Moses Capsali
Mose Capsali , also Mose Kapsali (born around 1420 in Crete , Republic of Venice ; died around 1495 in Istanbul , Ottoman Empire ) was the Grand Rabbi of Istanbul ( Hahambaşı ).
Mose Capsali first studied with his father in Crete (then the Venetian colony of Candia ) and continued his studies in Italy and Germany. From around 1445 he worked as a rabbi in Constantinople and was confirmed in his office after the conquest of Constantinople in 1453. Capsali enjoyed great esteem both as a spiritual and communal leader and was appointed to the imperial council ( Dīwān ) by Sultan Mehmed II, together with the Mufti (Sheikh al-Islām) and the Christian patriarchs . He remained in office until his death in 1495. His successor as Chief Rabbi was Elia Misrachi .
Capsali emphatically represented rabbinic Judaism and fought off rapprochement with Karaiteism .
Literature (selection)
- Bernard Lewis : The Jews in the Islamic World. From the early Middle Ages to the 20th century. CH Beck, Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3-406-51074-8 (first version 1987).
- Heinrich Graetz : History of the Jews. From the oldest times to the present. Revised from the sources. Volume VIII .: From Maimuni's death in 1205 to the exile of the Jews from Spain and Portugal. Second half. Leipzig 1864, p. 215, p. 293 ( digitized in the Freimann collection ).
- Abraham David: Capsali, Moses ben Elijah. In: Encyclopaedia Judaica . 2nd Edition. Volume 4, Detroit / New York a. a. 2007, ISBN 978-0-02-865932-9 , p. 456 (English).
Web links
- Louis Ginzberg : Moses b. Elijah Capsali. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.
Individual evidence
- ^ Heinrich Graetz: History of the Jews ... Volume 8, p. 293.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Capsali, Moses |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chief Rabbi of Istanbul |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1420 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Crete |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1495 |
| Place of death | Constantinople |