Naphtali Hirsch Goslar

Naphtali Hirsch ben Jacob Goslar (Hebrew: נפתלי הירש בן יעקב גאשלר, romanized: Naftali Hirš ben Yaʿaqov Goślar; fl. 18th century) was a German rabbi and philosopher.

Through his father, Jacob Goslar, he was a descendent of Rabbis Moses Isserles and Shabbatai HaKohen.

Initially serving as a dayyan in Halberstadt, he later relocated to Amsterdam, where he began the study of philosophy. In 1762, he published Merome sadeh, a collection of novellae on the Talmud, and Ma'amar efsharit ha-tiv'it, an apologetic work challenging the belief in primeval matter and natural religion.

Publications

• Sefer Merome sadeh (in Hebrew). Amsterdam: Rofe & Koschman. 1762.
• Ma'amar efsharit ha-tiv'it (in Hebrew). Amsterdam: Rofe & Koschman. 1762.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Deutsch, Gotthard; Seligsohn, M. (1905). "Naphtali Hirz ben Jacob Goslar". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 167.