Nachman Nathan Coronel (; 1810 – 6 August 1890) was a

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

ite Jewish scholar.

Biography

Coronel was born in

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to a

Sephardic Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), ...

father and

Ashkenazic Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

mother. His teacher was Rabbi Abraham Susan. In 1830 he emigrated to

Safed Safed (known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as Tzfat; Sephardi Hebrew, Sephardic Hebrew & Modern Hebrew: צְפַת ''Tsfat'', Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation, Ashkenazi Hebrew: ''Tzfas'', Biblical Hebrew: ''Ṣǝp̄aṯ''; ar, صفد, ''Ṣafad''), i ...

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, where he married, afterward settling in

. There he studied in the Sephardic

yeshiva A yeshiva (; he, ישיבה, , sitting; pl. , or ) is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are s ...

. He became especially interested in rabbinical manuscripts, and acquired many rare copies, some of which he sold to European libraries, while others he published with his own annotations. Coronel was awarded by the

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the gold medal for art and science.

Publications

* Containing a varied version of '' Berakhot'', manuscripts of Cairo, and decisions by

Isaiah di Trani the Elder Isaiah di Trani ben Mali (the Elder) (c. 1180 – c. 1250) (), better known as the RID, was a prominent Italian Talmudist. Biography Isaiah originated in Trani, Apulia, Trani, an ancient settlement of Jewish scholarship, and lived probably ...

, with an introduction by Coronel. * Containing a varied version of ', decisions in jurisprudence by Solomon Tazerat, and a letter of excommunication by David the Exilarch. * Containing a liturgy of the

geonic ''Geonim'' ( he, גאונים; ; also transliterated Gaonim, singular Gaon) were the presidents of the two great Babylonian Talmudic Academies of Sura and Pumbedita, in the Abbasid Caliphate, and were the generally accepted spiritual leaders of ...

period. * Rules for the slaughter and examination of animals, by

Rabbi Jonah Rabbi Jonah (Hebrew: רבי יונה) was a Palestinian amora of the 4th century, the leading rabbinical authority in the 4th amoraic generation. Biography With Jose bar Zevida, his early schoolmate and lifelong colleague and business partner, ...

. * Selected religious regulations for travelers. * Decisions by

Solomon ben Adret Shlomo ben Avraham ibn Aderet ( he, שלמה בן אברהם אבן אדרת or Solomon son of Abraham son of Aderet) (1235 – 1310) was a medieval rabbi, halakhist, and Talmudist. He is widely known as the Rashba (Hebrew: ), the Hebrew acronym ...

in reference to appropriating '' ḥallah'' (the priests' share of the dough), and decisions by Jacob ben Zahal of Jerusalem. Coronel, in his own essay, ''Ḥakor Davar'' 'Search out a Matter'' attempted to establish a precedent for the exemption, like the

Levite tithe The first tithe (Hebrew: ''ma'aser rishon'' מעשר ראשון) is a positive commandment in the Torah requiring the giving of one tenth of agricultural produce to charity, after the giving of the standard ''terumah,'' to the Levite (or Kohen). ...

, of the appropriation of ''ḥallah'' outside the Holy Land, for which he was rebuked by the rabbis of Jerusalem. * By

Menahem Azariah da Fano Menahem Azariah da Fano (also called Immanuel da Fano, and Rema MiPano ( he, רמ״ע מפאנו)) (1548 – 1620) was an Italian rabbi, Talmudist, and Kabbalist. Life He was a disciple of Rabbi Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, to whose widow he off ...

, with Coronel's commentary.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coronel, Nachman Nathan 1810 births 1890 deaths 19th-century Dutch rabbis 19th-century rabbis in Jerusalem 19th-century Sephardi Jews Book and manuscript collectors Emigrants from the Dutch Republic Immigrants to the Ottoman Empire Writers from Jerusalem