Moses Najara I

Moses Najara I
Personal life
Born	c. 1508 Probably Safed, Mamluk Empire Palestine
Died	1581 Damascus, Ottoman Empire
Children	Israel Najara
Parent	Levi Najara
Notable work	Leḳaḥ Ṭob
Other name	Najjara
Occupation	Rabbi, writer
Religious life
Religion	Judaism

Moses Najara I (or Najjara, c 1508 – 1581) was a Turkish rabbinical writer, son of Levi Najara, born probably at Safed. He lived at Damascus, where he was rabbi, and died there in 1581. He wrote a work entitled Leḳaḥ Ṭob (לקח טוב, Constantinople, 1571), and was father of the poet Israel Najara.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Najara". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.