Abraham Amigo

Abraham Amigo (c. 1610-c. 1683) was a noted rabbi of Sepharadi descent. He lived in Palestine during the middle of the seventeenth century CE. Abraham was a contemporary of Moses ben Nissim Benveniste, the younger, author of the responsa, Sefer Pene Mosheh.

Abraham Amigo
Bornc. 1610
Constantinople or Adrianople[1]
Diedc. 1683 (about age 73)
OccupationAuthor
Notable workPeri Hadash

Amigo migrated to the region in 1655, and settled in Jerusalem where he became friends with Jacob ben Hayyim Zemah.[1] For his piety and learning, Amigo was highly respected by his contemporaries. He wrote Peri Hadash (New Fruit), a commentary on the subdivision Orah Hayyim of the Shulchan Aruch, from the laws of the Passover to the end. The work has been lost. Amigo was also the author of a large work, containing responsa as well as novellæ to the Talmud and the halakhic literature, which came under the notice of Azulai.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Enelow, H. G. (1901–1906). "Amigo, Abraham". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Its bibliography:

  • Azulai, Shem ha-Gedolim, ed. Benjacob, ii.122-138;
  • Fünn, Keneset Yisrael, p. 11;
  • Michael, Or ha-Ḥayyim, No. 53.
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