Lectionary Calendar
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Encyclopedias
Ayyas, Jacob Moses

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Ayllon, Solomon ben Jacob
Next Entry
Ayyas, Judah
Resource Toolbox

Son of Judah Ayyas; lived at Jerusalem, whence he was sent abroad to collect money for the Palestine poor. In 1783 he visited Algiers, where he was received with great honor. Following a call to Ferrara, he settled there as rabbi and teacher. One of his pupils was Nepi, the associate author of "Toledot Gedole Yisrael." Ayyas wrote "Derek Ḥayyim" (The Way of Life), treating of annulment of vows, of the ceremony known as TASHLIK, etc., Leghorn, 1810.

Bibliography:
  • Benjacob, Oẓar ha-Sefarim, p. 116.
L. G.
M. B.
Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Ayyas, Jacob Moses'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​a/ayyas-jacob-moses.html. 1901.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile