Niddah — For the Talmudical tractate, see Niddah (Talmud). Niddah Halakhic texts relating to this article: Torah: Leviticus 15:19 30 18:19 20:18 … Wikipedia
DURAN, SIMEON BEN ẒEMAḤ — (RaSHBaẒ, Hebrew acronym of Rabbi Shimon ben Ẓemaḥ; 1361–1444), rabbinic authority, philosopher, and scientist. He was born in Majorca to R. Ẓemaḥ Astruc Duran. In his youth Simeon studied in Palma (Majorca) at the yeshivah of Ephraim Vidal, who… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Simeon ben Zemah Duran — (1361 1444) (Hebrew: שמעון בן צמח דוראן), known as Rashbatz (רשב ץ), was a Rabbinical authority, student of philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, and especially of medicine, which he practised for a number of years at Palma (de Majorca). Biography… … Wikipedia
ADRET, SOLOMON BEN ABRAHAM — (known from his initials as RaShBa, Rav Shlomo Ben Abraham; c. 1235–c. 1310), Spanish rabbi and one of the foremost Jewish scholars of his time, whose influence has remained to this day. Adret belonged to a well to do family of Barcelona where he … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ISAIAH BEN MALL DI TRANI — (the Elder; c. 1200–before 1260), early Italian halakhist, scion of a well known rabbinic and scholarly family. Born in Trani, he is mainly known as the author of extensive commentaries and pesakim ( decisions ) on the Talmud. Isaiah was a pupil… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
YOM TOV BEN ABRAHAM ISHBILI — (Asbili; i.e., of Seville; known as Ritba – from the initial letters of his Hebrew name Rabbi Yom Tov Ben Abraham; c. 1250–1330), Spanish talmudist. Famous already in his youth as a scholar, he studied in Barcelona under aaron ha levi of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
NISSIM BEN REUBEN GERONDI° — (known from the acronym of Rabbenu Nissim as the RaN; ?1310–?1375), one of the most important Spanish talmudists. Nissim s family originated in Cordova and settled first in Gerona, where he is thought to have been born, and then in Barcelona,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Akabia ben Mahalalel — Akavia redirects here. For the Israeli writer and translator, see Miriam Akavia. Rabbinical Eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Akabia ben Mahalalel (Hebrew: עקביא בן מהללאל), was a Jewish religious teacher,… … Wikipedia
SAADIAH (Ben Joseph) GAON — (882–942), greatest scholar and author of the geonic period and important leader of Babylonian Jewry. Saadiah was born in Pithom (Abu Suweir), in the Faiyum district in Egypt. Little is known about his family except that his opponents slandered… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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