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Labi ha-Levi
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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Provençal Jew who wrote a Purim parody under the pseudonym Labi ha-Levi because he feared that the Orthodox Jews would condemn his work. The treatise, called "Megillat Setarim," on "Midrash ha-Nabi ha-Labi ha-Lewi" (Venice, 1552), contains three sections, entitled respectively "Pereḳ Ḥabaḳbuḳ," "Hakkol Ḥayyabin," and "Mi-she-Niknas Adar," and is similar in plan to a Talmud treatise with so-called Rashi and Tosafot. It is full of humor. Another work of his, "Sefer Ḥabaḳbuḳ" (ib. 1552), is a parody of the Pentateuch and the prophetic style, representing a contest between "Karmi" (wine) and "Be'eri" (water). This work was likewise intended for Purim.
Bibliography:
- Benjacob, Oẓar ha-Sefarim, p. 202;
- Fürst, Bibl. Jud. 2:215;
- idem, Die Purim-Literatur, in Orient, Lit. 1849, p. 157;
- Sommerhausen, Die Purimliteratur, ib. 1850, p. 851;
- Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. col. 580;
- idem, Purim und Parodie, in Israelietische Letterbode, 7:7, No. 18.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Labi ha-Levi'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/l/labi-ha-levi.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Labi ha-Levi'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/l/labi-ha-levi.html. 1901.
