LURIA, ISAAC BEN SOLOMON — (1534–1572), kabbalist, referred to as Ha Ari (האר״י; the (sacred) lion from the initials of האלוהי רבי יצחק; Ha Elohi Rabbi Yiẓḥak, the divine Rabbi ). This cognomen was in use by the end of the 16th century, apparently at first in kabbalistic… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ELIJAH BEN SOLOMON HA-KOHEN — ELIJAH BEN SOLOMON HA KOHEN, Palestinian gaon from 1062 to 1083. His father Solomon was gaon from about 1020 to 1025 and was succeeded by solomon b. judah , who held that office until 1051. Elijah and his elder brother Joseph, who were very young … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GANS, DAVID BEN SOLOMON — (1541–1613), chronicler, astronomer, and mathematician. Born in Lippstadt, Westphalia, Gans studied rabbinics with Reuben Fulda in Bonn; Eliezer Treves in Frankfurt; Moses Isserles in Cracow; and Judah Loew (the Maharal) in Prague. Encouraged, so … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SOLOMON BEN ELIJAH HA-KOHEN — (late 11th and early 12th century), founder of an academy in damascus in the early 12th century. His father, the gaon elijah b. solomon (d. 1083), was head of the Palestinian academy in Tyre. Elijah appointed his elder son, ABIATHAR, as his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Daniel ben Azariah — (11th century) was the gaon of the Land of Israel from 1051 till 1062. Descended from a Babylonian exilarch family, he was a scion of the House of David and was elected to head the Palestinian Academy in Jerusalem.[1] The Ben Ezra Synagogue of… … Wikipedia
Tobiah ben Eliezer — (Hebrew: טוביה בר אליעזר) was a Talmudist and poet of the 11th century, author of the Leḳaḥ Ṭob or Pesiḳta Zuṭarta, a midrashic commentary on the Pentateuch and the Five Megillot. Zunz (G. V. pp. 293 et seq.) inferred from Tobiah s reference to… … Wikipedia
CARO, JOSEPH BEN EPHRAIM — (1488–1575), author of the Shulḥan Arukh . Life Caro was apparently born in Toledo, Castile. It seems that after the expulsion from Spain (1492) his family left for Turkey or Portugal, but it is possible that they left for Portugal even before… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HEZEKIAH BEN DAVID — (d. c. 1058), exilarch and gaon. His grandfather Hezekiah b. Judah, a grandson of david b. zakkai , is also referred to as exilarch, although there is some doubt whether he actually held the position. Hezekiah b. David became exilarch after… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
DANIEL BEN AZARIAH — (11th century), Palestinian gaon, 1051–62. Daniel was a descendant of one of the branches of the family of the exilarch in Babylonia that had been banished. He succeeded Solomon b. Judah as gaon of Palestine on the latter s death in 1051, thus… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Menahem Azariah da Fano — (also called Immanuel da Fano, and Rema MiPano) (1548, Fano – Mantua, 1620) was an Italian rabbi, Talmudist, and Kabbalist. Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References … Wikipedia
