SAR SHALOM BEN MOSES HA-LEVI
- SAR SHALOM BEN MOSES HA-LEVI
- SAR SHALOM BEN MOSES HA-LEVI (12th century), the
last of the Egyptian geonim. Sar Shalom held office in Fostat
from 1171 until at least 1195. He had followed his brother, the
Gaon nethanel b. moses ha-levi , in the position.
Before then, he had held the post of av bet din in the
Yeshivah shel Ereẓ Israel of Damascus, which, according to
benjamin of Tudela, was headed by Sar Shalom's brother Azariah.
While acting as gaon, Sar Shalom signed himself rosh
yeshivat Ereẓ ha-Ẓevi, or rosh yeshivat Ge'on Ya'akov
("Head of the Yeshivah of the Glory of Jacob").
-BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Mann, Egypt, index; Mann, Texts, 1 (1931), 257f.; idem, in:
HUCA, 3 (1926), 295f.; Baneth, in: Sefer ha-Yovel…
A. Marx (1950), 77; S. Assaf, in: Tarbiz, 1 no. 2
(1930), 80f.; S.D. Goitein, ibid., 31 (1962), 369; 33 (1964),
184.
(Abraham David)
Encyclopedia Judaica.
1971.
Look at other dictionaries:
NETHANEL BEN MOSES HA-LEVI — (12th century), gaon and rosh yeshivah in cairo . Nethanel inherited his position from his father Moses and according to documents of the cairo genizah , he held this position from 1160 to 1170. At that time, the role and the authority of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MOSES BEN LEVI — (12th century), communal leader and poet in egypt . From fragments of the cairo genizah , it has become clear that Moses was in charge of the affairs of the Jewish community of Qalyub, north of cairo . In 1195 the heads of the Jewish community… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GAON — (pl. Geonim), formal title of the heads of the academies of Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia. The geonim were recognized by the Jews as the highest authority of instruction from the end of the sixth century or somewhat later to the middle of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ḤASIDISM — ḤASIDISM, a popular religious movement giving rise to a pattern of communal life and leadership as well as a particular social outlook which emerged in Judaism and Jewry in the second half of the 18th century. Ecstasy, mass enthusiasm, close knit … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PIYYUT — (Heb. פִּיּוּט; plural: piyyutim; from the Greek ποιητής), a lyrical composition intended to embellish an obligatory prayer or any other religious ceremony, communal or private. In a wider sense, piyyut is the totality of compositions composed in … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LINGUISTIC LITERATURE, HEBREW — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction foreword the beginning of linguistic literature linguistic literature and its background the development of linguistic literature Foreword: A Well Defined Unit the four… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of Jewish leaders in the Land of Israel — The following is a list of Jewish leaders since the time of Abraham.For thousands of years, Jews have lived in their homeland, sometimes as an independent polity, sometimes not. Although at times the region was ruled by foreign empires Jews in… … Wikipedia
HISTORY — For Prehistory see archaeology ; for Biblical and Second Temple periods, see history . Destruction of the Second Temple until the Arab Conquest (70–640 C.E.) THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR OF 66–70 C.E. The Jewish war against the Romans, which lasted… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
