Rabbi Moses ben Maimon Albas | |
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משה בן מימון אלבאז | |
 Title page of "Hekal haḳodesh" (Amsterdam, 1653) | |
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| Religion | Judaism |
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| Main work | "Hekal haḳodesh" (Hebrew: היכל הקדש) |
| Residence | Taroudant, 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
Albas was the author of the kabbalistic work "Hekal haḳodesh" (The Holy Temple), which he began at Taroudant3 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 ben Aaron Sasportas, in 1653, at Amsterdam.245
References
References
- מלכי רבנן (in Hebrew). Retrieved Aug 23, 2023.
- One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Meyer Kayserling (1901–1906). "ALBAS, MOSES BEN MAIMON". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
- Chaim Yosef David Azulai. (in Hebrew) – via Wikisource.
- Isaac ben Jacob Benjacob. "Hekal haḳodesh" היכל הקדש. אוצר הספרים (in Hebrew). Vilnius. p. 136. Retrieved Aug 23, 2023.
- Hekal haḳodesh ספר היכל הקדש (in Hebrew). Amsterdam. 1653. Retrieved Aug 23, 2023.