ABRAHAM BEN MOSES BEN MAIMON — (1186–1237), theologian, exegete, communal leader, mystical pietist, and physician. Little was known about him prior to the discovery of the cairo genizah , which has preserved many of his writings, in part autographic. Born in Fustat, Egypt, on… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRAHAM — (originally Abram; Heb. אַבְרָהָם, אַבְרָם), first patriarch of the people of Israel. The form Abram occurs in the Bible only in Genesis 11:26–17:5, Nehemiah 9:7, and I Chronicles 1:26. Otherwise, Abraham appears invariably, and the name is borne … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Abraham ibn Daud — (Hebrew Avraham ben David ha Levi; Arabic ابراهيم ابن داود) was a Spanish Jewish astronomer, historian, and philosopher; born at Toledo, Spain about 1110; died, according to common report, a martyr about 1180. He is sometimes known by the… … Wikipedia
ELISHA ḤAYYIM BEN JACOB ASHKENAZI — (d. 1673), father of nathan of Gaza and emissary of the Ashkenazi community of Jerusalem. In 1650 Ashkenazi and the kabbalist Solomon Navarro were sent as emissaries to North Africa by their community. On their return, they stayed for a time in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ALMOLI (Almuli), SOLOMON BEN JACOB — (before 1485– after 1542), grammarian, physician, philosopher, and kabbalist. Biography and Basic Works Probably born in Spain, Almoli passed his early years in Salonika, but before 1515 settled in Constantinople, where he spent the rest of his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ishmael ben Elisha — (90 135 CE, commonly known as Rabbi Ishmael, Hebrew: רבי ישמעאל) was a Tanna of the first and second centuries (third tannaitic generation). A Tanna ( plural , Tannaim) is a Jewish rabbinic sage whose views are recorded in the Mishnah.… … Wikipedia
DEL VECCHIO (Min ha-Zekenim), SHABBETAI EL-HANAN BEN ELISHA — (1707–?), Italian rabbi, posek, and preacher. In his youth Del Vecchio studied under his grandfather, Solomon David Del Vecchio, who ordained him as rabbi. In 1727 he was ordained rabbi also by the rabbis of Ferrara who included isaac lampronti … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ISHMAEL BEN ELISHA — (first half of the second century C.E.), tanna, the Ishmael generally mentioned without patronymic. Ishmael was one of the sages the stamp of whose personality and teachings had a permanent effect on tannaitic literature and on Judaism as a whole … Encyclopedia of Judaism
VITAL, ḤAYYIM BEN JOSEPH — (1542–1620), one of the greatest kabbalists. Vital was born in Ereẓ Israel, apparently in Safed. His father, Joseph Vital Calabrese, whose name indicates his origin from Calabria, South Italy, was a well known scribe in Safed (see responsa of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Joshua ben Hananiah — (Hebrew: יהושע בן חנניה d.131CE) was a leading tanna of the first half century following the destruction of the Temple. He was of Levitical descent (Ma as. Sh. v. 9), and served in the sanctuary as a member of the class of singers (Arakhin 11b).… … Wikipedia
