Akeidat Yitzchakעקידת יצחק
Tarragona · 1490
1420 CE–1494 CE · RI · Naples
Yitzchak Aramah (c. 1420–1494) was a Spanish Jewish philosopher and biblical commentator who lived and worked in Naples. He was active during the period of Spanish Jewish flourishing before the 1492 expulsion. Aramah was known for his philosophical interpretation of Torah, blending Neoplatonic thought with Jewish theology. His major work, *Akedat Yitzchak* (The Binding of Isaac), is a systematic philosophical commentary on the Pentateuch that seeks to uncover the deeper metaphysical meanings of biblical narratives. He was respected as a bridge between medieval Jewish philosophy and the emerging intellectual currents of the Renaissance, and his writings influenced subsequent Jewish thought through their synthesis of reason and revelation.
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Served as principal of a rabbinical academy in Zamora, likely his birthplace.
Tarragona · 1490