1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/'Alshekh, Moses

5792281911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 1 — 'Alshekh, Moses

’ALSHEKH, MOSES, Jewish rabbi in Safed (Palestine) in the later part of the 16th century. He was the author of many homiletical commentaries on the Hebrew Bible. His works still justly enjoy much popularity, largely because of their powerful influence as practical exhortations to virtuous life.