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'''Isaiah Horovitz''' ({{lang-he-n|ישעיה הלוי הורוויץ}}), (c. 1565 – March 24, 1630), also known as the '''''Shelah ha-Kadosh''''' (the holy ''Shelah'') after the title of his best-known work, was a prominent Levite ] and ]. '''Isaiah ben Abraham Horowitz''' ({{lang-he-n|ישעיה הלוי הורוויץ}}), (c. 1555<ref name=je/><ref name=Trachtenberg/> – March 24, 1630), also known as the '''''Shelah ha-Kadosh''''' (the holy ''Shelah'') after the title of his best-known work, was a prominent Levite ] and ].


==Biography== ==Biography==
Isaiah Horovitz was born in ] around 1565. His first teacher was his father, Avraham ben Shabtai Sheftel Horowitz, a notable scholar and author, and a disciple of ] (Rema). Horowitz studied under ] and ]. He married Chaya, daughter of Abraham Moul, of ], and was a wealthy and active philanthropist, supporting ], especially in ]. In 1590, in Lublin, he participated in a meeting of the Council of Four Countries, and his signature is on a decree that condemns the purchase of rabbinic positions. In 1602, was appointed head of Beis Din in Austria, and in 1606 was appointed Rabbi of ]. In 1614, after serving as rabbi in prominent cities in ], he left Frankfurt—following the ]—and assumed the prestigious position of chief rabbi of ]. In 1621, after the death of his wife, he moved to ], was appointed rabbi of the Ashkenazic community in Jerusalem, and married Chava, daughter of R. Eleazer. In 1625, he was kidnapped and imprisoned, together with 15 other Jewish rabbis and scholars, by the ] (Ibn Faruh) and held for ransom. After 1626, Horowitz moved to ], erstwhile home of ], and later died in ] on March 24, 1630 (] 11, 5390 on the ]). Isaiah Horovitz was born in ] around 1555.<ref name=je>{{Jewish Encyclopedia|inline=1|title=HOROWITZ, ISAIAH|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/7876-horowitz-isaiah|accessdate=Jan 5, 2017}}{{break}}'''Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography:'''{{Bulleted list|], ''Ḳore ha-Dorot'', p. 47b;|], ''Shem ha-Gedolim'';|], ''{{abbr|Cat. Bodl.|Catalogue of the Hebrew Books in the Bodleian Library }}'';|], ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Ammude ha-'Abodah'', pp. 133-134, Berlin, 1862;|], ''Eben Shemuel'', pp. 111-122, Jerusalem and Wilna, 1874;|], ''Frankfurter Rabbinen'', i. 41-44, 58-60 (in which Horowitz's contract with the Frankfort congregation is reproduced);|Pesis, ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Aṭeret ha-Lewiyim'', Warsaw, 1902.}}</ref><ref name=Trachtenberg>{{Cite book|last=Trachtenberg|first=Joshua|title=Jewish Magic and Superstition|location=Philadelphia|publisher=]|year=2004|origyear=Originally published 1939|isbn=9780812218626|page=319}}</ref> His first teacher was his father, Avraham ben Shabtai Sheftel Horowitz, a notable scholar and author, and a disciple of ] (Rema). Horowitz studied under ] and ]. He married Chaya, daughter of Abraham Moul, of ], and was a wealthy and active philanthropist, supporting ], especially in ]. In 1590, in Lublin, he participated in a meeting of the Council of Four Countries, and his signature is on a decree that condemns the purchase of rabbinic positions. In 1602, was appointed head of Beis Din in Austria, and in 1606 was appointed Rabbi of ]. In 1614, after serving as rabbi in prominent cities in ], he left Frankfurt—following the ]—and assumed the prestigious position of chief rabbi of ]. In 1621, after the death of his wife, he moved to ], was appointed rabbi of the Ashkenazic community in Jerusalem, and married Chava, daughter of R. Eleazer. In 1625, he was kidnapped and imprisoned, together with 15 other Jewish rabbis and scholars, by the ] (Ibn Faruh) and held for ransom. After 1626, Horowitz moved to ], erstwhile home of ], and later died in ] on March 24, 1630 (] 11, 5390 on the ]).


In his many ], ] and ] works, he stressed the joy in every action, and how one should convert the ] into good, two concepts that influenced Jewish thought through to the eighteenth-century, and greatly influenced the development of the ]. In his many ], ] and ] works, he stressed the joy in every action, and how one should convert the ] into good, two concepts that influenced Jewish thought through to the eighteenth-century, and greatly influenced the development of the ].
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==Tefillat HaShlah - The Shelah's Prayer== ==Tefillat HaShlah - The Shelah's Prayer==
Rabbi Horowitz wrote that the eve of the first day of the ] of ] is the most auspicious time to pray for the physical and spiritual welfare of one's children and grandchildren, since ] was the month that the ] was given to the Jewish people. He composed a special prayer to be said on this day, known as the Tefillat HaShlah - the Shelah's Prayer. In modern times, the custom of saying this prayer on the appointed day has become very popular among ] parents. Rabbi Horowitz wrote that the eve of the first day of the ] of ] is the most auspicious time to pray for the physical and spiritual welfare of one's children and grandchildren, since ] was the month that the ] was given to the Jewish people. He composed a special prayer to be said on this day, known as the Tefillat HaShlah - the Shelah's Prayer. In modern times, the custom of saying this prayer on the appointed day has become very popular among ] parents.

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The grave of the holy Shelah, in the Rambam Maimonides burial compound, Tiberias, Israel

Isaiah ben Abraham Horowitz (Template:Lang-he-n), (c. 1555 – March 24, 1630), also known as the Shelah ha-Kadosh (the holy Shelah) after the title of his best-known work, was a prominent Levite rabbi and mystic.

Biography

Isaiah Horovitz was born in Prague around 1555. His first teacher was his father, Avraham ben Shabtai Sheftel Horowitz, a notable scholar and author, and a disciple of Moses Isserles (Rema). Horowitz studied under Meir Lublin and Joshua Falk. He married Chaya, daughter of Abraham Moul, of Vienna, and was a wealthy and active philanthropist, supporting Torah study, especially in Jerusalem. In 1590, in Lublin, he participated in a meeting of the Council of Four Countries, and his signature is on a decree that condemns the purchase of rabbinic positions. In 1602, was appointed head of Beis Din in Austria, and in 1606 was appointed Rabbi of Frankfurt am Main. In 1614, after serving as rabbi in prominent cities in Europe, he left Frankfurt—following the Fettmilch uprising—and assumed the prestigious position of chief rabbi of Prague. In 1621, after the death of his wife, he moved to Palestine, was appointed rabbi of the Ashkenazic community in Jerusalem, and married Chava, daughter of R. Eleazer. In 1625, he was kidnapped and imprisoned, together with 15 other Jewish rabbis and scholars, by the Pasha (Ibn Faruh) and held for ransom. After 1626, Horowitz moved to Safed, erstwhile home of Kabbalah, and later died in Tiberias on March 24, 1630 (Nissan 11, 5390 on the Hebrew calendar).

In his many Kabbalistic, homiletic and halachic works, he stressed the joy in every action, and how one should convert the evil inclination into good, two concepts that influenced Jewish thought through to the eighteenth-century, and greatly influenced the development of the Chassidic movement.

Famous descendants of Isaiah Horowitz included Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin, (Yaakov Yitzchak Horowitz; Hebrew: Template:Hebrew), known as "The Chozeh of Lublin" (Hebrew: Template:Hebrew, The Seer of Lublin), the prominent Billiczer Rabbinical family of Szerencs, Hungary and the Dym family of Rabbis and communal leaders in Galicia. Also Aaron HaLevi ben Moses of Staroselye one of the most prominent student of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi founder of Chabad. and the Fruchter-Langer families.

Works

His most important work Shenei Luḥot HaBerit (Template:Lang-he-n, Two Tablets of the Covenant; abbreviated Shelah Template:Hebrew), is an encyclopedic compilation of ritual, ethics, and mysticism. It was originally intended as an ethical will - written as a compendium of the Jewish religion. The title page of the first edition states that the work is "compiled from both Torahs, Written and Oral, handed down from Sinai". The work has had a profound influence on Jewish life - notably, on the early Hassidic movement, including the Baal Shem Tov; Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi was described as a "Shelah Yid", and Shelah clearly echoes in Tanya. The Shelah has been often reprinted, especially in an abbreviated form. The work was first published in 1648 by his son, Rabbi Shabbethai Horowitz. See also שני לוחות הברית article in the Hebrew Misplaced Pages.

Horowitz also wrote the Sha'ar ha-Shamayim siddur (prayer book) which had an influence on the later Ashkenazi Nusach.

Tefillat HaShlah - The Shelah's Prayer

Rabbi Horowitz wrote that the eve of the first day of the Hebrew month of Sivan is the most auspicious time to pray for the physical and spiritual welfare of one's children and grandchildren, since Sivan was the month that the Torah was given to the Jewish people. He composed a special prayer to be said on this day, known as the Tefillat HaShlah - the Shelah's Prayer. In modern times, the custom of saying this prayer on the appointed day has become very popular among Orthodox Jewish parents.

Footnotes

  1. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "HOROWITZ, ISAIAH". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Retrieved Jan 5, 2017.
    Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography:
    • Conforte, Ḳore ha-Dorot, p. 47b;
    • Azulai, Shem ha-Gedolim;
    • Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl.;
    • Landshuth, 'Ammude ha-'Abodah, pp. 133-134, Berlin, 1862;
    • Frumkin, Eben Shemuel, pp. 111-122, Jerusalem and Wilna, 1874;
    • Horovitz, Frankfurter Rabbinen, i. 41-44, 58-60 (in which Horowitz's contract with the Frankfort congregation is reproduced);
    • Pesis, 'Aṭeret ha-Lewiyim, Warsaw, 1902.
  2. ^ Trachtenberg, Joshua (2004) . Jewish Magic and Superstition. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 319. ISBN 9780812218626.

External links

References

Resources

Literature

  • "Life and teachings of Isaiah Horowitz", Rabbi Dr. E. Newman, Judaica Press 1972. ISBN 0-9502739-0-2
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