Aaron ben Benjamin Porges

Aaron ben Benjamin Porges (or Porjes) was a rabbi in Prague in the seventeenth century.

Under the title "Zik(h)ron Aharon" he wrote an introduction to the "Ḳiẓẓur Ma'abar Yabboḳ" of Aaron Berechiah of Modena, concerning the ancient Jewish customs relating to death and the dead, and containing also counsel for persons suffering from venereal disease. This work, published first at Prague in 1682, has been often reprinted.[1][2][3] It was Porges's only published work.[4]

References

  1. ^ Julius Fürst, Bibliotheca Judaica i. 22
  2. ^ Isaac ben Jacob Benjacob, Oẓar ha-Sefarim, p. 157
  3. ^ Moritz Steinschneider, Catalogus Librorum Hebræorum in Bibliotheca Bodleiana col. 718.
  4. ^ Heller, Marvin J. (2011). The Seventeenth Century Hebrew Book. Vol. 1. Brill Publishers. p. 1309. ISBN 978-90-04-18638-5. Retrieved 2025-12-25.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainOchser, Schulim (1901–1906). "Jewish Encyclopedia PORGES (PORJES), AARON B. BENJAMIN". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 131.