• Eliezer ben Isaac ha-Gadol was a German rabbi of the eleventh century. He was a pupil of his cousin R. Simon ha-Gadol of Mainz and of R. Gershom Me'or...
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    Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi (1013–1103) (Arabic: إسحاق الفاسي, Hebrew: ר' יצחק אלפסי), also known as the Alfasi or by his Hebrew acronym, the Rif (Rabbi Isaac...
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    Isaac ben Judah Abarbanel (Hebrew: יצחק בן יהודה אברבנאל;‎ 1437–1508), commonly referred to as Abarbanel (Hebrew: אַבַּרבְּנְאֵל; also spelled Abravanel...
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    Rabbi Isaac ben Abraham Aboab (Hebrew: רבי יצחק בן אברהם אבוהב; fl. 1300) also known by his magnum opus, Menorat ha-Maor, was an early 14th century Spanish...
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  • Ashkenazi Hasidim and studied under many scholars, including Eliezer ben Joel HaLevi, Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg, Samson of Coucy and Eleazar of Worms...
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    Jacob ben Asher (c. 1270 - 1340), also known as Ba'al ha-Turim as well as Rabbi Yaakov ben Raash (Rabbeinu Asher), was an influential Medieval rabbinic...
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  • Yesod Teshubah, with additions by Isaac ben Moses Elles, first published in 1583; as Yore Ḥaṭṭa'im ba-Derek; and as Sefer ha-Kapparot. The title adopted here...
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  • Terumat HaDeshen are themselves binding when alluded to in the answer. However, with the printing of the work Leket Yosher of Joseph (Joselein) ben Moses...
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  • Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon (1166–1224) was a French tosafist born in Paris. Born in 1166 in Paris, France, his father Rabbi Isaac Treves was a rabbi in...
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    represented by Levi ben Abraham ben Hayyim, who treated most important religious questions with the utmost freedom and was joined by Isaac Albalag and others...
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  • from different countries, like Eleazar ben Isaac, Jacob ben Yakar, Elijah ben Menahem, and Isaac ben Eliezer Halevi. The fame of his learning eclipsed...
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  • in Mainz in 1096, that he was a native of Mainz and a son of Eliezer ben Isaac ha-Gadol, who is thought by David Conforte to have been one of Rashi's...
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  • commentary of Asher ben Jehiel. He also wrote commentaries on the writings of Isaac Alfasi and certain works of Nahmanides. "YOM-ṬOB BEN ABRAHAM ISHBILI -...
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  • his father Yechiel was a Talmudist, and one of his ancestors was Rabbi Eliezer ben Nathan (the RaABaN). Asher had eight sons, the most prominent of whom...
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    Ibn-Daʾud, Avraham ben Daṿid ha-Leṿi 1110-1180 (1969). A critical edition with a translation and notes of the Book of Tradition: (Sefer Ha-Qabbalah). The...
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  • Gersonides (redirect from Levi ben Gerson)
    des Levi ben Gerschom aus dem Jahre 1321 (Frankfurt am Main: Buchdruckerei Louis Golde, 1909) online link. Seligsohn, M.; Kaufmann Kohler; Isaac Broydé...
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  • Zerachiah ben Isaac ha-Levi Gerondi (Hebrew: זרחיה הלוי), called the ReZaH, RaZBI or Baal Ha-Maor (author of the book Ha-Maor) was born about 1115 in the...
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  • Rabbis Isaac ha-Kohen of Narbonne, the first commentator upon the Jerusalem Talmud; Abraham ben Nathan of Lunel, author of HaManhig; Meir ben Isaac of Carcassonne...
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    Eliezer ben Nathan (Hebrew: אליעזר בן נתן) of Mainz (1090–1170), or Ra'avan (ראב"ן‎), was a halakist and liturgical poet. As an early Rishon, he was a...
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    have been active as a teacher. Among his fellow students and friends, Isaac ben Sheshet (known as the RIBaSH), famous for his responsa, takes precedence...
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  • Eliezer ben Yoel HaLevi of Bonn (Hebrew acronym ראבי״ה‎ Ra'avyah; 1140–1225) was a Rabbinic scholar in Germany. He had a significant influence on Asher...
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    Dunash ha-Levi ben Labrat (920/925 – after 985) (Hebrew: ר׳ דוֹנָש הַלֵּוִי בֵּן לָבְּרָט; Arabic: دناش بن لبراط) was a medieval Jewish commentator, poet...
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  • Nissim ben Jacob ben Nissim ibn Shahin, jewishencyclopedia.com Nissim ben Jacob, jewishhistory.org Sefer ha-Mafteah, Prof. Eliezer Segal R' Nissim ben Yaakov...
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  • great-grandfather of Judah ben Kalonymus, as the following pedigree shows: He was the grandson of Eliezer ben Isaac ha-Gadol. Kalonymus is quoted in the...
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    sages, mentioned Rabbeinu Tam in his Sefer HaKabbalah, but not Rashi. The Italian Mishnaic exegete, Rabbi Isaac ben Melchizedek of Siponto, maintained a written...
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  • also called Rabbi Isaac Hasid. Rabbi Isaac (ben Joshua)'s son was Eliezer ben Isaac ha-Gadol. His grandson was Rabbi Kalonymus ben Isaac the Elder, the father...
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  • Hananeel Ben Hushiel, Jewish Encyclopedia Hananel Ben Hushiel, jewishhistory.org Rabbenu Hananel, Prof. Eliezer Segal Podcast: R. Hananel, Podcast about Rabbi...
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    Bahye ben Asher. Many modern day authorities on Rabbi Bahya's writings have shown that many of these attributions are spurious.[citation needed] Ha-Emunah...
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  • an "erroneous and totally unfounded hypothesis". Isaac was the son of the famous talmudist, Abraham ben David of Posquières (Raavad). The Bahir first appeared...
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    Hebrew language called Sefer HaShorashim (ספר השורשים‎, "Book of Roots") draws heavily on the earlier works of Judah ben David Hayyuj and Jonah ibn Janah...
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