Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
LIPSCHUTZ, SOLOMON BEN MORDECAI — (d. 1736), Dutch rabbi. Born and educated in Lisse, Lipschutz was appointed rabbi of the Ashkenazi community in The Hague during the incumbency of David Nunes (c. 1700) as rabbi of the Sephardi community. About 1710 he was appointed rabbi of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LIPSCHUTZ, SHABBETAI BEN JACOB ISAAC — (1845–1929), rabbi, kabbalist, and author. Lipschutz was born in Rohatyn, Galicia, and from 1907 served as a rabbi in Bereg Ilosva (now Irshava, Sub Carpathian Ruthenia, Ukraine). He wrote Berit Avot (also entitled Sharvit ha Zahav he Ḥadash), on … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jacob Emden — (he|יעקב עמדן) (the Yabets) was a Jewish rabbi and notable talmudist, and prominent opponent of the Shabbethaians. He was born at Altona June 4, 1697, and died there April 19, 1776. He was the son of the Chacham Tzvi, and a great great grandson… … Wikipedia
JACOB BEN YAKAR — (d. 1064), German rabbi. Jacob was the principal teacher of rashi , who refers to him as ha Zaken, and also of Solomon b. Samson. Another of his pupils was the gaon quoted in the Shitah Mekubbeẓet to Bava Kamma, from chapter 7 onward. From Worms … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LIPSCHUTZ, ARYEH LEIB — (d. c. 1849), talmudist and ḥasidic rabbi. He was born in Jaroslaw and was the pupil of Aryeh Leib b. Joseph ha Kohen heller , author of Keẓot ha Ḥoshen, and of Jacob Isaac Horowitz of Lublin. Aryeh was the son in law of Moses teitelbaum , rabbi… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jacob Kaplan — Le grand rabbin de France Jacob Kaplan (à droite) remet les insignes de Chevalier de la légion d’honneur au grand rabbin Max Warschawski à l’hospice Élisa de Strasbourg, le 27 juin 1978 … Wikipédia en Français
LUNEL, JACOB DE — (18th century), Provençal poet. In 1737 he was one of the scholars of Carpentras who approved the publication of the prayers for Rosh Ha Shanah and the Day of Atonement according to the local rite. He revised and enlarged a Purim play by… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
RISHONIM — (Heb. רִאשׁוֹנִים; lit. the early authorities ), a term with many connotations–chronological, literary, ethical, and halakhic–serving to indicate the standing and authority of preceding scholars in relation to the scholars of the time in the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
American Chess Congress — The American Chess Congress was a series of chess tournaments held in the United States, a predecessor to the current U.S. Chess Championship. It had nine editions, the first played in 1857 and the last in 1923. Contents 1 First American Chess… … Wikipedia
AḤARONIM — (Heb. אַחֲרוֹנִים; lit. the later (authorities), a term used to designate the later rabbinic authorities, in contrast to the rishonim , the earlier authorities. Although scholars differ as to the exact chronological dividing line between the two … Encyclopedia of Judaism
