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Asher Ẓebi ben David
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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Ḥasidic rabbi of Koretz, Volhynia, and later "maggid" (preacher) of Ostrowo, government of Lomza in Russian Poland; flourished at the beginning of the nineteenth century. He was a pupil of Israel Baal-Shem's successor, Baer of Meseritz. Asher is the author of "Ma'aynha-Ḥokmah" (Spring of Wisdom), Korets, 1817 —containing cabalistic homilies on the Pentateuch and other books of the Bible. Zweifel in his work in defense of Ḥasidism ("Shalom al-Yisrael," pp. 81, 82) quotes aphorisms from this work; but is fair enough to conclude with one that shows Asher's contempt for those who study the laws of nature or secular science.
Bibliography:
- Sefer Seder ha-Dorot mi-Talmide ha-Besht, p. 30b.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Asher Ẓebi ben David'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/asher-ebi-ben-david.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Asher Ẓebi ben David'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/asher-ebi-ben-david.html. 1901.
