26 Kislev · Yahrzeit

Rabbi Avraham – Raavad III – "Baal Hasagot"

26 Kislev Yahrzeit of Rabbi Avraham – Raavad III – "Baal Hasagot" Yahrzeit - 26 Kislev Resting place - Posquières, France The Raavad was a commentator on the Talmud and a master of the hidden wisdom. He was also known as "Raavad III." At a young age, the Raavad headed the yeshiva in Nîmes, which under his leadership became a leading center of learning in Provence. Later he established an academy in Posquières and personally funded support for his needy students. Despite his great wealth, he refrained from any luxury, living a pious and ascetic life. He wrote numerous brilliant treatises on every aspect of Torah scholarship. The Raavad is best known for his sharp critique of the Rambam's "Mishneh Torah." He objected to the fact that the Rambam did not cite the sources on which he based his rulings. Despite his frequently critical remarks, the Raavad acknowledged: "The Rambam performed a monumental work in gathering material from the Gemara, the Yerushalmi, and the Tosefta." For his part, the Rambam held the Raavad in great esteem, deferring to his criticism. The Raavad's critical notes were incorporated as glosses into the standard text of every complete edition of the Rambam's work, known as the Hasagot (the Raavad's critical notes). From his father-in-law, Raavad II, author of "HaEshkol," Raavad III received instruction in the teachings of Kabbalah. He attained lofty spiritual levels of Ruach HaKodesh and merited a revelation of the Prophet Eliyahu. A commentary on the mystical "Sefer Yetzirah" is attributed to him. His father was Rabbi David, one of the later kabbalists, considered one of the greatest kabbalists of his generation, who is said to have transmitted the teachings of Kabbalah to his son. His father-in-law was Rabbi Avraham ben Yitzchak, known as the Raavad. The rabbi's sons were two of the great men of that generation: Rabbi David, father of Rabbi Asher, who possessed the book "Yichud," and Rabbi Yitzchak Saggi Nahor, renowned kabbalists who continued the chain of transmission of Kabbalah, according to Rabbi Chaim Vital. The Raavad was a disciple of Rabbi Meshulam HaCohen and of his father-in-law Rabbi Avraham ben Yitzchak, and he also received Torah from Rabbi Yosef ben Pelet. According to the Chida, his teacher of Kabbalah was Rabbi Yaakov HaNazir, who received it from Rabbi Yitzchak HaNazir, who received it from the Prophet Eliyahu. He passed away on 26 Kislev and was buried in the old cemetery in the city of Posquières. Taanit Raavad https://silatehilim.com/таанит-раавада-искупительная-жертва/ May the merit of the tzadik protect Am Yisrael!