Sifre Zutta ( Hebrew : ספרי זוטא ) was a midrash on the Book of Numbers . Medieval authors mention it under the titles "Sifre shel Panim Acherim" and "Vi-Yeshallehu Zutta"; and to distinguish from it the Sifre , Or Zarua calls the latter "Sifre Rabbati."
16-610: The Sifre Zutta has not been preserved; and apparently was no longer extant by the time of Abraham Bakrat (around 1500). However, fragments of Sifre Zutta have been discovered in the Cairo Geniza , and excerpts from it are quoted in the Midrash HaGadol and in Yalkut Shimoni . Compilations have been published. Earlier authors knew of it and occasionally quoted it, e.g., R. Samson of Sens in his commentary on
32-482: A citation from the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia Misplaced Pages articles incorporating a citation from the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia without a Wikisource reference Misplaced Pages articles incorporating text from the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia Eliezer ben Jacob I Eliezer ben Jacob I ( Hebrew : אליעזר בן יעקב ) was a Tanna of the 1st century; contemporary of Eleazar Chisma and Eliezer ben Hyrcanus , and senior to Judah ben Ilai . Of his personal history nothing
48-622: A publication now in the public domain : Solomon Schechter and M. Franco (1901–1906). "Lévy-Bacrat, Abraham" . In Singer, Isidore ; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia . New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abraham_Lévy-Bacrat&oldid=974555728 " Categories : Jewish writers Spanish rabbis 15th-century births 16th-century deaths Jews expelled from Spain in 1492 Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Misplaced Pages articles incorporating
64-566: A single passage in Shoresh 11 referring to a Biblical section, on which Yalkut Shimoni has not quoted the Sifre. Maimonides frequently drew upon the Sifre Zutta in his Yad ha-Hazakah also. Other medieval authors who occasionally quoted it are mentioned by Brüll. The Midrash HaGadol to Numbers quotes the majority of the Sifre Zutta, and has recently become a source of information concerning
80-556: A supercommentary on Rashi . The manuscript remained unprinted till 1845, when it was discovered in a Jewish library in Tunis. The work has several prefaces, one of which, written by the author himself, recounts his sufferings at the time of the expulsion from Spain. Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography [ edit ] David Cazès , Notes Bibliographiques sur la Littérature Juive Tunisienne References [ edit ] [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from
96-495: Is known, except that he had seen the Temple at Jerusalem and was familiar with the specific purposes of its many apartments, a subject on which he was considered an authority. Some of the details, however, he eventually forgot, and was reminded of them by Abba Saul ben Batnit . Simon ben Azzai , Rabbi Akiva 's contemporary, relates that he had discovered a genealogical roll wherein was stated, "The Mishnah of R. Eliezer ben Jacob
112-478: Is only a kab [small in proportion], but clean [of all deficiencies]"; as a result, subsequent generations generally adopted Eliezer's views as law. In the aggadah , too, he is mentioned. According to him, Deuteronomy 11:13 ("To serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul") is an admonition to the priests that, when officiating, they shall entertain no thought foreign to their duty. Eliezer ben Jacob bequeathed to Israel many agrarian laws , such as
128-527: The mishnaic orders Zera'im and Ṭohorot . Numerous fragments are found in Yalkut Shimoni to Book of Numbers . Quotations are found also in Numbers Rabbah to Naso . The "Mekhilta to Numbers" frequently quoted by Maimonides in his Sefer ha-Mitzvot is identical to the Sifre Zutta; for all his quotations may be identified among the fragments of the Sifre contained in the Yalḳuṭ Shimoni, except
144-413: The Sifre Zutta had not yet been thoroughly studied. Besides the authorities quoted in the text: Abraham L%C3%A9vy-Bacrat Spanish rabbi Abraham Lévy-Bacrat (אברהם הלוי בקראט; fl. 1492–1507) was a rabbinical author of the beginning of the sixteenth century. Expelled from Spain in 1492, he settled at Tunis , where in 1507 he wrote Sefer ha-Zikkaron,
160-536: The editor drew also upon other midrashim , including, perhaps, that of R. Eliezer ben Jacob and that of R. Ishmael . Noteworthy are the terms אין במשמע אלא and אמרת for ת"ל , which are known to have been used by Eliezer ben Jacob. The fact that R. Judah haNasi is not mentioned leads Hoffmann to the conclusion that the Sifre Zutta was not edited by a student of Judah. Some tannaim are mentioned therein whose names are not found elsewhere; e.g., Simeon ben Nehunyon and Papyas of Ono. By 1900,
176-521: The latter. Around 1900, Königsberger began to edit the Sifre Zutta on the basis of the extracts in the Midrash ha-Gadol and Yalkut Shimoni. A small fragment of the Sifre has been published by Solomon Schechter . The Sifre Zutta belongs to Rabbi Akiva 's school, as is indicated by the method of exposition; e.g., that of the double expressions in Numbers 35:21; of the partitive מן (Numbers 15:19); and of
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#1732791905243192-544: The law under consideration ( טעמא דקרא ) is inquired into, as in 5:15 and 19:16. The well-known reference of the Talmud, סתם ספרי ר"ש , may therefore apply to Sifre Zutta, in which, furthermore, there are several exegetical notes on passages of Book of Numbers mentioned in the Talmud , but which are not found in the larger Sifre. The fact that the Sifre Zutta to 5:27 contradicts R. Simeon's view shows merely that
208-453: The midrash, and that of the later tanna R. Eleazar b. Simeon is mentioned a few times. There are additional indications pointing to Simeon's authorship, as, for example, the enumeration of the positive and negative commandments, which is said to be a characteristic of the Sifre to Deuteronomy , this midrash also being ascribed to Simeon. Further evidence is presented by the correspondence of various halakot with R. Simeon's views. Aside from
224-458: The passages quoted by D. Hoffmann, some of which represent Simeon's views more exactly than others—the parallel between 5:7 and Mekhilta Mishpatim 15 is doubtful, on account of the different readings in the Mekilta—still others must be taken into account; e.g., Sifre Zutta 5:21 compared with Tosefta , Shevuot 3:7; 6:20, with Nazir 46a; and, what is especially characteristic, the reason for
240-461: The views expressed in the Sifre Zutta correspond with views known to be R. Akiva's, as in 5:14, and 5:15. The midrash may be assigned to Simeon bar Yochai rather than to Judah bar Ilai (as is done in the case of the Sifra ), although perhaps some of the anonymous halakhot , such as 5:15 and 15:4 express Judah's views. R. Simeon's authorship is indicated by the fact that he is mentioned least often in
256-483: The ו (Numbers 5:2); the phrases זאת תורה and לאמר as in the Sifra . There are also other points of similarity with the Sifra; e.g., the terminology in part, as אחר שרבה להגיד מה גרם, והלא דין הוא, הכתוב מעט ; although there are some unusual expressions, as ובצד השני for דבר אחר and מכל צד for מכל מקום and אמרת for ת"ל . Furthermore, some of
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