Second+book+of+Moses
111Joshua, The Book of — Contains a history of the Israelites from the death of Moses to that of Joshua. It consists of three parts: 1) The history of the conquest of the land (1 12). 2) The allotment of the land to the different tribes, with the appointment of… …
112Maimonides, Moses (Rabbi Moses ben-Maimon; Rambam) — (1135–1204) Spanish rabbi, physician and philosopher. Maimonides was born in Cordoba into a scholarly family which had long been settled in the town. He was educated by his father, a rabbi, in both Hebrew and Arabic. When Cordoba was taken in… …
Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
113LUZKI (Lucki), SIMḤAH ISAAC BEN MOSES — (1716–1760), Karaite scholar and spiritual leader, known also as the Karaite Rashi and Olam Ẓa ir (the latter meaning literally microcosm – acronym based on the gematria of his name). In the introduction to most of his works he mentioned that… …
114MUENZ (Minz), MOSES BEN ISAAC HA-LEVI — (c. 1750–1831), Hungarian rabbi. Muenz was born in Podolia or in Galicia. After serving as rabbi in Vishravitz and in Brody, he was appointed in 1789 rabbi of Alt Ofen (Óbuda) where he remained for the rest of his life. As a result of his… …
115PORGES, MOSES BEN ISRAEL NAPHTALI — (17th century), rabbi and emissary of the Ashkenazi community of Jerusalem. Born in Prague, he was a relative of Isaiah ha levi horowitz , whom he followed to Ereẓ Israel, settling in Jerusalem, where he became a scribe. When, after the… …
116TAKU, MOSES BEN ḤISDAI — (13th century), tosafist, commentator on piyyutim, and author of the polemical treatise, Ketav Tammim. Taku probably wrote in the fourth and fifth decades of the 13th century. The surname Taku has not been explained satisfactorily; it may be… …
117Lillian Smith Book Award — Jointly presented by the Southern Regional Council and the University of Georgia Libraries, the Lillian Smith Book Awards honor those authors who, through their outstanding writing about the American South, carry on Smith s legacy of elucidating… …
118Danny Murphy (second baseman) — For other people of the same name, see Danny Murphy (disambiguation). Not to be confused with the current second baseman Daniel Murphy currently playing for the New York Mets. Danny Murphy …
119CORDOVERO, MOSES BEN JACOB — (1522–1570), the outstanding kabbalist in Safed before isaac luria . His birthplace is unknown, but his name testifies to the family s Spanish origins. He was a disciple of joseph caro and of Solomon Alkabeẓ , and a teacher of Isaac Luria. His… …
120Joel, book of — One of the Minor Prophets, of uncertain date, but since the Second Temple was standing (Joel 1:14; 2:17) it may have been written in the 5/4th cent. BCE. The country had been ravaged by a plague of locusts which devoured everything in sight, even …
