Moroccan rabbi and poet
Salomon Berdugo |
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| Born | 1854 (1854) |
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| Died | 1906 (aged 51–52) |
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| Nationality | Moroccan |
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| Occupation(s) | halakhic authority, poet and Rabbi |
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| Known for | Chief Rabbi in Meknes, Morocco |
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| Notable work | Die Hashev, Em le-Mesorot |
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| Spouse | Jimil Choen |
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| Children | 7 |
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Salomon Berdugo (1854–1906) was a halakhic authority, poet and Chief Rabbi in Meknes, Morocco.[1] He was the son of Rabbi Daniel Berdugo. In 1897 he was appointed rabbi of the community. He was the author of Die Hashev, Em le-Mesorot, responsa, a collection of laws and Torah novellae; appended are Musar Kaskel and Shirei Shelomo (1950) as well as many books of Jewish poetry and zmirot.
He married Jimil Choen. They had seven children.
See also
References
- ^ On R. Raphael Berdugo (1747–1822) and family, see: Issachar Ben-Ami, Saint veneration among the Jews in Morocco, Wayne State University Press, 1998, p. 268
