Obadiah of Bertinoro

Obadiah ben Abraham of Bertinoro
Personal
Bornc. 1450 (?)[1][2]
Bertinoro, Papal States
Diedc. 1516 (?) or before[1][2]
Jerusalem, Mamluk Sultanate
ReligionJudaism
Plaque, city of Bertinoro
Ovadya MiBartinura Street, Jerusalem, Israel
Bartenura Mishna commentary

Obadiah ben Abraham of Bertinoro (Hebrew: ר׳ עוֹבַדְיָה בֵּן אַבְרָהָם מִבַּרְטֵנוּרָא; c. 1445 – c. 1515), commonly known as "The Bartenura", was a 15th-century Italian rabbi best known for his popular commentary on the Mishnah. In his later years, he rejuvenated the Jewish community of Jerusalem and became recognised as the spiritual leader of the Jews of his generation.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Obadiah of Bertinoro". Britannica online. Accessed 1 Aug 2022.
  2. ^ a b Bertinoro, Obadiah (1450?-1516?) (in French) at IdRef - Identifiants et Référentiels pour l'ESR. Agence bibliographique de l'enseignement supérieur. Accessed 1 Aug 2022.
  3. ^ Israel Zinberg (1978). "Spanish Exiles in Turkey and Palestine". A History of Jewish Literature: The Jewish center of culture in the Ottoman empire. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-87068-241-4. Retrieved 24 December 2011.