Judah ben Asher — (June 30, 1270–July 4, 1349) was a German Talmudist and later rabbi of Toledo, Spain, brother of Jacob ben Asher ( Ba al ha Ṭurim ). These dates are deduced from the evidence furnished by Judah s testament and epitaphs (Luzzatto, Abne Zikkaron,… … Wikipedia
JUDAH BEN ASHER — (1270–1349), rabbi and talmudist. Judah was born in Cologne, Germany. His father was asher b. jehiel (the Rosh), in whose yeshivah he studied; jacob b. asher was his brother. Because of his impaired eyesight, from which he suffered all his life,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judah ben Barzillai — (Albargeloni) [In Arabic, this means from Barcelona . In Hebrew, the name is rendered ha Bartseloni .] was a Spanish Talmudist of the end of the 11th and the beginning of the 12th century. Almost nothing is known of his life. He came of a very… … Wikipedia
Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon — (1120 – after 1190) was a translator and physician. Born in Granada, he left Spain in 1150, probably on account of anti Semitic persecution by the Almohades, and went to Lunel in southern France. Benjamin of Tudela mentions him as a physician… … Wikipedia
JUDAH BEN BARZILLAI (ha-Nasi), AL-BARGELONI — JUDAH BEN BARZILLAI ( ha Nasi ), AL BARGELONI (late 11th and early 12th century), rabbi of Barcelona. Naḥ manides claimed descent from him, referring to him as zekeni ( my ancestor ). According to one statement (responsa, Tashbeẓ, 1:15), he was a … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judah ben Isaac Cardinal — (or Cardineal ) was a translator who lived at the end of the twelfth century and the beginning of the thirteenth, probably in southern France. At the request of Joseph ben Baruch, who, according to Leopold Zunz, traveled from France to Jerusalem… … Wikipedia
Jacob ben Asher — Jacob ben Asher, in Hebrew Ya akov ben Asher , (1270 ca 1340 (Toledo, Spain [Goldin, Hyman E. Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Code of Jewish Law , Forward to the New Edition. (New York: Hebrew Publishing Company, 1961)] ) was an influential Medieval… … Wikipedia
Judah ben David Hayyuj — Juda ben David Hayyuj Yehouda (Juda) ben David Ḥayyuj (hébreu : יהודה בן דוד חיוג׳, arabe : أبو زكريا يحيى بن داؤد حيوج Abu Zakariyya Yaḥya ibn Dawūd) est un rabbin, exégète et philologue andalou du Xe siècle (Fès, env. 945 –… … Wikipédia en Français
JACOB BEN ASHER — (1270?–1340), halakhic authority. Jacob was the son of asher b. jehiel (the Rosh), under whom he studied. In 1303 he accompanied his father from Germany to Toledo, where he lived in great poverty, shunning rabbinical office and devoting all his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MINZ, JUDAH BEN ELIEZER HA-LEVI — (c. 1408–1506), Italian rabbi. Judah, a first cousin of moses mintz , was a member of a family of scholars and bankers which derived its name from the town of Mainz, where he was probably born. It is presumed that Minz left Mainz in 1462 during… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
