KAHANA, ABRAHAM ARYEH LEIB BEN SHALOM SHAKHNA — (also called Loeb Scheines; d. 1788), rabbi and author. Born in Horodenka, Galicia, where his father was rabbi, Kahana is not to be confused with his great uncle, Abraham b. Shalom Shakhna Kahana, who was rabbi in Brody, Ostrog, and Dubno. Kahana … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Aryeh Leib Epstein — Aryeh Löb ben Mordecai Ha Levi Epstein (Ba al ha Pardes) (1708 – June 26, 1775) was a Polish rabbi born in Grodno. At first he refused to become a rabbi, preferring to devote himself entirely to study, but in 1739 he was forced by poverty to… … Wikipedia
RAGOLER, ELIJAH BEN JACOB — (1794–1850), Lithuanian talmudist. Ragoler was born in Sogindat in the Zamut region. His only teacher was his father Jacob, a distinguished scholar and wealthy merchant. In his youth Elijah acquired a comprehensive knowledge of the Talmud, the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SHAPIRA, ELIJAH BEN BENJAMIN WOLF — (1660–1712), rabbi, preacher, and halakhist. Elijah studied under his grandfather, Aaron Simeon Shapira, and abraham abele gombiner . He was the brother in law of jacob reischer and of david oppenheim . He served as rabbi in Kolin, Bohemia, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BERLIN, DAVID BEN (Judah) LOEB — (d. 1771), German rabbi and talmudic authority. The brother of isaiah berlin , he was probably born in Eisenstadt (Hungary). After serving as rabbi of Dessau and Marktbreit (Bavaria) and as chief rabbi of Schwarzburg, Berlin was appointed rabbi… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
POSNER, SOLOMON ZALMAN BEN JOSEPH — (c. 1778–1863), rabbi and author. Posner studied under his father, the rabbi of Poznan (Posen), and under akiva eger , Solomon Zalman of Warsaw, and his own uncle, Zeeb Wolf Kalafri. He occupied himself mainly with commerce in the city of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MALBIM, MEIR LOEB BEN JEHIEL MICHAEL WEISSER — (1809–1879), rabbi, preacher, and biblical exegete. The name Malbim is an acronym formed from Meir Loeb ben Jehiel Michael. Born in Volochisk (Volhynia), Malbim was a child when his father died. He studied in his native town until the age of 13,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Chief Rabbi — Chief Rabbinate redirects here. See also Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country s Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular… … Wikipedia
List of North European Jews — Before the Holocaust, Jews were a significant part of the population in Lithuania where they numbered around 240,000, including approximately 100,000 in Vilnius, or about 45% of that city s pre WWII population (Vilnius was also once known as the… … Wikipedia
Tzvi Ashkenazi — Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch ben Yaakov Ashkenazi (1656, Moravia (most likely, Velké Meziříčí[citation needed]) May 2, 1718, Lviv) (Hebrew … Wikipedia