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halakhist — or halachist [hä′lä khist΄, häləkhist; hä′läkist΄; hə lä′khist, hə lä′kist] n. any of the contributors to the Halakha … English World dictionary
halakhist — /hah leuh kist, heuh lah , heuh lak ist/, n. 1. one of the writers or compilers of the Halakhah. 2. a person who is versed in the Halakhah. Also, halakist, halachist. [1880 85; HALAKH(AH) + IST] … Useful english dictionary
List of rabbis — This is a list of prominent rabbis. Rabbis are Judaism s spiritual and religious leaders. See also : List of Jews.Rabbis: Pre Mishnaic ( Tannaim ): See Mishnah, Tannaim .* Shimon Hatzadik * Antigonus of SokhoRabbis: Pre Mishnaic ( Tannaim ) (… … Wikipedia
Acharonim — ImageSize = width:590 height:120PlotArea = width:570 height:25 left:5 bottom:60TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalDateFormat = yyyyPeriod = from: 250 till:2000AlignBars = earlyScaleMajor = unit:year increment:200 start: 200ScaleMinor = unit:year… … Wikipedia
MAIMONIDES, MOSES — (Moses ben Maimon; known in rabbinical literature as Rambam ; from the acronym Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon; 1135–1204), rabbinic authority, codifier, philosopher, and royal physician. BIOGRAPHY The most illustrious figure in Judaism in the post… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Rishonim — ImageSize = width:590 height:120PlotArea = width:570 height:25 left:5 bottom:60TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalDateFormat = yyyyPeriod = from: 250 till:2000AlignBars = earlyScaleMajor = unit:year increment:200 start: 200ScaleMinor = unit:year… … Wikipedia
BEKEMOHARAR — BEKEMOHARAR, family of 18th–19th century rabbis of Adrianople. MENAHEM BEN ISAAC ASHKENAZI (1666–1733) was born in Temesvár; he was two years old when his parents moved to Adrianople. He used to sign his name בכמוהר״ר (BKMOHRR= Ben Kevod Morenu… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KALONYMUS — KALONYMUS, one of the most eminent Jewish families in Germany which flourished from the 9th to the 13th century, especially in the cities near the Rhine. Among its members were numerous rabbis, preachers, poets, teachers, authors, moralists, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of Iberian Jews — Jews had lived in the Iberian peninsula since the Dark Ages, experiencing a Golden Age under Muslim rule. Following the Reconquista and increasing persecution, they were expelled from Spain in 1492 and Portugal in 1497. Their descendants, known… … Wikipedia
CARO, JOSEPH BEN EPHRAIM — (1488–1575), author of the Shulḥan Arukh . Life Caro was apparently born in Toledo, Castile. It seems that after the expulsion from Spain (1492) his family left for Turkey or Portugal, but it is possible that they left for Portugal even before… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
