Yom Tov of Joigny — Yom Tov (alt. Yom Tob) of Joigny, also denoted of York (died 1190) was a French born rabbi and liturgical poet of the medieval era who lived in York, and died in the massacre of the Jews of York in 1190. A Hebrew language hymn attributed to him,… … Wikipedia
Yomtov ben Isaac of Joigny — (d. 1190) Liturgical poet, of Spanish origin. He settled in York in c. 1180. He wrote commentaries on the Bible and engaged in anti Christian polemics. He composed an elegy on the Blois martyrs of 1171 and the hymn Omnam Ken for the eve of the … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
ADON OLAM — (Heb. אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם; Lord of the World ), rhymed liturgical hymn in 12 verses (in the Ashkenazi rite) extolling the eternity and unity of God and expressing man s absolute trust in His providence. The Sephardi rite has 16 verses. The author is… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SHESTAPOL, WOLF — ( Velvele Khersoner ; c. 1832–1872), ḥazzan. Shestapol was born in Odessa and as a youth sang with his father Samuel and with bezalel shulsinger (Odesser). After his appointment as ḥazzan in Kherson he studied for some time with solomon sulzer in … Encyclopedia of Judaism
VINAVER, CHEMJO — (1900–1973), conductor and composer. Vinaver was born in Warsaw and raised in the ḥasidic court of his grandfather, R. Isaac of Vorka, where he absorbed the Vorka and other ḥasidic musical traditions. From 1916 to 1920 he studied in Warsaw, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
YOM TOV OF JOIGNY — (d. 1190), talmudist, exegete, and synagogal poet. He was a disciple of Rabbenu tam of Troyes, the grandson of Rashi. Toward 1180 he settled in york , probably under the aegis of josce , the leader of the community. His halakhic decisions are… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
