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Brandeis, Moses
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
or German rabbi and Talmudic teacher; born about 1685; died June 24, 1761, in Mayence. As his surname indicates, he was famous in his time as a Talmudic dialectician, but he left no writings. His father, Jacob Brandeis, was rabbi in Zorek, Russia Minor (perhaps, Zaryechye in the province of Poltava; see Walden, "Shem ha-Gedolim he-Ḥadash," 1:61). Moses studied at the yeshibah of Abraham Broda in Prague, and then directed a yeshibah in Fürth, Bavaria, which was supportedby his father-in-law, Gabriel ha-Levi, a rich philanthropist of that place. At the same time he performed the functions of a rabbi at Schnittach, a small place near Fürth. In 1717 he went to Jung-Bunzlau, Bohemia, as chief rabbi, and in 1733 became rabbi of Mayence. Moses was also a cabalist, observing strictly the rules of life laid down by Isaac Luria.
His sons were: Bezaleel Brandeis; Gabriel Brandeis, rabbi in Prague; and Jacob Brandeis, rabbi in Düsseldorf.
- Kaufmann, in Monatsschrift, 37:385 et seq.;
- Baruch Judah Brandeis, Leshon Ḥakamim, Preface.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Brandeis, Moses'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/b/brandeis-moses.html. 1901.
