- Troki, Isaac ben Abraham
- (c. 1533-d594)Lithuanian Karaite scholar. He was born in Troki. He wrote an apologia for Judaism Hizzuk ha-Emunah (Strengthening of the Faith).
Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
Troki, Isaac ben Abraham
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TROKI, ISAAC BEN ABRAHAM — (c. 1533–c. 1594), karaite scholar, born in Troki (according to Mann s hypothesis, he was born and died eight years earlier than the above dates). Troki s learning earned him the respect and deference of his fellow Karaites, and his knowledge of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Isaac b. Abraham of Troki — Isaac ben Abraham of Troki, Karaite polemical writer (b. Trakai, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1533; d. Trakai, 1594 [or eight years earlier, in both cases, according to Jacob Mann’s hypothesis. Since the formation of the Polish Lithuanian… … Wikipedia
Isaac De Troki — Isaac ben Abraham Troki (ou Trakaï, en lituanien) est l un des plus grands Sages et érudits karaïtes (un mouvement juif scripturaliste, opposé au judaïsme rabbinique traditionnel) du XVIe siècle (1533 1594[1]). Sommaire 1 Éléme … Wikipédia en Français
Isaac de troki — Isaac ben Abraham Troki (ou Trakaï, en lituanien) est l un des plus grands Sages et érudits karaïtes (un mouvement juif scripturaliste, opposé au judaïsme rabbinique traditionnel) du XVIe siècle (1533 1594[1]). Sommaire 1 Éléme … Wikipédia en Français
Isaac de Troki — Isaac ben Abraham Troki (ou Trakaï, en lituanien) est l un des plus grands Sages et érudits karaïtes (un mouvement juif scripturaliste, opposé au judaïsme rabbinique traditionnel) du XVIe siècle (1533 1594[1]). Sommaire 1 Éléments… … Wikipédia en Français
Troki (famille) — Les Troki sont une famille de Sages karaïtes (un courant juif scripturaliste, opposé au judaïsme rabbinique traditionnel), tirant leur nom de la ville de Trakai, sise dans le gouvernement de Wilna (actuelle Lituanie). Les membres les plus… … Wikipédia en Français
Isaak Troki — Isaak ben Abraham Troki (Troki: poln. für Trakai; * um 1533 in Trakai; † um 1594 ebenda) war ein litauischer Karäer, dessen Schrift chisuk emuna („Stärkung im Glauben“) in späteren Jahrhunderten stark rezipiert wurde. Er nutzte die Gelegenheit,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
ZERAH BEN NATHAN OF TROKI — (1578–1657/8), Karaite scholar. Zerah was born in Birzhe, Lithuania. At the age of five his parents sent him to study in Troki. His first teacher was his relative, isaac ben abraham troki , in whose house Zerah stayed. After his teacher s demise… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZEPHANIAH BEN MORDECAI — (16th century.), one of the first Karaite scholars from Lithuania. Zephaniah was a spiritual leader and served as a ḥazzan of the Troki community in the middle of the 16th century. He was a great grandson of the scholar Samuel Politi from… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MALINOWSKI, JOSEPH BEN MORDECAI — (Troki; d. after 1625), Karaite scholar. Joseph was the pupil of isaac b. abraham troki , and was the leading Karaite scholar in Poland Lithuania after his teacher s demise in 1594. Malinovski completed Isaac s Ḥizzuk Emunah after Isaac s death.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
