Daniel ben Moses David Terni (Hebrew: דניאל בן משה דוד טירני; 1760s–1814) was an Italian rabbi, poet, and Biblical commentator.

He was a native of Ancona,[1] one of the three cities in the Papal States in which Jews were permitted to live.[2] He was orphaned at a young age, and raised by his maternal grandfather Daniel Naḥamo, a student of Samson Morpurgo.[3]

After teaching for some time in Lugo, he was called to the rabbinate of Florence.

Works edit

  • Se'udat Mitzvah. Venice. 1791. A collection of sermons for holy days and responsa.
  • Simḥat Mitzvah. Florence. 1793. A two-part dramatic poem commemorating the inauguration of a new synagogue in Florence.
  • Matenat Yad. Florence. 1795. A treatise on charity presented in sermon form.
  • Ikere Dinim. Florence. 1803–1806. A compendium of the laws in the Shulḥan Arukh (Oraḥ Ḥayyim and Yoreh De'ah). Also known as Iḳḳere ha-Da"t.
  • Derek Siaḥ. A collection of casuistic sermons.
  • En Ketz. A bibliographical work similar to Shabbethai Bass' Sifte Yeshenim.
  • Shem Olam. A commentary on the Pentateuch.

References edit

  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSeligsohn, M. (1906). "Terni, Daniel ben Moses David". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 110.

  1. ^ Katznelson, J. L., ed. (1913). "Терни, Даниил бен-Моисей-Давид"  [Terni, Daniil ben-Moisey-David]. Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron (in Russian). Vol. 14. St. Petersburg: Brockhaus & Efron. p. 826.
  2. ^ Milano, Attilio; Rocca, Samuel (2007). "Ancona". In Berenbaum, Michael; Skolnik, Fred (eds.). Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd ed.). Detroit: Macmillan Reference. ISBN 978-0-02-866097-4.
  3. ^ "Daniel Terni". Heḥakham hayomi (in Hebrew). Retrieved December 4, 2023.