FALK, JOSHUA BEN ALEXANDER HA-KOHEN — (c. 1555–1614), Polish yeshivah head and halakhist commonly referred to as Sma from the initials of the title of his major work. Falk was born in Lublin and studied under Moses Isserles and Solomon Luria, but refused to serve as rabbi of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Falk, Joshua ben Alexander ha-Cohen (Walk, Joshua) — (1555 1614) Polish educationalist and communal leader. He was born in Lublin. He devoted his life to teaching and took an active part in the Council of the Four Lands. His Bet Yisrael is a commentary on Jacob ben Asher s Turim. In Sepher… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Joshua Falk — Not to be confused with Jacob Joshua Falk. Drisha redirects here. For the center for advanced Talmudic studies for women, see the Drisha Institute. Joshua ben Alexander HaCohen Falk (1555 – 1614) was a Polish Halakhist and Talmudist, best known… … Wikipedia
Falk (name) — Family name name = Falk imagesize=200px caption= a falcon which the surname Falk is derived from pronunciation = meaning = falcon region = Northern Europe origin = Old Norse, Middle High German related names = Falck, Falker, Valke footnotes =… … Wikipedia
FALK, JACOB JOSHUA BEN ẒEVI HIRSCH — (1680–1756), rabbi and halakhic authority. Falk was born in Cracow and was a descendant of joshua heschel b. joseph of cracow , the author of Meginnei Shelomo. He studied in Polish yeshivot and took up residence in Lemberg after his marriage to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Falk — m Jewish: from the Yiddish vocabulary word falk falcon (modern German Falke). It is sometimes taken as a translation of the Hebrew given name Yehoshua (see JOSHUA (SEE Joshua)); there have been many famous rabbis named Joshua Falk. The… … First names dictionary
Joshua (name) — Joshua is a Biblical masculine given name derived from the Hebrew Yehoshua (hebrew|יהושע), which has a meaning similar to God rescues or God is salvation . [ [http://www.direct.ca/trinity/yehoshua.html Yehoshua, Yeshua or Yeshu; Which one is the… … Wikipedia
JOSHUA BEN MORDECAI FALK HA-KOHEN — (1799–1864), rabbi. Joshua was born in Breść Kujawski in the district of Warsaw. In his youth he settled in Kurnik (Kornik), Poznania, and was therefore called Joshua of Kurnik. In c. 1854 he emigrated to the United States, was appointed rabbi in … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Joshua Höschel ben Joseph — was a Polish rabbi; born in Wilna about 1578; died at Cracow August 16, 1648. In his boyhood he journeyed to Przemysl, Galicia, to study the Talmud under Rabbi Samuel ben Phoebus of Cracow. He returned to his native country, and continued his… … Wikipedia
JOSHUA HOESCHEL BEN JOSEPH OF CRACOW — (1578–1648), Polish rabbi. Joshua Hoeschel was born in Vilna. In his youth he studied under Samuel b. Feibush in Przemysl and then in the yeshivot of meir b. gedaliah of lublin and joshua falk of Lemberg. From 1634 to 1639 he served as rabbi in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
