Wikipedia's first sentence called it “brother of chaim benveniste”. Today it says “sephardic jewish physician and rabbi at constantinople”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “The title page of Sedeh Yehoshua (1662 Edition)”. It now reads “Ottoman rabbi The title page of Sedeh Yehoshua (1662 Edition)”.
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Ottoman rabbi The title page of Sedeh Yehoshua (1662 Edition) Joshua ben Israel Benveniste (c. 1590 – c. 1668) was the brother of Chaim Benveniste , and a disciple of Joseph Trani . He was a physician and rabbi at Constantinople in 1660. Benveniste prepared (1) Mishmeret Ha-Miẓvot ( Observance of the Commandments ), a metrical version of the Azharot , with commentary; and (2) Lebush Malkut ( Royal Garment ), a hymn in the style of Gabirol 's Royal Crown, of which medical science constitutes the foundation. Azulai claims to have seen both of these writings in manuscript at the house of a rabbi in Constantinople.1
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Joshua ben Israel Benveniste (c. 1590 - c. 1668) was the brother of Chaim Benveniste , and a disciple of Joseph Trani . He was a physician and rabbi at Constantinople in 1660. Benveniste prepared (1) Mishmeret Ha-Miẓvot ( Observance of the Commandments ), a metrical version of the Azharot , with commentary; and (2) Lebush Malkut ( Royal Garment ), a hymn in the style of Gabirol 's Royal Crown, of which medical science constitutes the foundation. Azulai claims to have seen both of these writings in manuscript at the house of a rabbi in Constantinople. The title page of Sedeh Yehoshua (1662 Edition)
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The title page of Sedeh Yehoshua (1662 Edition) Joshua ben Israel Benveniste (c. 1590 – c. 1668) was the brother of Chaim Benveniste , and a disciple of Joseph Trani . He was a physician and rabbi at Constantinople in 1660. Benveniste prepared (1) Mishmeret Ha-Miẓvot ( Observance of the Commandments ), a metrical version of the Azharot , with commentary; and (2) Lebush Malkut ( Royal Garment ), a hymn in the style of Gabirol 's Royal Crown, of which medical science constitutes the foundation. Azulai claims to have seen both of these writings in manuscript at the house of a rabbi in Constantinople.
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Ottoman rabbi The title page of Sedeh Yehoshua (1662 Edition) Joshua ben Israel Benveniste (c. 1590 – c. 1668) was a Sephardic Jewish physician and rabbi at Constantinople . He was the brother of Chaim Benveniste , and a disciple of Joseph Trani . His works include sermons, a commentary on the Jerusalem Talmud , a treatise on the high holiday prayer service, and a study of Jewish divorce laws .Despite his significant contributions, many of his works remain in manuscript form.
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brother of chaim benveniste
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sephardic jewish physician and rabbi at constantinople
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