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Abraham Isaac Castello

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25: 176:. After the death of Adam Bondi, cantor of the Jewish congregation in Livorno, whose daughter he had married, he became his successor. He then, with indefatigable diligence, devoted himself to the study of the Hebrew and Spanish languages, and to rabbinical science. He was soon advanced to the position of rabbi and preacher, in which capacity he so greatly distinguished himself that even Christian scholars delighted to discuss with him religious and philosophical topics. Castello is probably the Jewish scholar with whom 280: 208:"A Memorial Sermon on the Death of Francis I. of Germany" (1765), written in Spanish, and translated by Castello's son Joseph Castello into Italian 54: 358: 172:, where, although he had previously intended to become a mechanic, his agreeable voice induced him to prepare himself to become a 168:(1726 – August 1, 1789) was an Italian rabbi, preacher, and poet. At the age of thirteen he arrived, poor and destitute, in 333: 181: 343: 76: 47: 184:, and, on hearing whom, the duke is said to have exclaimed in astonishment, "Here we have one even greater than 353: 348: 338: 363: 37: 177: 41: 33: 306: 297: 202:, an allegorical drama in celebration of the wedding of Aaron Ergas and Deborah da Costa (1765) 136: 58: 261: 328: 323: 8: 185: 293: 233: 213: 189: 157: 301: 289: 317: 284: 272:
Roest, Catalog der Hebraica und Judaica aus der L. Rosenthal'schen Bibliothek
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Castello was the author of the following writings, all published at Livorno:
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conversed during his scientific tour in the company of Duke
315: 46:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks 220:(1788), and by A.B. Piperno in the collection 188:—of far purer metaphysics." His son, 77:Learn how and when to remove this message 216:in Hebrew published by Sal. Michell in 316: 298:"Castello (Castilho), Abraham Isaac" 18: 13: 14: 375: 359:18th-century Italian male writers 212:Besides these there were several 182:Leopold of Brunswick-WolfenbĂĽttel 16:Italian rabbi, preacher, and poet 310:. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 278: 23: 227: 1: 266:Epistolario Italiano-Francese 192:, was a physician in Italy. 7: 334:18th-century Italian rabbis 238:Israelitische Monatsschrift 10: 380: 344:18th-century Italian poets 205:"Oracion Doctrinal" (1753) 153: 143: 121: 103: 98: 91: 32:This article includes a 307:The Jewish Encyclopedia 244:, 1898, pp. 21, 22 61:more precise citations. 304:; et al. (eds.). 256:Toledot Gedole Yisrael 166:Abraham Isaac Castello 93:Abraham Isaac Castello 354:Hebrew-language poets 218:Composizioni Poetiche 268:, 1890, p. 734 349:Italian male poets 339:Rabbis from Ancona 34:list of references 234:Berliner, Abraham 163: 162: 129:(aged 62–63) 87: 86: 79: 371: 364:Occasional poets 311: 294:Meyer Kayserling 282: 281: 242:JĂĽdischen Presse 240:, supplement of 214:occasional poems 128: 89: 88: 82: 75: 71: 68: 62: 57:this article by 48:inline citations 27: 26: 19: 379: 378: 374: 373: 372: 370: 369: 368: 314: 313: 302:Singer, Isidore 279: 254:Nepi-Ghirondi, 247:Piperno, A.B., 230: 190:Joseph Castello 158:Joseph Castello 139: 130: 126: 117: 108: 94: 83: 72: 66: 63: 52: 38:related reading 28: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 377: 367: 366: 361: 356: 351: 346: 341: 336: 331: 326: 290:Louis Ginzberg 276: 275: 269: 259: 252: 245: 229: 226: 210: 209: 206: 203: 161: 160: 155: 151: 150: 145: 141: 140: 131: 125:August 1, 1789 123: 119: 118: 109: 105: 101: 100: 96: 95: 92: 85: 84: 42:external links 31: 29: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 376: 365: 362: 360: 357: 355: 352: 350: 347: 345: 342: 340: 337: 335: 332: 330: 327: 325: 322: 321: 319: 312: 309: 308: 303: 299: 296:(1901–1906). 295: 291: 286: 285:public domain 274:, p. 256 273: 270: 267: 263: 262:Luzzato, S.D. 260: 257: 253: 250: 246: 243: 239: 235: 232: 231: 225: 223: 219: 215: 207: 204: 201: 198: 197: 196: 193: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 159: 156: 152: 149: 146: 142: 138: 134: 124: 120: 116: 112: 106: 102: 97: 90: 81: 78: 70: 60: 56: 50: 49: 43: 39: 35: 30: 21: 20: 305: 277: 271: 265: 255: 248: 241: 237: 228:Bibliography 221: 217: 211: 199: 194: 165: 164: 127:(1789-08-01) 115:Papal States 73: 64: 53:Please help 45: 329:1789 deaths 324:1726 births 186:Mendelssohn 67:August 2012 59:introducing 318:Categories 200:Qol Millin 249:Qol 'Ugab 222:Qol 'Ugab 258:, No. 51 251:, at end 224:(1846). 154:Children 144:Religion 99:Personal 287::  178:Lessing 170:Livorno 148:Judaism 137:Tuscany 133:Leghorn 55:improve 174:cantor 111:Ancona 300:. In 236:, in 40:, or 292:and 122:Died 107:1726 104:Born 320:: 264:, 135:, 113:, 44:, 36:, 80:) 74:( 69:) 65:( 51:.

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