BERDUGO bibliography

Sources of information

• Most of the information in these pages comes from the three BERDUGO family trees: aleph, beth, gimel prepared by Rabbi Raphael BERDUGO [Photo] in 1977. Raphael BERDUGO obtained some of his documentation from American Jewish veterans who had purchased them during WW2 and in consultation with rabbis from Yehouda BERDUGOs family (Tiberius).

• In his book Le tresor des lettres, Rabbi Yossef MESSAS distinguishes five branches of the BERDUGO family in Meknes, Morocco.

• Other information from the book Le Temps du Mellah by Joseph TOLEDANO (1982, Editions Ramtol). See also La Saga des familles by same author.

• Thanks to Arthur SUGERMAN for pointing out Genealogia Hebraica, Portugal e Gibraltar by Jose Maria Abecassis with information on 187 families, many from Morocco.

Rabbinical Literature by the BERDUGO family

Yehuouda BERDUGO

• Chants liturgiques juifs

Rabbi Yehuda mim 'mokim ben Yossef BERDUGO

• Mayim Amukkim (1910)
• responsa have been published in the responsa of Jacob ibn Zur.
• Mahane Yeouda (unpublished)

Rabbi Shlomo ben Yehuda BERDUGO

• commentary on Rachi's commentary on the Torah
• Ain Ya'akov (unpublished).

Rabbi Yossef ben Yehuda BERDUGO

• Koutounet Yossef

The Angel Rabbi Raphael ben Mordecai BERDUGO

See Encyclopedia Judaica, vol. 4, p. 592 for his extensive list of publications some unpublished.

• His manuscripts were safeguarded by his family, allowing the publication in Jerusalem of Sharbit Hazahav (volume 1 in 1975, volume 2 in 1978).
• His best known work was a responsa on judicial matters Mishpatim Yesharim (volume 1 published in Cracow, Poland 1801, volume 2 unpublished).
• Mne menohot (tranquil waters) commentary on the torah (volume 1 published Jerusalem 1901, volume 2 published in 1942).
• Takanot (rules) of the rabbis of Castille with commentaries.
• Torot Emet commentary on the Shulchan Aruch (published in 1939)
• A very original translation in judeo-arab of the Torah and Haftorahs. [image]
• Maane Lashon on the language of Rachi (unpublished).
• Messameyah Lev (Rejoycing of the heart), commentaries on the torah (unpublished).
• Leshon Limudim, commentaries on the Torah, published by Sepharic Religious Library with annotations by Moshe Bar Asher.

Rabbi Maimon ben Raphael BERDUGO

• Lev Mevin and Penei Mevin (issued together in 1951).
• novellae to the Talmud in manuscript.
• Sheelot u Teshubot responsa concerning the shulchan arukh
• Commentario sobre o livro de Terefot
• Sepher peneh mebin commentary on Hoshen Mishpat

Rabbi Yaacov ben Abraham BERDUGO

• Shofria di Yaacov, reponsa (1810)
• Gale Amikta, commentary on book by Rabbi Youda Mayim Amoukim (1911)
• Kol Yaacov, collection of liturgical poems (1844)
• other unpublished manuscripts

Chief Rabbi Moses ben Abraham BERDUGO, called "Mashbir"

• Roch Mashbir, a collection of commentaries on the Torah and the Talmud (volume 1 printed 1840, Livourne, volume 2 printed 1975, Jerusalem).
• Divre Moche book of responsa was copied by hand for generations of rabbis and was published by the Fondation de Diffusion des Anciens Manuscrits founded in Meknes by Rabbi Shalom MESSAS.
• Kanaf Renanim is commentary on Genesis and Rachi's commentaries thereof.

Chief Rabbi Mordecai ben Yossef BERDUGO known as Rav Hamarbitz

• unpublished responsa
• a commentry on the proverbs Mishne la melech unpublished
• Perashat Mordekhai, a commentary on the bible, (1948)

Rabbi Joseph ben Mordecai BERDUGO

• lexicon of Hebrew grammatical roots and their derivatives Ketonet Yosef (3 vols, 1922-43)

Pethahiah Mordecai ben Jekuthiel BERDUGO

• Nofet Zufim, responsa (1938)
• Pittuhei Hotam, a commentary on the Talmud (unpublished)

Rabbi Jacob BERDUGO ben Jekuthiel BERDUGO

For complete list, see Encyclopedia Judaica, vol. 4, p. 592.
• Gallei Amikta, a commentary on Mayim Amukkim by Judah BERDUGO,

Chief Rabbi Petahyiah Mordecai BERDUGO

• Pituheh Hotam (talmudic commentary),
• Nofet Zuphim (responsa, published 1938).

Grand Rabbi Salomon ben Daniel BERDUGO

• Die Hashev
• Em le-Mesorot, responsa, a collection of laws and Torah novellae; appended are Musar Kaskel and Shirei Shelomo (1950)
• many books of Jewish poetry and zmirot

Note that many BERDUGO's are list among the Moroccan Rabbis on the Sephardic Studies website.

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