Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
KASHER, MENAHEM — (1895–1983), rabbi and halakhist, distinguished for his research in talmudic and rabbinic literature. Kasher, born in Warsaw, studied under the greatest Polish rabbis of his time, and was primarily influenced in his method of study by Abraham… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MEIRI, MENAHEM BEN SOLOMON — (1249–1316), Provençal scholar and commentator of the Talmud. Meiri was born in Perpignan where he spent his whole life. His family, regarded as one of the most distinguished in Provence, originated from Carcassonne and Narbonne. Few… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LONZANO, MENAHEM BEN JUDAH DE — (1550–before 1624), linguist, poet, and kabbalist. Little is known about his life, but it is assumed that he was born in Constantinople. At the age of 25 he immigrated to jerusalem and later moved to safed . Forty years later, he went to turkey… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ROMANIA — ROMANIA, country in East Central and South East Europe, in the Carpatho Danubian region, north of the Balkan Peninsula, partly on the littoral of the Black Sea. The territory comprising Romania was known as Dacia in antiquity; Jewish tombstones,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZEALOTS AND SICARII — Introduction This article deals not only with the group of fighters for the freedom of Israel known from josephus as the Zealots, but includes in its survey other groups with similar aims, particularly the Sicarii. Judea differed from the other… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Prix Bialik — Le prix Bialik est un prix littéraire annuel décerné par la municipalité de Tel Aviv, pour récompenser des avancées significatives en littérature hébraïque. Le prix a été nommé ainsi en mémoire de Haïm Nahman Bialik, poète de langue hébraïque. Il … Wikipédia en Français
ḤASIDISM — ḤASIDISM, a popular religious movement giving rise to a pattern of communal life and leadership as well as a particular social outlook which emerged in Judaism and Jewry in the second half of the 18th century. Ecstasy, mass enthusiasm, close knit … 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
Yafet ben eli — Yaphet ben Ali Yaphet (ou Yephet) ben Ali HaLevi (hébreu יפת בן עלי הלוי, arabe أبو علي الحسن ابن علي اللاوي البصري Abū ʿAlī al Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī al Lāwī al Baṣrī) est un Sage karaïte du Xe siècle. Grammairien, poète et polémiste, il est… … Wikipédia en Français
Yaphet ben Ali — Yaphet (ou Yephet) ben Ali HaLevi (hébreu יפת בן עלי הלוי, arabe أبو علي الحسن ابن علي اللاوي البصري Abū ʿAlī al Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī al Lāwī al Baṣrī) est un Sage karaïte du Xe siècle. Grammairien, poète et polémiste, il est considéré comme le… … Wikipédia en Français
