Jacob ben Aaron Sasportas — was a Rabbi, cabalist, and anti Shabbethaian; born at Oran 1610; died at Amsterdam April 15, 1698; father of Isaac ben Jacob Sasportas. He became rabbi successively of Tlemçen (at the age of twenty four), Morocco, Fez, and Sali. About 1646 he was … Wikipedia
LONDON, JACOB BEN MOSES JUDAH — (first half of 18th century), rabbi and scholar. Born in Wesel, Germany, Jacob was taken to London as a child, when his father was appointed cantor there. There are those, however, who maintain he was born in London. When his father died, Jacob… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABOAB, SAMUEL BEN ABRAHAM — (1610–1694), Italian rabbi. Aboab was born in Hamburg, but at the age of 13 he was sent by his father to study in Venice under David Franco, whose daughter he later married. After serving as rabbi in Verona, he was appointed in 1650 to Venice. At … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Samuel Aboab — (1610 ndash; August 22, 1694), son of Abraham Aboab, was a very prominent rabbi of the seventeenth century. He was born at Venice, and began the study of rabbinical literature at an early age. When thirteen years old, he became the pupil of David … Wikipedia
AL-NAKAWA, ISRAEL BEN JOSEPH — (d. 1391), ethical writer and poet. The Al Nakawa family had lived from the 12th century in Toledo where a synagogue (Midrash Ben Al Nakawa) had been established by Israel s uncle, Abraham b. Samuel (murdered in 1341). Israel studied with asher b … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Nathan ben Moses Hannover — Nathan (Nata) ben Moses Hannover (Hebrew: נתן נטע הנובר) was a Ruthenian Jewish historian, Talmudist, and kabbalist; he died, according to Leopold Zunz (Kalender, 5623, p. 18), at Ungarisch Brod, Moravia, July 14, 1663. Jacob Aboab, however … Wikipedia
CANPANTON (Campanton), ISAAC BEN JACOB — (1360–1463), Castilian rabbi. Canpanton was the head of a yeshivah in Zamora in western Spain, among whose students were isaac de leon , isaac aboab ii , Samuel b. Abraham Valensi, and shem tov ibn shem tov . He laid down methodological rules for … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ISAAC BEN JACOB MIN HA-LEVIYYIM — ( of the levites ; b. 1621), Italian rabbi. He was orphaned at an early age and was brought up in the house of his grandfather, leone modena . He was a printer, proofreader, cantor, and preacher in his native Venice. He was the author of Ma asei… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MORPURGO, SAMSON BEN JOSHUA MOSES — (1681–1740), Italian rabbi and physician. Samson was born in Gradisca d Isonzo, Friuli. While still young he was taken by his parents to neighboring Gorizia, where he studied under Jacob Hai Gentili, the rabbi of the community, and his son,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
RIVKES, MOSES BEN NAPHTALI HIRSCH — (d. c. 1671/72), Lithuanian talmudist. It is not known when Rivkes went to Vilna, but he was one of those expelled from Vilna in 1655 (together with shabbetai b. meir ha kohen , Ephraim Cohen, and Aaron Samuel koidonover ) during the war between… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
