| #1407939 in Books | 2017-01-01 | Original language:English | 8.80 x.60 x6.20l, | File type: PDF | 160 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| as someone who cares deeply about Sephardi history and legacy I cannot recommend this book highly enough since it literally gran|By Michelle Cohen|For a long time I have been captivated by the idea that individuals have two lives - one the life they live, and one the life that is remembered by others. Very sadly, Sephardi scholars and luminaries often had only one life, having|About the Author|Rabbi Yosef Bitton, born in Argentina, began his rabbinic and academic studies at Yeshiva University, NY. He holds a degree in Hebrew language, Talmud, and Bible from Bar-Ilan University. He further pursued graduate studies at Ben-Gurion Univers
The expulsion from Spain in 1492 is the central event of Spanish Jewish history. Forgotten Giants explores the lives, works, and ideas of twenty-six Sephardic Rabbis in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries, in the time period straddling this upheaval. Three generations of rabbis are included: those who were born and lived in Spain, those who were born in Spain but left at a young age, and those who were sons of Spanish refugees.
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You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Forgotten Giants | Rabbi Yosef Bitton. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
