Israel Najara
Israel Najara · Arts & Literature
Hebrew poet and liturgist whose hymns, including 'Yah Ribbon,' entered the synagogue liturgy.
c. 1555, Damascus (Ottoman Syria) — c. 1625, Gaza
Safed · Damascus · Gaza
Israel Najara is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Hebrew poet and liturgist whose hymns, including 'Yah Ribbon,' entered the synagogue liturgy.
Israel ben Moses Najara was a prolific Hebrew liturgical poet, preacher, and kabbalist who lived between Safed, Damascus, and Gaza and served as rabbi of Gaza in his later years. His hymns, above all Yah Ribbon Olam, entered the Sabbath liturgy of Jewish communities worldwide; he was a Jewish rabbi and religious poet.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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Hebrew poet and liturgist whose hymns, including 'Yah Ribbon,' entered the synagogue liturgy.
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
