Moses ben Isaac Alashkar (1466–1542) (משה אלשקר) was a rabbi who lived in Egypt, but subsequently resided in Jerusalem.
Moses Alashkar was prominent among contemporaneous rabbis, and his opinions were held in esteem throughout the Levant, and even in Italy. In a letter to Elijah ha-Levi—the teacher of Elijah Mizrachi—he complained that his large correspondence deprived him of much of the time due to his professional duties. The two following are the most important of his works: (1) Hassagot (Critical Notes), in which he demolishes the whole dogmatical structure built up in Shem Tov ibn Shem Tov's Sefer ha-Emunot; (2) Responsa, 121 in number. Both were printed together at Sabbionetta, 1553. A separate edition of the Hassagot appeared three years later at Ferrara. This collection, which reached even distant Jewish communities, is of importance for the geographical names in rabbinical writings and in bills of divorce.[1]
^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: William Milwitzky and Moses Beer (1901–1906). "Alashkar". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
Moses ben Isaac Alashkar (1466–1542) (משה אלשקר) was a rabbi who lived in Egypt, but subsequently resided in Jerusalem. MosesAlashkar was prominent...
evening sky turns a silverish-grey color. The same time is described by MosesAlashkar as "from the moment that the entire circle of the sun sets [below the...
ben Moshe di Modena, Joseph Katz, Solomon Luria, Moses Isserles, Obadiah Sforno, and MosesAlashkar. Lublin/Chelm, Poland-Lithuania Rabbi Elijah Ba'al...
matters, and many rabbis consulted him, among them: MosesAlashkar, Obadiah Sforno, and his relative Moses Isserles (who addressed him as "rabbi of Venice")...
Jacob Berab, Levi ben Chabib, Elijah Mizrachi, and MosesAlashkar. The responsa of MosesAlashkar (printed at Sabbionetta in 1554) discuss whether a converted...
a preface containing of Abravanel's biography (Ferrara, 1551), and MosesAlashkar's strictures on Shem-Tov's Sefer ha-Emunot (Ferrara, 1556). He also published...
This reference to them is appended to a short passage from the Zohar. MosesAlashkar vehemently opposed Shem Tov's dogmatic system in his Hassagot Al Mah...
Joseph Hamon". In Anonymous (ed.). Sefer yefeh nof. Venice. "Alashkar or Alishkar, Rabbi Moses". The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion...
trade. Little is known of the collections of his responsa mentioned in MosesAlashkar's Responsa, or of his collection of the responsa of the Geonim. His Bible...
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: William Milwitzky and Moses Beer (1901–1906). "Alashkar". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
