Talk:Shalom Sharabi

Untitled

Somebody translate this into Hebrew

It seems to me that this page was written by a native-Hebrew speaker anyway. The grammar and style needs more work, but it is a good starting point anyway. Perhaps the original author can take up the task. In fact, it seems ironic that it wasn't posted there first, since the majority of information is going to be already published and available in Hebrew.

Obviously there needs to be a lot more information in this entry, as well. Someone with access to the sifrei tsadikkim, please take up the challenge. Or maybe from the Jewish Encylopaedia, Encyclopaedia Judaica, etc.?

The title should be "Shalom Sharabi", not "Rashash", which is an abbreviation, and therefore makes the article too esoteric. I think you'll find this is general Wikipedia convention, e.g. "Maimonides", not "Rambam"; "Asher ben Jehiel", not "Rosh" and so on. The only case in which the acronym should be used is "Rashi", as no one thinks of him by any other name.

Also, in describing Sephardi and Yemenite sages, it is jarring to use Yiddishisms such as "mensch-like". -- Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) 09:30, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Who is this?

I am confused by this article. Is Shalom Sharabi the same person as Raphael Abraham Shalom Mizrahi? The article references the Jewish Encyclopedia article but but the information is not identical. First off the names are different, but the chronology is the same, please explain? Second, the wiki article states that Sharabi was the head of the Bet El yeshibah, while the JE article has Rab Sharabi as the head of yeshibat Kahal Kadosh Hasidim.

Then there is this: http://www.virtualjudaica.com/Item/7243/Divrei_Shalom , where a first edition of "Divrei Shalom" was auctioned in 2004. The desription of the lot reads as follows: Kabbalistic essays by R. Raphael Abrham Shalom b. Hezhiah Isaac Mizrahi Sharabi (c. 1775-1826). R. Sharabi, not to be confused with the Reshash, was born in Jerusalem, where he studied in the famous Kabbalah institutions of Jerusalem. The introduction by his son-in-law, R. Hayyim Abraham Gagin, Haham Bashi of Erez Israel, speaks with reverence of the Author's holy stature. The approbation is signed by no fewer than 26 prominent rabbis of the generation. A picture of the cover page shows that this Rabbi was referred to as the RASH not RASHASH.

So - can someone please tell me whether or not this article is about Raphael Abraham Shalom Mizrahi? If not - please remove the Jewish Encyclopedia link, as it is confusing. If they are the same - please include this Rabbi's name at the head of the article. Thank you.161.185.151.98 (talk) 15:35, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Prejudicial POV

The phrase "revered by all serious students of the kabbalah" is prejudicial and indicates POV bias. While Shalom Sharabi is revered in Jewish mystical circles the language should be rendered neutral. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.139.199.59 (talk) 11:33, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

I also removed "For the full story of how his greatness was revealed see" from a footnote. This article has problems of bias. The box below (talk) 08:23, 21 January 2010 (UTC)