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Сила Теилим

17 Nisan · Yahrzeit

Rabbi Reuven Hoschke HaCohen - "Yalkut Reuveni"

Rabbi Reuven Avraham ben Hoschke HaCohen - "Yalkut Reuveni" (1673) - Reuven Hoschke HaCohen   Yahrzeit - 17 Nisan Resting place - Prague   Reuven ben Hoschke HaCohen (Sofer) was a kabbalist and rabbi from Prague. "Hoschke," his father's name, is a Polish diminutive of "Yehoshua Bin Nun." His main work is "Yalkut Reuveni," a kabbalistic work (modeled after the Yalkut Chadash), containing a collection of sayings taken from other kabbalistic writings and arranged in alphabetical order. (Prague, 1660) "Yalkut Reuven HaGadol" (Wilhermsdorf, 1681) is a kabbalistic midrash on the Pentateuch, arranged according to the order of the parshiyot. (Wilhermsdorf, 1681) His other work is "Oneg Shabbat," kabbalistic reflections on the laws of Shabbat, followed by an appendix titled "Derech Kabbalat Shabbat."   May the merit of the tzadik protect Am Yisrael!   (https://dailyzohar.com/tzadikim/1025-Reuben-Hoschke-HaCohen)