Knowledge

Isaac Chayyim Cantarini

Source 📝

102:, iii. 131); and many documents of the governments of Padua and Venice are therein translated and quoted in Hebrew. An account of the internal condition of the Jewish community, together with statistics, serves as an introduction (p. 10). The author develops entirely modern theories on the causes of these occurrences in the political as well as the physical world (5a et seq.). Noteworthy also is his decided tolerance toward Christians. (See, for instance, pp. 9a, 23g). 250: 90:
In his poetical writings Cantarini based his language almost exclusively on that of the Bible; his sentences containing, in addition to innumerable conceits, allusions to Biblical expressions. The contents of his works must be judged apart from their unpleasing form, being remarkable for pithy sense
54:, where he received his diploma as physician on 11 February 1664. In addition to following the profession of medicine, he often preached in synagogues. His sermons were frequently attended by Christians, the number of these on one occasion being so great that the Jews had to find seats in the 77:
Cantarini had an extensive medical practice, especially among the patricians outside Padua, but at the end of his life, having lost his property through others, he was in straitened circumstances. He died in Padua. Many elegies were written in his memory, among others by his pupil
98:(The Fear of Isaac), a description of the attack on the ghetto at Padua by the Christian populace on 20 August 1684, published at Amsterdam in 1685. This work contains a detailed account of all the incidents, in most of which he had taken part ( 225:(Amsterdam, 1681). Three Latin letters by him have also been published; one of them dealing with natural history, is addressed to his teacher Bernardo de Laurentius (Padua, 1856, ed. Osimo). 165:
in Hebrew and Italian, concerning the oath which the tax-collectors of the community of Padua took before the wardens (Venice, 1711). The manuscript of his
149:'s possession. Some of his poems have also been inscribed on the walls of the large Ashkenazic synagogue of Padua, which was built during his life. His 190: 202: 126:(p. 51b), which was formerly read every year in the synagogue on the anniversary of the attack (10 Elul). Other poems are printed in his works 222: 324: 314: 329: 319: 309: 304: 114:(Mouth of Books), festal songs written when the teachers of the yeshivah decided to include the study of the treatise of 39: 38:, and with the poet Moses Catalano. His instructor in secular subjects was Bernardo de Laurentius. He was the nephew of 232:). Many of his Italian sermons in manuscript were in Ghirondi's possession. There have also been preserved several 193:, are interesting as containing notices on the Jewish writers of Italy. Halakic responsa of his are printed in 26:, (2 February 1644 – 8 June 1723) was an Italian poet, writer, physician, rabbi and preacher. He studied 189:
were not printed before the twentieth century. Cantarini's Hebrew letters, addressed to the Christian scholar
145:
Cantarini also wrote a paraphrase of the majority of the Psalms. Many of his poems in manuscript were in
334: 122:, on the delivery of the community from the hands of the populace August 20, 1684, is printed in the 263: 272: 299: 294: 289: 79: 8: 228:
An Italian responsum of his is mentioned (translated into Hebrew in Isaac Lampronti's
194: 110:
The following poems were published by Cantarini; they are nearly all occasional:
267: 259: 283: 254: 55: 182: 253: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 63: 258: 162: 146: 115: 154: 71: 59: 119: 67: 31: 27: 51: 153:(Time of the End) deals with the time of the advent of the 169:(Heart of the Wise) was in Ghirondi's possession. His 16:
Italian poet, writer, physician, rabbi, and preacher
281: 62:, and officiated as cantor, especially on the 221:, a reply to the work on blood accusation of 181:(Reply to the Tishbite), a polemic against 94:The most important of his Hebrew works is 161:(Great Consequence), is a collection of 134:(see below), and in the prefaces to the 118:(Venice, 1669). A poem in the form of a 66:. As he had a thorough knowledge of the 236:(partly in Latin) on medical subjects ( 42:, also a physician and rabbi of Padua. 282: 70:, his decisions were often sought in 40:Judah ben Samuel ha-Kohen Cantarini 34:with Solomon Marini, author of the 13: 14: 346: 276:. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 248: 325:18th-century Italian physicians 315:17th-century Italian physicians 262:and Israel Berlin (1901–1906). 330:18th-century Jewish physicians 320:17th-century Jewish physicians 212: 1: 243: 217:In Latin Cantarini wrote the 157:(Amsterdam, 1710), while the 105: 85: 45: 7: 310:18th-century Italian rabbis 305:17th-century Italian rabbis 10: 351: 138:of Abraham Cohen, and the 264:"Cantarini, Isaac Ḥayyim" 91:and elegant definition. 58:. He also taught in the 273:The Jewish Encyclopedia 20:Isaac Chayyim Cantarini 270:; et al. (eds.). 50:Cantarini was born in 177:(Healing Heart), and 80:Moshe Chaim Luzzatto 335:Rabbis from Padua 173:(Physical Life), 142:of Tobias Cohen. 342: 277: 252: 251: 219:Vindex Sanguinis 207:Shemesh Tzedaqah 191:Unger of Silesia 136:Kebunnat Abraham 82:(Venice, 1728). 64:Day of Atonement 22:, also known as 350: 349: 345: 344: 343: 341: 340: 339: 280: 279: 268:Singer, Isidore 249: 246: 230:Pachad Yitzchaq 215: 203:Simson Morpurgo 199:Pachad Yitzchaq 195:Isaac Lampronti 124:Pachad Yitzchaq 108: 96:Pachad Yitzchaq 88: 56:women's gallery 48: 17: 12: 11: 5: 348: 338: 337: 332: 327: 322: 317: 312: 307: 302: 297: 292: 260:Louis Ginzberg 245: 242: 214: 211: 171:Chayye Besarim 140:Ma'aseh Tobiah 107: 104: 87: 84: 47: 44: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 347: 336: 333: 331: 328: 326: 323: 321: 318: 316: 313: 311: 308: 306: 303: 301: 298: 296: 293: 291: 288: 287: 285: 278: 275: 274: 269: 265: 261: 256: 255:public domain 241: 240:, iii. 148). 239: 238:Otzar Nechmad 235: 231: 226: 224: 220: 210: 208: 204: 200: 196: 192: 188: 184: 183:Elijah Levita 180: 179:Shibat Tishbi 176: 172: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 143: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 103: 101: 100:Otzar Nechmad 97: 92: 83: 81: 75: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 43: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 21: 300:Jewish poets 271: 247: 237: 233: 229: 227: 218: 216: 206: 198: 186: 178: 174: 170: 166: 158: 150: 144: 139: 135: 131: 127: 123: 111: 109: 99: 95: 93: 89: 76: 49: 36:Tiqqun 'Olam 35: 24:Isaacus Viva 23: 19: 18: 295:1723 deaths 290:1644 births 223:Jacob Geuze 213:Latin works 284:Categories 244:References 175:Leb Marpeh 167:Leb Chakam 112:Pi Sefarim 159:‘Eqeb Rab 128:‘Eqeb Rab 106:His poems 86:His style 46:Biography 234:consulti 163:responsa 151:‘Et Qetz 147:Ghirondi 132:‘Et Qetz 30:and the 257::  201:and in 155:Messiah 116:Chullin 74:cases. 72:halakic 60:yeshiva 187:Tishbi 68:Talmud 32:Talmud 28:Hebrew 266:. In 120:psalm 52:Padua 130:and 205:'s 197:'s 185:'s 286:: 209:.

Index

Hebrew
Talmud
Judah ben Samuel ha-Kohen Cantarini
Padua
women's gallery
yeshiva
Day of Atonement
Talmud
halakic
Moshe Chaim Luzzatto
Chullin
psalm
Ghirondi
Messiah
responsa
Elijah Levita
Unger of Silesia
Isaac Lampronti
Simson Morpurgo
Jacob Geuze
public domain
Louis Ginzberg
"Cantarini, Isaac Ḥayyim"
Singer, Isidore
The Jewish Encyclopedia
Categories
1644 births
1723 deaths
Jewish poets
17th-century Italian rabbis

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.