Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
LORBEERBAUM, JACOB BEN JACOB MOSES OF LISSA — (c. 1760–1832), Polish rabbi and halakhist. His father, the rabbi of Zborow, died before Lorbeerbaum was born and his relative, Joseph Te omim , brought him up. After his marriage he settled in Stanislav and engaged in business, but devoted most… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRAHAM BEN JOSEPH (Yoske) OF LISSA — (Leszno; d. 1777), communal leader in Poland. Abraham, son of the rabbi of Zlotow, was apparently wealthy and engaged in trade. In the 1730s he represented great poland on the councils of the lands . He presided over the Council as parnas in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
IGRA, MESHULLAM (Moses) BEN SAMSON — (c. 1752–1802), Galician and Hungarian rabbi. The name Moses was added during a serious illness in 1799. Igra was born in Buczacz (Galicia) of an old rabbinical family which came from Kolomeyya. He was known in his youth for his talents and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LAWAT, ABRAHAM DAVID BEN JUDAH LEIB — (1835–1890), ḥasidic rabbi and author in the Ukraine. From his youth Abraham David was attracted to Chabad Ḥasidism , being among the closest followers of menahem mendel schneersohn , author of Ẓemah Ẓedek. On the initiative of his teacher, he… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LEWIN, JOSHUA HESHEL BEN ELIJAH ZE'EV HA-LEVI — (1818–1883), Lithuanian talmudist and author. Lewin was born in Vilna and studied under elijah ragoler . In his youth he was friendly with Mordecai Aaron Gunzberg, samuel joseph fuenn , and Julian Klaczko. In addition to his extensive talmudic… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ELIJAH BEN SOLOMON ZALMAN — (the Vilna Gaon or Elijah Gaon ; acronym Ha GRA = Ha Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu; 1720–1797), one of the greatest spiritual and intellectual leaders of Jewry in modern times. A man of iron will, Elijah combined the personal life of an intellectual hermit… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LONDON, JACOB BEN MOSES JUDAH — (first half of 18th century), rabbi and scholar. Born in Wesel, Germany, Jacob was taken to London as a child, when his father was appointed cantor there. There are those, however, who maintain he was born in London. When his father died, Jacob… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PRZYSUCHA (Pshishkha), JACOB ISAAC BEN ASHER — (ha Yehudi ha Kadosh, the holy Jew ; 1766(?)–1814), ḥasidic rebbe, the founder of Pshiskha Ḥasidism, in Poland. R. Jacob Isaac was born in przedborz , Poland, to a rabbinic family. In his youth he was a student of R. David Tevele b. Nathan of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
EGER (Eiger), AKIVA (The Younger) BEN MOSES GUENS — EGER (Eiger), AKIVA ( The Younger ) BEN MOSES GUENS (1761–1837), German rabbi. Born in Eisenstadt, Eger went to Breslau at an early age to study under his uncle, Benjamin Wolf Eger, and Ḥayyim Jonah Teomim Fraenkel. In 1780, he went to live with… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PINNER, EPHRAIM MOSES BEN ALEXANDER SUSS-KIND — (c. 1800–1880), talmudist. Born in Pinne (district of Poznan), Pinner studied Talmud under Rabbi jacob of Lissa. In 1831 he compiled an abbreviated form of the Talmud, Kiẓẓur Talmud Yerushalmi ve Talmud Bavli. Pinner is best known for his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
