Moses ben Maimon Albas explained

Honorific-Prefix:Rabbi
Moses ben Maimon Albas
Native-Name-Lang:he
Main Work:"Hekal haḳodesh"
Residence:Taroudant, Morocco
Father:Maimon Albas

Moses ben Maimon Albas was a kabbalist who lived in Taroudant,[1] Morocco, in the 16th century.

Work

Albas was the author of the kabbalistic work "Hekal haḳodesh" (The Holy Temple), which he began at Taroudant[2] in 1575. It is a commentary on the Siddur (Jewish prayer-book), compiled from the Zohar and other kabbalistic works, was edited and translated by Aaron Sabaoni and published with an introduction by Jacob Sasportas, in 1653, at Amsterdam.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: he:מלכי רבנן. https://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=29102&pgnum=204. he. Aug 23, 2023.
  2. Chaim Yosef David Azulai. Chaim Yosef David Azulai. שם הגדולים חלק ב. שם_הגדולים_(קרענגיל)/חלק_ב/ה#היכל_קדש. he.
  3. Book: Isaac ben Jacob Benjacob. Isaac ben Jacob Benjacob. Hekal haḳodesh. he:היכל הקדש. https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=50068&st=&pgnum=168. he:אוצר הספרים. he. Vilnius. 136. Aug 23, 2023.
  4. Book: Hekal haḳodesh. he:ספר היכל הקדש. he. Amsterdam. 1653. Aug 23, 2023.