JUDAH BEN ISAAC — (14th or 15th century), author of a Hebrew treatise on music. Judah ben Isaac, who was probably a native of Southern France and seems to have been connected with the Jewish cultural renaissance in 14th century Provence, adapted his treatise from… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JUDAH BEN ISAAC — (Judah Sir Leon of Paris; also called Gur Aryeh ( lion s whelp ) or Aryeh, after Genesis 49:9 (Or Zaru a, pt. 1 no. 17; Tosefot Yeshanim to Yoma 8a); 1166–1224), French tosafist. Judah headed the Paris bet ha midrash, which was apparently… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judah ben Eliezer ha-Levi Minz — (ca. 1405 1508), also known as Mahari Minz, was the most prominent Italian rabbi of his time. He officiated as rabbi of Padua for forty seven years, during which time he had a great number of pupils, among whom were his son Abraham Minz, and the… … Wikipedia
JUDAH BEN MENAHEM OF ROME — (early 12th century), liturgical poet. Judah, whose son Menahem was the head of the Talmud academy in Rome, is one of the major Italian paytanim. His poems must have been fairly popular in the Middle Ages, since they have come down in a number of … Encyclopedia of Judaism
EHRENREICH, ḤAYYIM JUDAH BEN KALONYMUS — (1887–1942), Hungarian rabbi. Ehrenreich served as rabbi of Holesov, Moravia; Deva, Transylvania; and Humenne, Slovakia. In this last community, to which he was appointed in 1930, he devoted himself to a study of talmudic literature. Ehrenreich… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ASHKENAZI, JUDAH BEN SIMEON — (18th century), German codifier. Ashkenazi was born in Frankfurt on the Main where his father was a scribe and parnas of the community. Ashkenazi was serving as dayyan in Tiktin, Poland, before 1742. He wrote Ba er Heitev, a brief commentary on… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ROSANES, JUDAH BEN SAMUEL — (1657–1727), Turkish rabbi, posek and preacher. Rosanes was born in Constantinople. He studied under R. Solomon ha Levi the Elder and R. Joseph b. Isaiah Trani (grandson of joseph b. moses trani ). In his youth, he worked in the business of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ATTAR, JUDAH BEN JACOB (IBN) — (known as Rabbi al Kabbir (the great teacher); 1655–1733), talmudic scholar in Morocco. Attar was born in Fez and at a young age he was appointed head of the Moroccan dayyanim, after refusing to accept any remuneration for this function. He… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
IBN ABBAS, JUDAH BEN SAMUEL II — (13th century), religious writer, probably a resident of Spain; to be distinguished from judah ben samuel ibn abbas , the liturgical poet. In the middle of the 13th century Ibn Abbas composed Ya ir Nativ ( Enlightener of the Path ), also known as … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ALKALAI, JUDAH BEN SOLOMON ḤAI — (1798–1878), Sephardi rabbi and precursor of modern Zionism. Alkalai was born in Sarajevo (then Bosnia) and brought up in Jerusalem, where he was strongly influenced by Sarajevo born R. Eliezer Papo. From 1825 until he again moved to Jerusalem in … Encyclopedia of Judaism
