Graziadio Nepi
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Graziadio (Hananel) Nepi ({{Langx|he|חננאל ניפי|translit=Ḥananʼel Neppi}}; 1759 – January 18, 1836), also known by the acronym Ḥen ({{Lang|he|ח״ן}}),{{r|pseuds}} was an Italian rabbi, Kabbalist, and physician.
Biography
Graziadio Nepi studied at Ferrara for twelve years under Rabbi {{ill|Jacob Moses Ayash|he|יעקב משה עייאש}} and subsequently was himself the teacher of many disciples in his native city.{{r|salah}} On account of his great Talmudic learning he was sent as deputy to the Assembly of Jewish Notables convened by Napoleon I at Paris in 1806.{{r|graetz}} Upon his return he was called to the congregation at Cento, where he held the position of rabbi until his death, his pupil {{ill|Isaac Reggio|he|יששכר יחזקאל ריגייו}} becoming his successor at Ferrara.{{r|salah}}
Nepi, who lived an ascetic life, was one of the highest religious authorities of his time in Italy. Among his publications were Livyat Ḥen, a collection of the responsa which he sent to different rabbis, and Derushim, a collection of his sermons. His Zekher tsadikim li-verakhah, consisting of biographical and bibliographical sketches of rabbis and Jewish scholars, was intended to complete Azulai's Shem ha-gedolim but left unfinished. It was completed by M. S. Ghirondi under the title Toledot gedole Yisrael, and published by the latter's son (Triest, 1853).{{r|JE}} A catalogue of his library was published in Lemberg in 1873.{{r|salah}}
Selected publications
- {{cite book|title=Shir le-ḥanokh bet ha-knesset be-ir Cento|year=1827|location=Florence}}
- {{cite book|title=Toledot gedole Yisrael|series=Toldot geʾone Yiśraʾel |publisher=Tipografia Marenigh|location=Trieste|year=1853|hdl=2027/hvd.hwmqdb |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hwmqdb}}
- {{cite book|title=Likutim mi-kitve ha-rav Ḥananʼel Neppi|location=Ferrara|year=1908|url=https://hebrewbooks.org/32894}}
References
{{Jewish Encyclopedia|article=Nepi (Neppi), Graziadio (Hananeel)|url=https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/11443-nepi-neppi-graziadio-hananeel|first1=Isidore|last1=Singer|first2=Umberto|last2=Cassuto|volume=9|page=224}}
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External links
- [https://www.nli.org.il/en/a-topic/987007265956605171 Works by Graziadio Nepi] at the National Library of Israel
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Category:19th-century Italian physicians