About Naphtali Cohen
Lived 1649 – 1718 (aged 68–69). Naphtali Cohen was a rabbi.
Naphtali Cohen (1649–1718), also known as Naphtali HaKohen Katz, was a rabbi and kabalist born in Ostroh, in what was then the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He belonged to a family of rabbis in Ostroh, where his father, Isaac HaCohen, a great-grandson of Maharal of Prague , had fled during the Polish–Cossack–Tatar War.
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Who was Naphtali Cohen?
Russian Orthodox rabbi
When was Naphtali Cohen born?
Naphtali Cohen was born in 1649 in Ostroh.
When did Naphtali Cohen die?
Naphtali Cohen died on 20 December 1718 in Constantinople.
What was Naphtali Cohen's occupation?
Naphtali Cohen was a rabbi.
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