Silistra
Danube (Ottoman Empire / Bulgaria)
Silistra, a town on the lower Danube (today in northeastern Bulgaria, on the Romanian border), had a Sephardic Jewish community under Ottoman rule. Rabbi Eliezer Papo, author of the widely beloved ethical work Pele Yoetz, served as rabbi of Silistra from about 1819 until his death in 1826, and his grave there became a pilgrimage site.
1 teacher · 1 work · 12 most-discussed ideas
Teachers who lived here
Works composed here
- 1815
Pele Yoetz
by Eliezer Papo
Ideas shaped here
Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Silistra. Click any to trace the idea across time and place.
- Talmud Torah (Torah Study)122 passages
- De'ot (Character Traits and Their Refinement)119 passages
- Teshuvah (Return / Repentance)106 passages
- Kavanah (Intention)97 passages
- Yetzer HaRa (Evil Inclination)96 passages
- Derech Eretz (Proper Conduct)80 passages
- Lashon HaRa (Evil Speech)73 passages
- Mitzvot (Commandments)71 passages
- Tefillah (Prayer)62 passages
- Yirah (Awe / Reverence)58 passages
- Olam HaBa (World to Come)54 passages
- Gemilut Chasadim (Acts of Loving-Kindness)53 passages