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Jacob Emden | |
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 Rabbi Jacob Emden | |
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| Born | June 4, 1697 |
| Died | April 19, 1776 (aged 78) Altona, Holstein, Holy Roman Empire |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Children | Meshullam Solomon |
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Jacob Emden, also known as Ya'avetz (June 4, 1697 – April 19, 1776), was a leading German rabbi and talmudist who championed traditional Judaism in the face of the growing influence of the Sabbatean movement. He was acclaimed in all circles for his extensive knowledge.[1][2]
Emden was the son of the hakham Tzvi Ashkenazi, and a descendant of Elijah Ba'al Shem of Chełm. He lived most his life in Altona (now a part of Hamburg, Germany), [3] His son was Meshullam Solomon, rabbi of the Hambro Synagogue in London who claimed authority as Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom from 1765 to 1780.[4]
The acronym Ya'avetz (יעב"ץ, also written Yaavetz) stands for the words Yaakov (Emden) ben Tzvi (his father's name, יעקב (עמדין) בן צבי).[5]
Seven of his 31 works were published posthumously.
- ^ communicated with Moses Mendelssohn, founder of the breakaway Haskalah movement: "A 19th-century copy of a 1773 letter from Moses Mendelssohn to Rabbi Jacob Emden".
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
JES19was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Louis Jacobs (1995). The Jewish religion: a companion. Oxford University Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-19-826463-7. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ Jacob Emden (May 4, 2011). Megilat Sefer: The Autobiography of Rabbi Jacob Emden (1697–1776). PublishYourSefer.com. p. 353. ISBN 978-1-61259-001-1. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Yaakov Israel (Yaakov Emden, Ya'avetz) Emden (Ashkenazi) Sidur".