Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
ARAMA, ISAAC BEN MOSES — (c. 1420–1494), Spanish rabbi, philosopher, and preacher. As a young man Arama taught at Zamora and subsequently served the small communities of Tarragona and Fraga in Aragon. He was later appointed rabbi of Calatayud, where he wrote most of his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Isaac ben Moses Arama — (c. 1420 ndash; 1494) was a Spanish rabbi and author. He was at first principal of a rabbinical academy at Zamora (probably his birthplace); then he received a call as rabbi and preacher from the community at Tarragona, and later from that of… … Wikipedia
Isaac ben Moses of Vienna — This article is about Isaac ben Moses of Vienna. For the author of Akeidat Yitzchak, see Isaac ben Moses Arama. Isaac ben Moses of Vienna, also called Isaac Or Zarua or the Riaz, was one of the greatest rabbis of the Middle Ages. He was probably… … Wikipedia
ARAMA, MEIR BEN ISAAC — (1460?–c. 1545), Spanish rabbi, biblical commentator, and philosopher. Born in Saragossa, Arama left Spain, together with his father isaac arama , at the time of the expulsion (1492), and went to Naples. He remained there until compelled to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MOSES — (Heb. מֹשֶׁה; LXX, Mōusēs; Vulg. Moyses), leader, prophet, and lawgiver (set in modern chronology in the first half of the 13th century B.C.E.). Commissioned to take the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses led them from his 80th year to his death at… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MOSES BEN JOSHUA (Ben Mar David) OF NARBONNE — (Narboni, Lat., Maestre Vidal Bellsom (Blasom?); d. 1362), French philosopher and physician. Moses was born in Perpignan at the end of the 13th, or beginning of the 14th, century, to a family originally from Narbonne. As a youth he studied with… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BIBAGO, ABRAHAM BEN SHEM TOV — (15th century), Spanish scholar, religious philosopher, commentator on Aristotelian works, and preacher. His name is also spelled Bivach. Bibago was born in the province of Aragon. He first resided in Huesca, where, in his youth, he completed a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
IBN SHEM TOV, JOSEPH BEN SHEM TOV — (c. 1400–c. 1460), Spanish philosopher. A son of shem tov ibn shem tov , Joseph, in contrast to his father, was a devotee of philosophical and other secular studies. He served in the Castilian court of King John II and his successor Henry IV.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PHILOSOPHY, JEWISH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: WHAT IS JEWISH PHILOSOPHY? recent histories of jewish philosophy biblical and rabbinic antecedents bible rabbinic literature hellenistic jewish philosophy philo of alexandria biblical… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jewish philosophy — Jewish theology redirects here. Philosophy and Kabbalah are two common approaches to Jewish theology Part of a series on … Wikipedia
