Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
Isaac Samuel Reggio — (YaShaR) (August 15, 1784 – August 29, 1855) (Hebrew: יצחק שמואל רג יו, יש ר) was an Austro Italian scholar and rabbi born at Gorizia. Reggio studied Hebrew and rabbinics under his father, Abraham Vita, later rabbi of Gorizia, acquiring at the… … Wikipedia
Isaak Samuel Reggio — (Akronym Jaschar; * 15. August 1784 in Görz; † 29. August 1855 in Görz) war ein italienischer Rabbiner und Aufklärer. Leben Reggio studierte Hebräisch und Rabbinertum bei seinem Vater Abraham Vita, dem späteren Rabbiner von Görz, und erfuhr… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Simhah ben Samuel of Vitry — Simhah ben Samuel of Vitry, (died 1105), (Hebrew: שמחה בן שמואל מויטרי) was a French Talmudist of the 11th and 12th centuries, pupil of Rashi, and the compiler of the Vitry Machzor. Contents 1 The Vitry Machzor 2 Extant manuscripts of the Machzor … Wikipedia
Hebrew literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Hebrew language and distinct from Jewish literature, which also exists in other languages. Literature in Hebrew has been produced uninterruptedly from the early 12th century BC,… … Universalium
PIYYUT — (Heb. פִּיּוּט; plural: piyyutim; from the Greek ποιητής), a lyrical composition intended to embellish an obligatory prayer or any other religious ceremony, communal or private. In a wider sense, piyyut is the totality of compositions composed in … Encyclopedia of Judaism
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
RESPONSA — (Heb. שְׁאֵלוֹת וּתְשׁוּבוֹת; lit. queries and replies ), a rabbinic term denoting an exchange of letters in which one party consults another on a halakhic matter. Such responsa are already mentioned in the Talmud, which tells of an inquiry… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LETTERS AND LETTER WRITERS — The letter holds an honored place in Jewish history and literature and includes diplomatic correspondence, state papers, and letters as vehicles of religious or secular literature and as a means of polemics in communal and spiritual matters,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
