BENJAMIN ZE'EV BEN MATTATHIAS OF ARTA — (early 16th century), dayyan and halakhist. He first engaged in business but later became a member of the bet din at Arta (Epirus). After living at Larissa (1528) and Corfu (1530), Benjamin Ze ev settled in Venice; but toward the end of his life… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Juda ben Eli — (ou Ali) est un Sage karaïte (mouvement juif scripturaliste, adversaire du judaïsme rabbinique traditionnel) des IXe et Xe siècles (décédé à Jérusalem en 932) Grammairien et poète liturgique, il a dirigé le centre d études karaïte de… … Wikipédia en Français
Meir ben Judah Leib Poppers — or Meir ben Judah Loeb Ha Kohen Ashkenazi Poppers (ca. 1624 1662) was a Bohemian rabbi and kabbalist. He was born in Prague and died in Jerusalem in February or March, 1662. He studied the Kabbala under Israel Ashkenazi and Jacob Zemah, and he… … Wikipedia
DIENNA, AZRIEL BEN SOLOMON — (d. 1536), Italian rabbi and halakhic authority. Dienna, who came from a French family that had settled in Italy, studied under R. Nethanel Trabot. In his youth he was a teacher in Reggio and later moved to Pavia where he remained for 15 years.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
RECANATI, MENAHEM BEN BENJAMIN — (late 13th early–14th centuries), Italian kabbalist and halakhic authority. No information whatsoever is available on Recanati s life, although according to family tradition mentioned in Shalshelet ha Kabbalah he was once an ignorant man who… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ASHKENAZI, ABRAHAM BEN JACOB — (1811–1880), Sephardi chief rabbi of Ereẓ Israel. Ashkenazi was born in Larissa, in Greece, but c. 1820 his family settled in Jerusalem where he studied under Samuel Arvaẓ, and was successively appointed a dayyan in the bet din of Benjamin… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRAHAM ḤAYYIM BEN GEDALIAH — (1750–1816), Galician rabbi. Abraham studied under his father Gedaliah b. Benjamin Wolf, who was av bet din in Zloczow. He was a disciple of dov baer the Maggid of Mezhirech, jacob joseph of Polonnoye, and jehiel michel of zloczow . He was also a … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ERGAS, JOSEPH BEN EMANUEL — (1685–1730), rabbi, kabbalist, and author of books on halakhic and kabbalistic matters. Ergas, who was of Marrano descent, was born in Leghorn. The headdress of a knight engraved on his tomb in Leghorn perhaps indicates descent from a noble… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TRABOT — (Trabotto), Italian family of French origin which flourished from the 14th to the 17th centuries. The name is most probably derived from Trévoux, once Trévou, a town located in Burgundy, from where the Jews were definitely expelled in 1488. The… … 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
