| Moshe ben Yonatan Galante | |
|---|---|
| Title | Rishon Le'Zion |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1621 |
| Died | February 4, 1689 Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality |  Ottoman Empire |
| Parent | Yonatan Galante |
| Notable work(s) |
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| Known for | First Rishon Le'Zion |
| Other names | Magen (מגן) |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
| Relatives | Moshe Galante (grandfather) |
| Senior posting | |
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Moshe ben Yonatan Galante (1621 – 4 February 1689 Jerusalem), grandson of Moshe Galante, was a 17th-century rabbi at Jerusalem. He served as the first Rishon Le'Zion and was called Magen (מגן) with reference to the initials of his name. Hezekiah da Silva was among his disciples.
He wrote Zebaḥ ha-Shelamim, a harmonisation of contradictory Biblical passages and of Biblical with Talmudical statements (edited by his grandson Moses Ḥagis, Amsterdam, 1707–08), and Ḳorban Ḥagigah, halakic and kabalistic novellæ (Venice, 1714). Some of his responsa are found in the works of contemporaries, and a volume of his responsa exists under the title Elef ha-Magen, but has never been published (as of 1906).
See also
Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography
- Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. s.v.;
- Azulai, Shem ha-Gedolim
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Galante". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.