Judah ben Barzillai — (Albargeloni) [In Arabic, this means from Barcelona . In Hebrew, the name is rendered ha Bartseloni .] was a Spanish Talmudist of the end of the 11th and the beginning of the 12th century. Almost nothing is known of his life. He came of a very… … Wikipedia
Judah ben Ezekiel — (220–299) (Hebrew: יהודה בן יחזקאל), also known as Rav Yehuda, was a Babylonian amora of the 2nd generation. He was the most prominent disciple of Rav (Abba Arika), in whose house he often stayed, and whose son Hiyya was his pupil (Er. 2b). After … Wikipedia
JUDAH BEN BARZILLAI (ha-Nasi), AL-BARGELONI — JUDAH BEN BARZILLAI ( ha Nasi ), AL BARGELONI (late 11th and early 12th century), rabbi of Barcelona. Naḥ manides claimed descent from him, referring to him as zekeni ( my ancestor ). According to one statement (responsa, Tashbeẓ, 1:15), he was a … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JUDAH BEN PEDAYA — (Padah; early third century C.E.), Palestinian amora. His statements, both in halakhah and aggadah, are numerous in both Talmuds and the Midrash, but he was recognized as a master of aggadah. In the Babylonian Talmud he was known as Bar Pada, in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JOSEPH BEN ḤIYYA — (d. 333 C.E.), Babylonian amora and head of the Pumbedita academy for two and a half years, after the death of rabbah . Joseph was a pupil of Judah b. Ezekiel. Hundreds of his sayings in halakhah and aggadah are to be found throughout the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ROSANES, JUDAH BEN SAMUEL — (1657–1727), Turkish rabbi, posek and preacher. Rosanes was born in Constantinople. He studied under R. Solomon ha Levi the Elder and R. Joseph b. Isaiah Trani (grandson of joseph b. moses trani ). In his youth, he worked in the business of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hiyya bar Abba — For the Amora sage of the Land of Israel, of the 1st Amora Generation, see Rabbi Hiyya (Hiyya the Great). For the Amora sage of Babylon, of the 2nd and 3d Amora Generation, and Dean of the Pumbedita Academy, see Huna b. Hiyya. Hiyya bar Abba or… … Wikipedia
Judah the Prince — Traditional burial place of Judah the Price at Beit She arim National Park, Israel. Rebbi redirects here. For the title, see Honorifics in Judaism. For other people named Judah, see Judah (disambiguation). Judah the Prince, (Hebrew: יהודה הנשיא … Wikipedia
JUDAH HA-LEVI BEI-RABBI HILLEL — JUDAH HA LEVI BEI RABBI HILLEL, medieval paytan, some of whose work was recently discovered in the Cairo Genizah. Judah s piyyutim are based on customs prevailing in Ereẓ Israel, which would indicate that he lived there or in Egypt, where there… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JUDAH HALEVI — (before 1075–1141), Hebrew poet, philosopher, and physician. Halevi was one of the most distinguished and emblematic medieval intellectuals, perhaps the most mature and representative model of Jewish culture in al Andalus; he was deeply involved… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
