Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
KOIDONOVER (Kaidanover), AARON SAMUEL BEN ISRAEL — (c. 1614–1676), talmudic scholar and preacher. Koidonover took his name from Koidanovo near Minsk, where he was born. He was known also by the abbreviation Maharshak (Morenu Ha Rav Shemu el Kaidanover). In his youth he studied in Brest Litovsk… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Aaron Samuel Kaidanover — Aaron Samuel ben Israel Kaidanover (1614 in Vilna December 1, 1676 in Chmielnik) (Hebrew: אהרן שמואל קאידנוור) was a Polish Lithuanian rabbi. Among his teachers were Jacob Hoeschel and his son Joshua Hoeschel. Biography During the Chmielnicki… … Wikipedia
Kaidanover, Tzevi Hirsch — (d. 1712) Lithuanian writer son of Aaron Samuel Kaidanover. He was imprisoned for four years in Vilna on a false charge. After his release he published his father s writngs in Frankfurt am Main. He was himself the author of an ethical treatise … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
KOIDONOVER (Kaidanover), ẒEVI HIRSCH — (d. 1712), rabbi and ethical writer (his name derived from Koidanovo, a town near Minsk). Koidonover was born in Vilna and spent his childhood in Kurow near Lublin until 1658 when his father s house was pillaged and his two sisters killed. The… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
VILNA — (Pol. Wilno, Lithuanian Vilnius), from 1323 capital of the grand duchy of lithuania ; from 1940 to 1991 capital of the Lithuanian S.S.R.; from 1991 capital of Lithuania; called by East European Jewry, especially in the modern period, the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Mikulov — Coordinates: 48°48′20.01″N 16°38′00″E / 48.8055583°N 16.6333333°E / 48.8055583; 16.6333333 … Wikipedia
History of responsa — in Judaism spans a period of 1,700 years. Responsa constitute a special class of rabbinic literature, differing in form , but not necessarily in content, from Rabbinic commentaries devoted to the exegesis of the Bible, the Mishnah, the Talmud,… … Wikipedia
