Judah Halevi

Judah Halevi
Statue in Caesarea, Israel.
Bornc. 1075
Died1141 (66 years)
Notable workSefer ha-Kuzari[1]
EraMedieval philosophy
RegionJewish philosophy
Main interests
Religious philosophy

Judah Halevi (also Yehuda Halevi or ha-Levi; Hebrew: יהודה הלוי and Judah ben Shmuel Halevi יהודה בן שמואל הלוי‎‎; Arabic: يهوذا اللاوي, romanizedYahūḏa al-Lāwī; c. 1075 – 1141) was a Sephardic Jewish poet, physician and philosopher. He was born in Al-Andalus, either in Toledo or Tudela, in 1075.[2] He is thought to have died in 1141, in either Jerusalem, at that point the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, or in Alexandria, Egypt.[2]

Halevi is considered one of the greatest Hebrew poets, celebrated both for his secular and religious poems, many of which appear in present-day liturgy. His most famous philosophical work is the Sefer ha-Kuzari.[3]

  1. ^ Silverstein, Adam J. (2015). "Abrahamic Experiments in History". In Blidstein, Moshe; Silverstein, Adam J.; Stroumsa, Guy G. (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of the Abrahamic Religions. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 43–51. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199697762.013.35. ISBN 978-0-19-969776-2. LCCN 2014960132. S2CID 170623059.
  2. ^ a b Encyclopaedia Judaica. Jerusalem, Israel: Keter Publishing House. 1971. pp. 355–366.
  3. ^ Blidstein, Moshe; Silverstein, Adam J. (2015). "Abrahamic Experiments in History". The Oxford Handbook of Abrahamic Religions. Oxford University Press. pp. 43–51. ISBN 978-0-19-969776-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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