KALAI (Kal'i), SAMUEL BEN MOSES — (16th century), Turkish rabbi. Kalai may have been born in Corfu. He was a son in law of Benjamin ibn Mattathias, author of Binyamin Ze ev. At first he lived in Salonika and subsequently in Arta. In consequence of a dispute he left the town and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Aaron ben Joseph of Constantinople — (c. 1260 – c. 1320) (not to be confused with his near contemporary, Aaron ben Eliyahu of Nicomedia), was an eminent teacher, philosopher, physician, and liturgical poet in ConstantinopleBackgroundAaron ben Joseph was born in Sulchat, Crimea. He… … Wikipedia
Aaron ben Joseph de Constantinople — Ne doit pas être confondu avec Aaron ben Eliya de Nicomédie. Aaron ben Joseph de Constantinople (hébreu : אהרון בן יוסף הרופא Aaron ben Yossef Harofè), dit Aaron Harishon (« Aaron le Premier » ou « l’Ancien ») est… … Wikipédia en Français
SASSON, AARON BEN JOSEPH — (1550/5–1626), rabbinic scholar in the ottoman Empire. Aaron was educated in salonika , where he lived until 1600, and died in Constantinople. He was a pupil of Mordecai Matalon and a pupil and colleague of his father in law, Solomon II of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
DAVID BEN DANIEL — (fl. second half of the 13th century), exilarch in Mosul, Mesopotamia. David was descended from the exilarch Josiah b. Zakkai and a grandson of the exilarch david b. zakkai II. In 1288 David issued a threat of excommunication edict against R.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BOTON, ABRAHAM BEN MOSES DE — (154?–after 1592), rabbi and halakhist. De Boton was born in Salonika, the son of the rabbinic scholar moses de boton (d. 1570). He and mordecai kalai studied at R. Samuel de Medina s yeshivah; the latter later intimated that many of Abraham s… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Aaron-Hariscon — Aaron ben Joseph de Constantinople Pour les articles homonymes, voir Aaron. Aaron ben Joseph de Constantinople, dit Harofè (« le médecin ») ou Harishon (« le premier », afin de le distinguer de son contemporain plus… … Wikipédia en Français
Aaron Harishon — Aaron ben Joseph de Constantinople Pour les articles homonymes, voir Aaron. Aaron ben Joseph de Constantinople, dit Harofè (« le médecin ») ou Harishon (« le premier », afin de le distinguer de son contemporain plus… … Wikipédia en Français
PIYYUT — (Heb. פִּיּוּט; plural: piyyutim; from the Greek ποιητής), a lyrical composition intended to embellish an obligatory prayer or any other religious ceremony, communal or private. In a wider sense, piyyut is the totality of compositions composed in … Encyclopedia of Judaism
RESPONSA — (Heb. שְׁאֵלוֹת וּתְשׁוּבוֹת; lit. queries and replies ), a rabbinic term denoting an exchange of letters in which one party consults another on a halakhic matter. Such responsa are already mentioned in the Talmud, which tells of an inquiry… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
