saul Levi Morteira or Mortera c 1596 10 February 1660 was a Dutch rabbi of Portuguese descent 1 Saul Levi MorteiraIllustration of Morteira 1912PersonalBornc 1596Venice Republic of VeniceDied10 February 1660 1660 02 10 aged 63 64 Amsterdam NetherlandsReligionJudaism Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksLife EditIn a Spanish poem Daniel Levi de Barrios speaks of him as being a native of Germany de Alemania natural From the age of thirteen Morteira accompanied Elijah Montalto to Paris and served as his secretary at the Louvre until 1616 when Montalto died and Morteira escorted the body of the physician from France to Amsterdam 2 The Sephardic Congregation Beth Jaacob House of Jacob in Amsterdam elected him hakham in succession to Moses ben Aroyo 3 Morteira was the founder of the congregational school Keter Torah in the highest class of which he taught Talmud and Jewish philosophy He had also to preach three times a month and received an annual remuneration of 600 guilders and 100 baskets of turf Among his most distinguished pupils were Baruch Spinoza Moses Zacuto and Abraham Cohen Pimentel Morteira and Isaac da Fonseca Aboab Manasseh ben Israel was at that time in England were the members of the mahamad the political arm of the community which pronounced on 27 July 1656 the decree of excommunication cherem against Spinoza 3 Works EditSome of Morteira s pupils published Gibeat Shaul Amsterdam 1645 a collection of fifty sermons on the Pentateuch selected from 500 derashot written by Morteira 4 Morteira wrote in Spanish Tractado de la Verdad de la Ley translated into Hebrew by Isaac Gomez de Gosa under the title Torat Moshch in 66 chapters apologetics of Judaism and attacks against Christianity This work excerpts from which are given in Jacques Basnage Histoire de la Religion des Juifs and other writings of Morteira on immortality revelation etc are still in manuscript Morteira s polemical sermons in Hebrew against the Catholic Church were published 5 but his Portuguese writings against Calvinism remained unpublished 6 References Edit Henry Mechoulan Etre juif a Amsterdam au temps de Spinoza Page 178 1991 Saul Levi Mortera en zijn Traktaat betreffende de Waarheid van de wet van Mozes Braga 1988 Popkin Richard H 1991 The Third Force in Seventeenth Century Thought Leiden Brill p 155 a b nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Deutsch Gotthard Mannheimer S 1905 Morteira Mortera Saul Levi In Singer Isidore et al eds The Jewish Encyclopedia Vol 9 New York Funk amp Wagnalls p 37 Studies in Jewish manuscripts Joseph Dan Klaus Herrmann Johanna Hoornweg Page 171 1999 In this way they gathered material in the hope that their collection would impel Morteira to consent to publication Eventually he decided to support the project Exile in Amsterdam Saul Levi Morteira s sermons to a congregation Marc Saperstein Page 254 2005 Although Morteira spoke in Portuguese and published in Hebrew offensive or impertinent statements could become known to Dutch Calvinism as well the main thrust of Morteira s polemic in his sermons is against the Catholic Church Hebrew Union College Annual Volumes 70 71 David Philipson 2001 Only later in his unpublished Portuguese polemical work on the eternity of the Torah did Morteira take up the cudgels against Calvin himself 9 Why was it important to polemicize against a form of Christianity that the members of his Bibliography EditHerman Prins Salomon O haham Saul Levi Mortera e a vaca vermelha Para Aduma pp 83 104 nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Deutsch Gotthard Mannheimer S 1905 Morteira Mortera Saul Levi In Singer Isidore et al eds The Jewish Encyclopedia Vol 9 New York Funk amp Wagnalls p 37 Its bibliography Auerbach Berthold Spinozas Werke vol i pp xxiv et seq Stuttgart 1871 Azulai C J D Shem ha Gedolim ii 17 Warsaw 1876 Isaac Benjacob Oẓar ha Sefarim p 93 Freudenthal Jacob Die Lebensgeschichte Spinozas pp 4 11 113 114 et passim Leipzig 1899 Spinoza Sein Leben 1904 i Furst Julius Bibliotheca Judaica ii 391 Gratz Heinrich Geschichte der Juden ix 503 x 9 11 169 175 ib 1868 Kayserling Meyer Geschichte der Juden in Portugal pp 275 310 ib 1867 available here Steinschneider Moritz Catalogus Librorum Hebraeorum in Bibliotheca Bodleiana cols 2508 2509 Wolf Johann Christoph Bibliotheca Hebraea External links Edit nbsp Media related to Saul Levi Morteira at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saul Levi Morteira amp oldid 1174197197, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
