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THE WARRIOR RABBI IBD

DAVID R GROSS / DAVID RGROSS
MATCHSTICK LITERARY
10 / 2019
9781645506430
Inglés

Sinopsis

SAMUEL áHA-LEVI IBN NAGRELA, KNOWN AS HA NAGID, LIVED FROM á993-1056á áAD. Raised in Cordoba áhe became the Prime Minister áof the city/ state of Granada, the General-in-Chiefáof its armies, and the head Rabbi of all of Andalusia. As a General áhe never lost a war. He wrote áand published ábooks áon Jewish law and ápoetry, áthe álatter áin both áArabic áand áHebrew. áHe conducted áan active correspondenceááwith áJewish communitiesáthroughoutáthe Diaspora reaching áas far north áas England áand Ireland áand as far east as India and the Khazar Empire. Much of his poetry, some of his legal writings, and a bit of his correspondenceá áhas survived. Some of his poetry áis included áin Jewish prayer books to this day.Ha Nagid fled from Cordoba, ábecame áa scribe, then assistant áto the financial vizier of Granada áand, by dint áof hard áwork and extraordinaryá áintelligence and skill, rose to positions áof real authority. áPalace intrigue, áthe near constant threat of war from neighboring átaifa, and never-ending ástruggles to protect his people dominated áhis life. He was a moral person áforced, by his position áand dedication áto the welfare of the Jewish community, áto participate áin immoral activities. áHis son Joseph, whom he groomed áfrom an early age to succeed him, was intelligent and educated but lacked the ruthlessness, áleadership áskills, and warrior ánature áof his father.