Rabbeinu Bachya

Published on Nov 18, 2020

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Rabbeinu Bachya

Originator of the Parsha Shiur

Life

  • Rabbi Bahya ben Asher ibn Halawa (בחיי בן אשר אבן חלואה‎‎, 1255–1340)
  • Dayan / Rabbi of Saragossa
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Spain

  • Rambam 1138 – 1204
  • Rabbeinu Yonah d. 1264Ramban 1194 – 1270
  • Rashba 1235–1310
  • Ramban 1194 – 1270
  • Rashba 1235–1310

Trends and Tensions

  • Rationalism / Mysticism
  • Rich / Poor
  • Jewish Identity / Spanish Identity
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Works

  • Commentary On Torah (was first printed at Naples in 1492)
  • Kad ha-Kemah (The Flour-Jar) (Constantinople, 1515.)
  • Shulkhan Arba ("Table [of] Four")
  • Perush on Pirkei Avos
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Style

  • Peshat - Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Rabbeinu Channanel, Radak, R’ Saadya Gaon
  • Medrash - Classical Medrashim and obscure
  • Sechel (apologetics) - Chovos HaLevavos, Rambam
  • Emes: Yetzira, Bahir, Ramban.
  • BONUS: Musar - Rabbeinu Yonah

Legacy

  • Soft spoken and uncontraverisal
  • Unifier of approaches
  • Authentic to Tradition
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