HELLER, JEHIEL BEN AARON — (1814–1863), Lithuanian author and preacher. Heller was rabbi of Glusk (district of Volkovisk) before he became rabbi of Plungian where he remained until his death. Like his brother Joshua, Heller was a disciple of R. Israel salanter to whose… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HESCHEL, ABRAHAM JOSHUA BEN JACOB — (d. 1664), talmudic scholar of Lithuania and Poland. His father was rabbi of the community of Brest Litovsk and head of its yeshivah, where Abraham Joshua became a teacher as a young man. In 1630 his father was appointed rabbi of Lublin and head… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JOSHUA HOESCHEL BEN JACOB — (1595–1663), Polish rabbi, also called the Rebbi Reb Hoeschel. Joshua Hoeschel was apparently born in Lublin. He studied under his father jacob b. ephraim naphtali hirsch . Because of his many talents, his father brought him into the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller — Rabbi Yom Tov Lipmann ben Nathan ha Levi Heller (Hebrew: רבי יום טוב ליפמן הלר) (b. Wallerstein, Bavaria, 1578; d. Kraków, August 19, 1654) was a Bohemian rabbi and Talmudist, best known for writing a commentary on the Mishnah called the Tosefot… … Wikipedia
ISSERLES, MOSES BEN ISRAEL — (1525 or 1530–1572), Polish rabbi and codifier, one of the great halakhic authorities. His full family name, Isserel Lazarus was shortened to Isserles, but he is usually referred to as the Rema (acronym of Rabbi Moses Isserles). Isserles was born … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Chief Rabbi — Chief Rabbinate redirects here. See also Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country s Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
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
AḤARONIM — (Heb. אַחֲרוֹנִים; lit. the later (authorities), a term used to designate the later rabbinic authorities, in contrast to the rishonim , the earlier authorities. Although scholars differ as to the exact chronological dividing line between the two … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
