Eliezer Papo
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Rabbi Eliezer Papo was the rabbi
of the community of Selestria in Bulgaria
. He is famous for writing the Pele Yoetz
, a work of musar (ethical) literature which gives advice on how to behave as a Jew in many aspects of life.
He was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia. He moved at the age of 27 to Bulgaria, where he died in 1828.
He authored the Pele Yoetz, his most famous work, as well as Eleph Hamogein, Oros Eilim, Chesed L'Alophim (on the Orach Chaim), Yaalzu Chasidim (on Sefer Chasidim), and Chodesh HaAviv.
One of his noted works is Beit Tefillah, which is filled with many different prayers for specific situations, including one for the welfare of the Jewish people. A Ladino edition was published in the 1860s, and a Hebrew version was printed in Jerusalem in 1968 (There were some additional, newer printings since).
His grave is up to the present day a focus of pilgrimage
by observant Jews, some of whom fly especially from Israel
and even from Latin America
to Bulgaria for that purpose.
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
of the community of Selestria in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. He is famous for writing the Pele Yoetz
Pele Yoetz
Pele Yoetz is a book of Jewish Musar literature which gained immediate popularity when it was first published in Constantinople in 1824 by Rabbi Eliezer Papo . It is not limited to abstract ethics concepts but is a guide to Jewish living....
, a work of musar (ethical) literature which gives advice on how to behave as a Jew in many aspects of life.
He was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia. He moved at the age of 27 to Bulgaria, where he died in 1828.
He authored the Pele Yoetz, his most famous work, as well as Eleph Hamogein, Oros Eilim, Chesed L'Alophim (on the Orach Chaim), Yaalzu Chasidim (on Sefer Chasidim), and Chodesh HaAviv.
One of his noted works is Beit Tefillah, which is filled with many different prayers for specific situations, including one for the welfare of the Jewish people. A Ladino edition was published in the 1860s, and a Hebrew version was printed in Jerusalem in 1968 (There were some additional, newer printings since).
His grave is up to the present day a focus of pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
by observant Jews, some of whom fly especially from Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and even from Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
to Bulgaria for that purpose.
