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Moses ben Maimon Albas

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Rabbi
Moses ben Maimon Albas
משה בן מימון אלבאז
Title page of "Hekal haḳodesh" (Amsterdam, 1653)
Personal
ReligionJudaism
Parent
  • Maimon Albas (father)
Main work"Hekal haḳodesh" (Hebrew: היכל הקדש)
ResidenceTaroudant, Morocco

Moses ben Maimon Albas (Hebrew: משה בן מימון אלבאז) was a kabbalist who lived in Taroudant,[1] Morocco, in the 16th century.[2]

Work

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Albas was the author of the kabbalistic work "Hekal haḳodesh" (The Holy Temple), which he began at Taroudant[3] in 1575. It is a commentary on the Siddur (Jewish prayer-book), compiled from the Zohar and other kabbalistic works, was edited and translated by Aaron Sabaoni and published with an introduction by Jacob Sasportas, in 1653, at Amsterdam.[2][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ מלכי רבנן (in Hebrew). Retrieved Aug 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainMeyer Kayserling (1901–1906). "ALBAS, MOSES BEN MAIMON". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
  3. ^ Chaim Yosef David Azulai. שם הגדולים חלק ב  (in Hebrew) – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ Isaac ben Jacob Benjacob. "Hekal haḳodesh" היכל הקדש. אוצר הספרים (in Hebrew). Vilnius. p. 136. Retrieved Aug 23, 2023.
  5. ^ Hekal haḳodesh ספר היכל הקדש (in Hebrew). Amsterdam. 1653. Retrieved Aug 23, 2023.