SAADIAH (Ben Joseph) GAON — (882–942), greatest scholar and author of the geonic period and important leader of Babylonian Jewry. Saadiah was born in Pithom (Abu Suweir), in the Faiyum district in Egypt. Little is known about his family except that his opponents slandered… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SAADIAH BEN JOSEPH HA-LEVI — (16th century), Yemenite rabbi, poet, and paytan. Saadiah was one of the leading scholars of his time in Sanʿa (and later in Jiblah). He composed piyyutim and poems. Several of his piyyutim, including one on the Akedah (the binding of Isaac),… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Saadiah ben-Joseph — (882–942) Gaon of Sura 922–42. Saadiah was the most eminent of the geonim, and was instrumental in saving rabbinic Judaism from the dangers of sectarianism which gravely threatened it at that time. Saadiah was born in Egypt. At the age of… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
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DAVID BEN SAADIAH — (11th century), Spanish scholar. David b. Saadiah was the author of Mishpetei Shevu ot written in Arabic. Though he was famous as a dayyan in his time, the disappearance of his book has caused him to be virtually forgotten. A quotation from it is … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ADANI, SAADIAH BEN DAVID — (Saʿid ibn Daud, known also as al Yamanī al Rabbānī; 15th century), talmudist. Adani lived in Damascus, Aleppo, and Safed. His works, written in Judeo Arabic, deal with subjects studied in the Yemenite communities: Midrash, halakhah, and lunar… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
DOSA BEN SAADIAH — (930–1017), head of the academy of Sura, and son of saadiah b. joseph gaon . It was not until 1013, 71 years after his father s death, that, at the age of 83, he became gaon of Sura. Though only a few of the responsa of Dosa have survived, the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LONGO, SAADIAH — (first half of 16th century), poet. Born in Turkey, Saadiah lived in Salonika, where he was a member of the Hakhmei ha Shir ( scholars of poetry ), a group of poets supported by Gedaliah ibn Yaḥya, a wealthy Salonikan. In addition to his Shivrei… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MANSURAH, SAADIAH BEN JUDAH — (19th century), Yemenite scholar living in Sanʾa . He was author of Sefer ha Maḥashavah, which appeared under the title Sefer ha Galut ve ha Ge ullah (1955), which consists of seven sections written in rhymed prose. Like the Sefer ha Musar of R.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ḤOẒIN, ẒEDAKAH BEN SAADIAH — (1699–1773), Baghdad rabbi and talmudist. Ḥoẓin was born in Syria, and in 1743 was appointed rabbi of Baghdad, where he did much to spread the study of Torah. He introduced many regulations which were adopted by the Jews of Iraq, among them the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
