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{{Short description|Jewish rabbi and author (c. 1559 – 1638)}}
⚫ '''Yom Tov ben Moshe Tzahalon''' ('''Maharitatz''') (ca. ], ] - ]) (]: '''יום טוב בן משה צהלון''') was a student of ] and ], and published a collection of ]. The gives his dates as (]-]).
{{Infobox religious biography
| name = Yom Tov ben Moshe Tzahalon
⚫ | native_name = יום טוב בן משה צהלון
| native_name_lang = he
| birth_date = c. 1559
| birth_place =
| death_date = 1638
| death_place = Safed, Eyalet of Sidon
| nationality = {{flag|Ottoman Empire}}
| occupation = Rabbi, author
| notable_works=
* ''Lekach Tov''
* ''Responsa and novellæ''
* ''Magen Avot''
| teachers = Moses di Trani, Moshe Alshich
| influences = Joseph Caro
}}
⚫ '''Yom Tov ben Moshe Tzahalon''' ({{langx|he|יום טוב בן משה צהלון}}), also known as the '''Maharitz''', ({{abbr|c.|circa}} 1559 – 1638, ], ]) was a student of ] and ], and published a collection of ].


At the early age of twenty-five Tzahalon (Ẓahalon) was requested by Samuel Yafeh, a rabbi of ], to decide a difficult and complicated problem which had been referred to himself (Ẓahalon, Responsa, No. 40), and he corresponded with most of the authorities of his time, one of his chief antagonists being ]. Although a Sephardi, Ẓahalon rendered a decision in favor of an Ashkenazic congregation in a controversy which arose between the ] and ] at ], and in his love of truth he did not spare even his teacher, ] (ib. No. 238), declaring that the '']'' was written for children and laymen (ib. No. 76). Ẓahalon was the author of a commentary on the ], entitled ''Leḳaḥ Ṭob'' (Safed, ]). He was the author of responsa and novellæ which were published with a preface by his grandson Yom-Ṭob (Venice, ]), and he mentions also a second part (ib. No. 102), of which nothing more is known. He likewise wrote a commentary on the '']'', entitled ''Magen Abot,'' which is still extant in manuscript. In his preface to this latter work Ẓahalon terms himself Yom-Ṭob b. Moses ha-Sefardi, whence it is clear that the family came originally from ], although it is not known when it emigrated or where Zahalon was born. Aged twenty-five, Tzahalon was requested by Rabbi Samuel Yafeh of ] to decide a difficult and complicated problem which had been referred to himself and he corresponded with most of the authorities of his time, one of his chief antagonists being ].<ref>Tzahalon, Responsa No. 40</ref> Although a Sephardi, Tzahalon rendered a decision in favour of an Ashkenazic congregation in a controversy which arose between the ] and ] at ], and in his love of truth he did not spare even his teacher, ],<ref>ib. No. 238</ref> declaring that the '']'' was written for children and laymen.<ref>ib. No. 76</ref> Tzahalon was the author of a commentary on the ], entitled ''Lekach Tov'' (Safed, 1577). He was the author of responsa and novellæ which were published with a preface by his grandson Yom-Tov (Venice, 1694), and he mentions also a second part,<ref>ib. No. 102</ref> of which nothing more is known (Machon Yerushalayim has published more of his responsa in 1979). He likewise wrote a commentary on the '']'', entitled ''Magen Avot,'' which is still extant in manuscript. In his preface to this latter work Tzahalon terms himself Yom-Tov ben Moses ha-Sefardi, whence it is clear that the family came originally from ], although it is not known when it emigrated or where Tzahalon was born.


== Jewish Encyclopedia Bibliography == ==Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography==
*De Rossi, Dizionario, s.v.; *], ''Dizionario'', s.v.;
*Nepi-Ghirondi, Toledot Gedole Yisrael, p. 206; *], ], ''Toledot Gedole Yisrael'', p.&nbsp;206;
*Dukes, in Orient, Lit. ix. 346; *Dukes, in Orient, Lit. ix. 346;
*], Cat. Bodl. col. 1414 *], Cat. Bodl. col. 1414.
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Latest revision as of 09:31, 5 January 2025

Jewish rabbi and author (c. 1559 – 1638)
Yom Tov ben Moshe Tzahalon
יום טוב בן משה צהלון
Personal life
Bornc. 1559
Died1638
Safed, Eyalet of Sidon
Nationality Ottoman Empire
Notable work(s)
  • Lekach Tov
  • Responsa and novellæ
  • Magen Avot
OccupationRabbi, author
TeachersMoses di Trani, Moshe Alshich
Senior posting
Influenced by
  • Joseph Caro

Yom Tov ben Moshe Tzahalon (Hebrew: יום טוב בן משה צהלון), also known as the Maharitz, (c. 1559 – 1638, Safed, Eyalet of Sidon) was a student of Moses di Trani and Moshe Alshich, and published a collection of responsa.

Aged twenty-five, Tzahalon was requested by Rabbi Samuel Yafeh of Constantinople to decide a difficult and complicated problem which had been referred to himself and he corresponded with most of the authorities of his time, one of his chief antagonists being Moses Galante (the Elder). Although a Sephardi, Tzahalon rendered a decision in favour of an Ashkenazic congregation in a controversy which arose between the Sephardim and Ashkenazim at Jerusalem, and in his love of truth he did not spare even his teacher, Joseph Caro, declaring that the Shulchan Aruch was written for children and laymen. Tzahalon was the author of a commentary on the Book of Esther, entitled Lekach Tov (Safed, 1577). He was the author of responsa and novellæ which were published with a preface by his grandson Yom-Tov (Venice, 1694), and he mentions also a second part, of which nothing more is known (Machon Yerushalayim has published more of his responsa in 1979). He likewise wrote a commentary on the Abot de-Rabbi Natan, entitled Magen Avot, which is still extant in manuscript. In his preface to this latter work Tzahalon terms himself Yom-Tov ben Moses ha-Sefardi, whence it is clear that the family came originally from Spain, although it is not known when it emigrated or where Tzahalon was born.

Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography

References

  1. Tzahalon, Responsa No. 40
  2. ib. No. 238
  3. ib. No. 76
  4. ib. No. 102

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Zahalon". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.

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