Rabbi Yosef Ben Salih's moral rebuke concerning the events of 1724 in Yemen

Aharon Gaimani

doi:10.1353/hbr.2016.0008

Rabbi Yosef Ben Salih's moral rebuke concerning the events of 1724 in Yemen

Aharon Gaimani

Department of Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry

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Abstract

This is the first publication of a newly discovered document, in which a Yemenite rabbi describes a catastrophic famine that became a major blow for his community and interprets the calamity as a divine punishment for lax mores. The article presents the text in Hebrew and English, details the manuscript's provenance, discusses the historical and halakhic background of the piece, and compares it to other responses to the same event.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	157-175
Number of pages	19
Journal	Hebrew Studies
Volume	57
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/hbr.2016.0008
State	Published - 2016

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Includes transcription and English translation of ms JER KAPAH Shimon 1.

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Saliḥ, Yosef -- 1695-1770
Saliḥ, Yaḥya ben Yosef -- 1714-1805
Tsaʻadi, Saʻid ben Shelomoh
Jews -- Yemen (Republic) -- Social life and customs
Manuscripts, Hebrew -- Yemen (Republic)

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Rabbi Yosef Ben Salih's moral rebuke concerning the events of 1724 in Yemen

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