Austrian commentator, active in Lemberg at the end of the 16th century. He publishes an ethical discourse on the Shema, « Petil Tekelet » (Prague, 1618), in three parts devoted to the love of God, to abstention from sin, and to misfortune.
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MARDOCHÉE BEN ÉLIEZER JONAS
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Commentateur autrichien ; il vivait à Lemberg dans la dernière partie du seizième siècle. Il publia un discours éthique sur le « Shema' » sous le titre « Petil Tekelet » (Prague, 1618), en trois parties, la première traitant de l'amour de Dieu, la deuxième de l'abstention du péché, et la dernière de l'infortune.