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Eleazar Ha-Ḳalir
Eleazar beRabbi Qallir (; ), also known as Eleazar ha-Kalir, was a History of the Jews in the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine Jewish poet whose Hebrew language, Hebrew-language liturgical verses or piyyut, piyyuṭim are sung during significant religious services, especially in the Nusach Ashkenaz rite, as well as in the Italian Nusach and well as the Romaniote_Jews#Nusach_and_Minhag, Romaniote rite. In particular, he wrote hymns for the Three Pilgrimage Festivals, for special Shabbats, for weekdays of festive character, and the ta'anit, fast days. Biography Although his poems have had a prominent place in printed ritual and he is known to have lived somewhere in the Near East, documentation regarding details of his life has been lost to history, including the exact year and circumstances of his birth and death. He is said to have been the disciple of another 6th-century composer of piyyuṭim, Yannai (Payetan), Yannai, who, according to a certain legend, grew jealous of Eleazar's s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El'azar Hakalir TA
Eleazar (; ) or Elazar was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second High Priest, succeeding his father Aaron after he died. He was a nephew of Moses. Biblical narrative Eleazar played a number of roles during the course of the Exodus, from creating the plating for the altar from the firepans of Korah's assembly, to performing the ritual of the red heifer. After the death of his older brothers Nadab and Abihu, he and his younger brother Ithamar were put in charge of the sanctuary. His wife, a daughter of Putiel, bore him Phinehas, who would eventually succeed him as High Priest of Israel. Leviticus 10:16–18 recounts Moses's anger towards Eleazar and Ithamar for not eating a sin offering inside the Tabernacle, which violated the regulations outlined for priests in earlier chapters of Leviticus. During the Exodus, as the Israelites journeyed through the wilderness, Eleazar was in charge of carrying several important items: the oil for the lampstand, the sweet incense, the da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |