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Horowitz (Hebrew: הוֹרוֹביץ, Yiddish: האָראָװיץ) is a Levitical Ashkenazi surname deriving from the Horowitz family, though it can also be a non-Jewish surname as well. The name is derived from the town of Hořovice , Bohemia .
"Shelah" has also served as a pseudonym in the form of "Shelah haKadosh", referring to Isaiah Horowitz, a 16th-century Jewish mystic. In this case, the given name "Shelah" (של"ה) is an acronym created from the initial letters of the Hebrew title of Horowitz' most influential work, Shenei Luhot HaBerit (שני לוחות הברית).
The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, also known as Torah Shebikhtav ("Written " as opposed to "Oral" Torah) is a collective term for the three sections of the Bible, those being the Torah, the Nevi'im, and the Ketuvim. Separately, the Nevi'im and Ketuvim are also called Nakh.
Painting of R. Shabbethai Horowitz (1590–1660) from the Jewish museum of Prague Grave of R. Shmelke Horowitz in Nikolsburg.. As the Jewish community in Prague expanded and the Bohemian Diet enacted land rights reform in 1501, permitting increased Jewish ownership of real estate in the city, the Horowitz family opted to sell its holdings in Hořovice.
The grave of Isaiah Horowitz in the Tomb of Maimonides compound, Tiberias, Israel. Isaiah or Yeshayahu ben Avraham Ha-Levi Horowitz (Hebrew: ישעיה בן אברהם הלוי הורוויץ), (c. 1555 [1] [2] – March 24, 1630), also known as the Shelah HaKaddosh (השל"ה הקדוש "the holy Shelah") after the title of his best-known work, was a prominent rabbi and mystic.
Horwitz is a surname, current among Ashkenazi Jews.It is derived from the Yiddish pronunciation of the name of the town of Hořovice in Bohemia.For detailed historical background see the Horowitz page .
Having a last name of Levi or a related term does not necessarily mean a person is a Levite, and many well-known Levites do not have such last names. [ 27 ] Levitical status is passed down in families from father [ c ] to child born from a Jewish mother, as part of a family's genealogical tradition.
Horowitz also gained a reputation as a miracle-worker who could accomplish the tikkun, or repair of the soul, of those who sought his assistance and guidance. During his stay in Lublin, Horowitz was opposed by a prominent mitnaged rabbi, Azriel Horowitz. [5] He established his synagogue there at Szeroka 28 in the Jewish Quarter of Lublin. [6]