Judah ben Eliezer ha-Levi Minz — (ca. 1405 1508), also known as Mahari Minz, was the most prominent Italian rabbi of his time. He officiated as rabbi of Padua for forty seven years, during which time he had a great number of pupils, among whom were his son Abraham Minz, and the… … Wikipedia
MINZ, JUDAH BEN ELIEZER HA-LEVI — (c. 1408–1506), Italian rabbi. Judah, a first cousin of moses mintz , was a member of a family of scholars and bankers which derived its name from the town of Mainz, where he was probably born. It is presumed that Minz left Mainz in 1462 during… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BRIEL, JUDAH BEN ELIEZER — (1643–1722), exegete, halakhic authority, and polemicist. Appointed a member of the bet din of Mantua, Briel succeeded Moses Zacuto (d. 1697) as the rabbi of that community, a position he occupied until his death. Among his pupils was isaac… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JUDAH BEN BATHYRA — JUDAH BEN BATHYRA, tanna of the second century C.E. He was apparently a student of Eliezer b. Hyrcanus and joshua b. hananiah (Pes. 3:3; Eduy. 8:3; Neg. 9:3, 11:7), and an associate of Akiva (Kelim 2:7) and Tarfon (Peah 3:6). His name is… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JUDAH BEN KALONYMUS BEN MOSES OF MAINZ — (d. c. 1200), German scholar, halakhic authority, paytan, and kabbalist. He was the pupil of Shemariah b. Mordecai in Speyer, and of , who taught him mysticism. During the Third Crusade (1189–93) Judah braced his community to face the approaching … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JUDAH BEN JOSEPH OF KAIROUAN — (end of 10th and beginning of 11th century), talmudic scholar of the geonic era. Judah is referred to as resh sidra, resh kallah , and alluf . He corresponded on halakhic problems with sherira and his son hai , geonim of pumbedita , as well as… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Tobiah ben Eliezer — (Hebrew: טוביה בר אליעזר) was a Talmudist and poet of the 11th century, author of the Leḳaḥ Ṭob or Pesiḳta Zuṭarta, a midrashic commentary on the Pentateuch and the Five Megillot. Zunz (G. V. pp. 293 et seq.) inferred from Tobiah s reference to… … Wikipedia
Judah ben Ilai — Rabbi Judah ben Ilai, also known as Rabbi Judah, was a Tanna (a sage recorded in the Mishna), who lived in the 2nd Century.Rabbi Judah ben Ilai was born at Usha, a city in Galilee. His teachers were his father, who had studied with Rabbi Eliezer … Wikipedia
ISAAC BENJAMIN WOLF BEN ELIEZER LIPMAN — (d. before 1698), German rabbi. Isaac s father, ELIEZER, was called Goettingen, a name taken from the city of that name in Germany. Isaac studied under Isaac b. Abraham, av bet din of Vilna and Posen. He served as rabbi of Landsberg an der Warthe … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ḤAYYUJ, JUDAH BEN DAVID — (c. 945–c. 1000), the most important Hebrew grammarian towards the turn of the 10th century. About his life little is known. He was born in Fez and arrived at Córdoba in 960 when the dispute between menahem b. jacob ibn Saruq and dunash b. labrat … Encyclopedia of Judaism
