Creator Bio
Menaḥem Rava
16th Century
Menaḥem Rava lived in Padua, serving there as a rabbi and preacher. His only published work, Bet mo‘ed (House of Festivals), is a collection of sermons for the entire year, and was posthumously published by his son Elijah.
Content by Menaḥem Rava
Primary Source
House of Festivals
Bet mo'ed
The author introduces his Hebrew work, moral and philosophical discourses centered on Jewish holidays and other life cycle events.
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