JONATHAN BEN DAVID HA-KOHEN OF LUNEL — (c. 1135–after 1210), talmudic scholar of Provence, the leading rabbi of Lunel after the death of meshullam b. jacob . He was a pupil of Moses b. Joseph Merwan in Narbonne and possibly of Meir ibn Migash – the son of joseph ibn migash – in Spain … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Malachi ben Jacob — ha Kohen was a renowned Talmudist, methodologist, and one of the greatest Kaballists of the 18th century.[1] He was a student of the famous kaballist Rabbi Joseph Ergas, author of the original kaballistic text known as Shomer Emunim . Born in… … Wikipedia
HOROWITZ, ISAAC HA-LEVI BEN JACOB JOKEL — (1715–1767), German rabbi. In his youth he was known as a scholar and later married the daughter of R. Jacob Babad, the av bet din at Brody, who supported him in his home for several years. He was rabbi successively at Gorochov (1749), at Glogau … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ALFASI, ISAAC BEN JACOB — (known as Rif; 1013–1103), author of the most important code prior to the Mishneh Torah of Maimonides. In a sense, Alfasi brought the geonic period to a close. The last of the Babylonian geonim, Hai Gaon, died when Alfasi was 25 years old. Alfasi … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ASHKENAZI, ẒEVI HIRSCH BEN JACOB — (also known as the Ḥakham Zevi; 1660–1718), rabbi and halakhist. Both his father, Jacob Sak, a renowned scholar, and his maternal grandfather, ephraim b. jacob ha kohen , had escaped from Vilna to Moravia during the 1655 Cossack uprising. It was… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PROSSNITZ, JUDAH LEIB BEN JACOB HOLLESCHAU — (c. 1670–1730), Shabbatean prophet. Born in Uhersky Brod, he settled in Prossnitz (Prostejov) after his marriage. An uneducated man, he made his living as a peddler. About 1696 he underwent a spiritual awakening and began to study the Mishnah,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jonathan Eybeschütz — Jonathan ben Nathan Eybeschütz (* 1690 in Krakau; † 18. September 1764[1] in Altona) war ein Talmudist und Kabbalist, der vor allem durch seine jahrelange Auseinandersetzung mit Rabbiner Jacob Emden bekannt wurde. Leben und Werk … Deutsch Wikipedia
Jonathan Eybeschutz — Portrait (posthume) de Jonathan Eybeschutz Naissance 1690 Cracovie … Wikipédia en Français
Jacob Emden — (he|יעקב עמדן) (the Yabets) was a Jewish rabbi and notable talmudist, and prominent opponent of the Shabbethaians. He was born at Altona June 4, 1697, and died there April 19, 1776. He was the son of the Chacham Tzvi, and a great great grandson… … Wikipedia
JACOB KOPPEL BEN MOSES OF MEZHIRECH — (d. c. 1740), Polish kabbalist. Jacob was influenced by the Shabbatean movement in Poland, and he himself influenced Ḥasidism. His main published works are: Sha arei Gan Eden (Korets, 1803), a major kabbalistic treatise, dealing with all facets… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
