Isaac Uziel

Isaac ben Abraham Uziel (* in the 16th century in Fez, † April 1, 1622 in Amsterdam ) was a Spanish -born Rabbi and poet, recently served in the Sephardic community of Amsterdam.

Life

Isaac Uziel was born as the son of Fes ( Morocco today ) living Spanish -born Rabbi Abraham Uziel. Because of the famine of 1604/ 05, the family emigrated to Oran ( Algeria today ). Already in 1606 drew Isaac Uziel on to Amsterdam, where he became a teacher of Midrash Sephardi community. He also worked as a businessman. In 1610 he became the successor of Judah Vega, the first rabbi of the congregation Neveh Shalom, appointed.

As a preacher, he attacked with violent words in his opinion, too little orthodox attitude of many former Conversos. The resulting therefrom discord causes in 1618 next to the Beth Jacob and the Neve Shalom, a third Sephardic community was founded under the name of Beth Israel.

As a teacher, he was respected for his knowledge and rigor. Among his famous students include Menasseh ben Israel, Isaac Aboab da Fonseca and Cohen de Lara.

Uziel was famous not only as a teacher and preacher, but also recognized because of its mathematical and musical abilities. He was considered divino theo logo, peritto astronomico, arithmetico, musico, poeta & destrissimo arpista. He wrote a Hebrew grammar and a translation of the Historia Septem Sapientium into Hebrew.

Works

• Ma'aneh lashon, Hebrew grammar. Amsterdam 1627th