Rabbi Eliezer Papo (1785–1828) was the

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of the community of

Silistra Silistra ( bg, Силистра ; tr, Silistre; ro, Silistra) is a town in Northeastern Bulgaria. The town lies on the southern bank of the lower Danube river, and is also the part of the Romanian border where it stops following the Danube. Si ...

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(then part of the

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). He is famous for writing the ''

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'', 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 Saraybosna,

Bosnia Eyalet The Eyalet of Bosnia ( ota, ایالت بوسنه ,Eyālet-i Bōsnâ; By Gábor Ágoston, Bruce Alan Masters ; sh, Bosanski pašaluk), was an eyalet (administrative division, also known as a ''beylerbeylik'') of the Ottoman Empire, mostly based o ...

of the

(today 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 Hamagen'', ''Orot Eilim'', ''Chesed L'Alaphim'' (on the Orach Chaim), ''Yaalzu Chasidim'' (on

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), 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 Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

in 1968 (There were some additional, newer printings since). His grave is up to the present day a focus of

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by observant Jews, some of whom fly especially from

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and even from

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to Bulgaria for that purpose.

Maariv ''Maariv'' or ''Maʿariv'' (, ), also known as ''Arvit'' (, ), is a Jewish prayer service held in the evening or night. It consists primarily of the evening ''Shema'' and '' Amidah''. The service will often begin with two verses from Psalms ...

, September 12, 2009

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References

External links

The OU Biography on Rabbi Eliezer Papo

Rabbi Papo's grave
{{DEFAULTSORT:Papo, Eliezer 1785 births 1826 deaths Bosnia and Herzegovina Sephardi Jews Bulgarian Orthodox rabbis 19th-century rabbis from the Ottoman Empire People from Silistra Writers of Musar literature History of Silistra Authors of books on Jewish law