Jacob Abendana (1630-September 12, 1695), was hakham of London from 1680 until his death. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Hakham (or chakam or ḥaham ḥakam; Hebrew חכם lit "wise" is a term from Judaism, meaning a wise or skillful London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Jacob was eldest the son of Joseph Abendana and brother to Isaac Abendana. Isaac Abendana (c 1640 - 1710 was the younger brother of Jacob Abendana, and became hakam of the Spanish Portuguese Synagogue in London
Though his family originally lived in Hamburg, Germany, Jacob and his brother were both born in Spain. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. At some point in time, his family moved to Amsterdam where he studied at the De los Pintos rabbinical academy in Rotterdam. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of In 1655 he was appointed hakham of that city. On May 3, 1655, Abendana delivered a famous memorial sermon on the Cordovan martyrs Marranos Nunez and Almeyda Bernal who had been burned at the stake. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João ||-||-||} Córdoba ( Cordova in English is a City in Andalusia, southern Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba.
Several years later, with his brother, Isaac, Jacob published the Bible commentary Miklal Yofi by Solomon ben Melekh which included his own commentary, Lekket Shikchah (Gleanings), on the Pentateuch, the Book of Joshua, and part of the Book of Judges. term " Torah " ( Hebrew: תּוֹרָה "teaching" or "instruction" sometimes translated as "Law" most commonly refers to The Book of Joshua ( Hebrew: Sefer Y'hoshua ספר יהושע is the sixth book in both the Hebrew Tanakh and the Old Testament of the Christian Book of Judges ( Hebrew: Sefer Shoftim ספר שופטים is a book of the Bible originally written in Hebrew. This was published by subscription in Amsterdam in 1660 with a second edition in 1685.
Having gone to Leyden seeking subscribers, Jacob met Anton Hulsius with whom he helped in his studies. "Leyden" redirects here For other uses see Leyden (disambiguation. Hulsius tried to convert Jacob to Christianity which began a life long correspondence between the two. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings The Abendana brothers similarly impressed other Christian scholars, such as Johann Buxtorf (Basel), Johann Coccejus (Leyden), and Jacob Golius (Leyden). "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. Johannes Cocceius (or Coccejus) ( 1603 - November 4, 1669) Dutch Theologian, was born at Bremen. "Leyden" redirects here For other uses see Leyden (disambiguation. Jacob Golius (born Jacob van Gool, aka Jacob Gohl (German and Iacobo Golio (Italian (1596 The Hague - Sep 28 1667 "Leyden" redirects here For other uses see Leyden (disambiguation.
With Hulsius, Jacob entered into a polemical discussion of the verse in the Book of Haggai: "The latter splendor of this house shall be greater than the former" (2:9), which Hulsius attempted to prove was a reference to the Church. The Book of Haggai is a book of the Tanakh ( Hebrew Bible) and of the Old Testament, written by the prophet Haggai. The debate lasted via correspondence from September 24, 1659 to June 16, 1660. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Abendana responded with a Spanish translation of Rabbi Judah Halevi's Kuzari in 1663. Yehuda Halevi, in full Yehuda ben Shemuel Ha-Levi, also Judah Halevi, or Judah ben Samuel Halevi ( Hebrew: יהודה הלוי) (c The Kuzari is one of most famous works of the medieval Spanish Jewish philosopher and poet Rabbi Yehuda Halevi. Hulsius eventually published the correspondence between the two in 1669.
In 1675, Jacob addressed the community at the dedication of the new synagogue in Amsterdam. Five years later, in 1680, he was brought to London to succeed Joshua da Silva as Hakham of London where he served for 15 years as the hakham of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in London. Bevis Marks Synagogue is located off Bevis Marks, in the City of London. Over the following years, he completed a Spanish-language translation of the Mishnah, along with the commentaries of Maimonides and Obadiah of Bertinoro. The Mishnah or Mishna (he משנה "repetition" from the verb shanah he שנה or "to study and review" is a major work of Rabbinic Judaism Moses Maimonides ( March 30 1135 – December 13 1204) also known as the Rambam, was a Rabbi, Physician, and Obadiah ben Abraham ( Hebrew: עובדיה מברטנורא) of Bertinoro was a Jewish Rabbi and a commentator on the Mishnah The work was frequently cited by Christian theologians, though it was never published. Jacob Abendana died childless in London in 1695 and was buried in the Portuguese cemetery at Mile End.
Source
Abendana, Jacob in The Jewish encyclopedia : a descriptive record of the history, religion, literature, and customs of the Jewish people from the earliest times to the present day, New York ; London : Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1901-06, volume 1, p 53. The Jewish Encyclopedia was an Encyclopedia originally published between 1901 and 1906 by Funk and Wagnalls.
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