USA History of the Jewish People - YEHUDA HALEVI 1971 

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USA History of the Jewish People - YEHUDA HALEVI 1971

1971

YEHUDA HALEVI - Lyrical poet, author, and philosopher. His songs of Zion and prose writings express Jewish yearning for the return to the Holyland f

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Judah Halevi was born in Toledo about AH4840 (1080 CE). In Toledo he studied the Talmud and in various secular fields, such as, Arabic poetry, which was very complicated, Hebrew grammar, philology, philosophy and medicine. He lived in very chaotic times. In Spain, there was a constant struggle for power between the Church and the Moors. Seeking peace and quiet, Judah set out for Andalusia (a province in Spain which the Christians had not yet conquered). Here, Judah studied with the great Rabbi Isaac Alfasi and continued to write poetry. Although still very young, Judah attracted much attention from great scholars and poets. Here, too, he began a lasting friendship with the poet Moses ibn Ezra who greatly admired the young man's genius. From city to city Judah wandered, making the acquaintance of great men wherever he went, winning their admiration and writing odes in their honor. Finally, he settled in Cordova. But he did not earn his livelihood through writing poetry. He practiced medicine and thus he was able to support himself.