ELIJAH BEN BENJAMIN HA-LEVI — (d. after 1540), rabbi and paytan of Constantinople. He belonged to an indigenous Turkish Jewish family. He studied under moses capsali , to whose aid he came in his dispute with joseph colon , and afterward under Elijah Mizraḥi , whom he… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HA-LEVI, SASSON BEN ELIJAH BEN MOSES — (also known as R. Sasson Smuha; 1820–1910), Baghdad rabbi and disciple of R. abdullah somekh . Ha Levi held the position of dayyan from 1841 to 1876. In 1860 he intervened to prevent the expropriation from Jewish hands of the traditional tomb of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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
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
GERONDI, ZERAHIAH BEN ISAAC HA-LEVI — (12th century), rabbinical scholar and poet. His father, ISAAC HAYIẒHARI ben ZERAHIAH HA LEVI GERONDI, was a Hebrew poet and talmudic scholar in Spain. His poetry was included in the rites of the communities of Avignon, Carpentras, Montpellier,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LEWIN, JOSHUA HESHEL BEN ELIJAH ZE'EV HA-LEVI — (1818–1883), Lithuanian talmudist and author. Lewin was born in Vilna and studied under elijah ragoler . In his youth he was friendly with Mordecai Aaron Gunzberg, samuel joseph fuenn , and Julian Klaczko. In addition to his extensive talmudic… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ALASHKAR, MOSES BEN ISAAC — (1466–1542), talmudist and liturgical poet. Alashkar, who was born in Spain, studied in his youth with R. Samuel Valensi in Zamora. In 1492, when the Jews were expelled from Spain, Alashkar sailed to North Africa. On board he was kept below deck… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AMELANDER (also Amlander), MENAHEM MANN BEN SOLOMON HA-LEVI — (1698–1767?), Hebrew grammarian, publisher, translator, and historian. He was born in Amsterdam, went to a yeshivah in Prague, and was a student of moses frankfurter , a dayyan and publisher in Amsterdam, whose Mikra ot Gedolot edition of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ISSERLES, MOSES BEN ISRAEL — (1525 or 1530–1572), Polish rabbi and codifier, one of the great halakhic authorities. His full family name, Isserel Lazarus was shortened to Isserles, but he is usually referred to as the Rema (acronym of Rabbi Moses Isserles). Isserles was born … Encyclopedia of Judaism
URI (Phoebus) BEN AARON HA-LEVI — (also called Uri Witzenhausen or Witmund; 1625–1715), Hebrew printer. Uri s father was ḥazzan of the Neveh Shalom congregation, Amsterdam, and his grandfather Moses Uri ha Levi, rabbi of Emden and one of the founders of the Portuguese Jewish… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
