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Isaac ben Moses of Vienna — This article is about Isaac ben Moses of Vienna. For the author of Akeidat Yitzchak, see Isaac ben Moses Arama. Isaac ben Moses of Vienna, also called Isaac Or Zarua or the Riaz, was one of the greatest rabbis of the Middle Ages. He was probably… … Wikipedia
Nathan ben Jehiel — of Rome (Hebrew: נתן בן יחיאל מרומי; Nathan ben Y ḥiel Mi Romi according to Sephardic pronunciation) (c. 1035–1106) was a Jewish Italian lexicographer. He was born in Rome not later than 1035 to one of the most notable Roman families of Jewish… … Wikipedia
Parashah — EstherThe book of Esther is traditionally read by Jews on the holiday of Purim from a handwritten scroll on parchment that must be halakhically valid. This means that the rules of open and closed parashot are of more practical relevance for… … Wikipedia
Isaiah di Trani — ben Mali (the Elder) (c. 1180 ndash; c. 1250) (Hebrew: ישעיה בן מאלי הזקן דטראני) was a prominent Italian talmudist. BiographyIsaiah originated in Trani (David Conforte, Ḳore ha Dorot, p. 15a), an ancient settlement of Jewish scholarship, and… … Wikipedia
Judah Messer Leon (1166) — Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon (1166 ndash; 1224) was a French tosafist born in Paris. According to Gross he was probably a descendant of Rashi, and a pupil of Isaac ben Samuel of Dampierre and his son Elhanan. He married a daughter of Abraham ben… … Wikipedia
Tosafists — were medieval rabbis who created critical and explanatory glosses on the Talmud. These were collectively called Tosafot.Alphabetical list of TosafistsOf the great number of tosafists only forty four are known by name. The following is an… … Wikipedia
WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
History of the Jews in Germany — Jews have lived in Germany, or Ashkenaz , at least since the early 4th century, through both periods of tolerance and spasms of antisemitic violence, culminating in the Holocaust and the near destruction of the Jewish community in Germany and… … Wikipedia
