Isaac Aboab da Fonseca | |
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 Portrait of Rabbi Isaac Aboab da Fonseca. This work is a translation of the Pentateuch into Spanish, with a commentary by Rabbi Fonseca. It was prepared for Jews in Dutch Brazil, who because of their Iberian heritage would be able to read Portuguese. | |
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| Born | Simão da Fonseca February 1, 1605 |
| Died | April 4, 1693 (aged 88) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Children | Judth Aboab da Fonseca and Rabbi David Aboab da Fonseca |
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| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue |
| Began | 1642 |
| Ended | 1654 |
| Dynasty | Aboab |
Isaac Aboab da Fonseca (or Isaak Aboab Foonseca) (February 1, 1605 – April 4, 1693) was a rabbi, scholar, kabbalist, and religious writer. In 1656, he was one of several elders within the Portuguese-Jewish community in Amsterdam and for a time in Dutch Brazil before the Portuguese reconquest.[1] He was one of the religious leaders who excommunicated philosopher Baruch Spinoza in 1656.