Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
JUDAH BAR EZEKIEL — (d. 299), Babylonian amora, founder of the academy at pumbedita . Judah s father was a famous amora and wonder worker (see Kid. 32a, 33b; TJ, Ta an 1:3, 64b). Judah s brother was the amora Rami b. Ezekiel, who appears to have gone to Ereẓ Israel… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ezekiel Isaac Malekar — is the head of the Jewish community in New Delhi, India. He is the Honorary Secretary and rabbi of the Judah Hyam Synagogue at the corner of Humayun road, where he works voluntarily [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/09/stories/2003010… … Wikipedia
Rabbah bar Nahmani (Rabbah) — (c. 270 330) Babylonian amora. He studied under Huna at Sura and Judah bar Ezekiel at Pumbedita. Known for his interpretation of the Mishnah, he was knowl edgeable about ritual purity. He was nicknamed Oker Harim ( uprooter of mountains )… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Hiyya bar Abba — For the Amora sage of the Land of Israel, of the 1st Amora Generation, see Rabbi Hiyya (Hiyya the Great). For the Amora sage of Babylon, of the 2nd and 3d Amora Generation, and Dean of the Pumbedita Academy, see Huna b. Hiyya. Hiyya bar Abba or… … Wikipedia
Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak — You might be looking for Nachman bar Huna or Nachman bar Yaakov. Rabbinical Eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak or Rabh Naħman bar Yişħaq in actual Talmudic and Classical Hebrew (died 356) … Wikipedia
ISAAC BAR RAV JUDAH — (end of the third and beginning of the fourth century), Babylonian amora. Isaac was the son of judah b. ezekiel , head of the academy of Pumbedita. He studied under his father (Shab. 35b; Pes. 104b; et al.) and was already a distinguished scholar … Encyclopedia of Judaism
RABBAH BAR NAḤAMANI — (c. 270–330; d. 321/22 according to Iggeret R. Sherira Ga on, ed. by B.M. Lewin (1921), 87; according to Hyman c. 260–340), Babylonian amora. Rabbah was the scion of a priestly family, which traced its lineage to the high priest Eli (RH 18a). He… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Rabbah bar Nahmani — Rabbah bar Nachmani (Hebrew: רבה בר נחמני) (c. 270 c. 330) was a Jewish Talmudist known as an amora, who lived in Babylonia, known throughout the Talmud simply as Rabbah.Rabbah was born into a priestly family, and studied at both the academies in … Wikipedia
History of ancient Israel and Judah — Further information: History of Palestine, Pre history of the Southern Levant, History of the Southern Levant, and History of the Levant The Iron Age kingdom of Israel (blue) and kingdom of Judah (tan), with their neighbours… … Wikipedia
Henry Judah — (1808 ndash; February 10 1883), also known as Henry Hague Judah, was a lawyer and political figure in Canada East. Judah was among the first Jews to become attorneys in early Canada; the first was a distant cousin, Aaron Ezekiel Hart, called to… … Wikipedia
