Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
Abraham ben David — Rabbeinu Abraham ben David was a Provençal rabbi, a great commentator on the Talmud, Sefer Halachot of rabbi Yitzhak Alfasi and Mishne Torah of Maimonides, and is regarded as a father of Kabbalah and one of the key and important links in the… … Wikipedia
Abraham ben David — Rabad Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. RaBad (ou Ravad, ou Raavad) est l acronyme par lequel furent connus trois rabbins, sommités en leurs temps, dont RaBad III fut le plus célèbre.… … Wikipédia en Français
Abraham ibn Dawd Halevi — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Halevi et Rabad. Abraham ibn Dawd Halevi (hébreu : אברהם אבן דאוד הלוי Avraham ibn Dawûd Halevi), dit le Ravad de Tolède, est un rabbin, médecin, historien et philosophe andalou du XIIe siècle (Cordoue … Wikipédia en Français
Isaac the Blind — Rabbi Yitzhak Saggi Nehor רַבִּי יִצְחַק סַגִּי נְהוֹר, also known as Isaac the Blind, (c. 1160 1235, Provence, France) has the Aramaic epithet Saggi Nehor meaning of Much Light in the sense of having excellent eyesight, an ironic euphemism for… … Wikipedia
MAIMONIDEAN CONTROVERSY — MAIMONIDEAN CONTROVERSY, a vast complex of disputed cultural, religious, and social problems, focusing around several central themes. Some of the elements of this controversy considerably antedate maimonides (1135–1204); and of the questions… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Rabad — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. RaBad (ou Ravad, ou Raavad) est l acronyme par lequel furent connus trois rabbins, sommités en leurs temps, dont RaBad III fut le plus célèbre. RaBaD I s… … Wikipédia en Français
Zerachiah ha-Levi of Girona — Zerachiah ben Isaac Ha Levi Gerondi (Hebrew: זרחיה הלוי), called the ReZaH, RaZBI or Baal Ha Maor (author of the book Ha Maor ) was born about 1125 in the town of Gerona, Spain – hence the name Gerondi – and died after 1186 in Lunel. He was a… … Wikipedia
Talmud and Midrash — ▪ Judaism Introduction commentative and interpretative writings that hold a place in the Jewish religious tradition second only to the Bible (Old Testament). Definition of terms The Hebrew term Talmud (“study” or “learning”) commonly… … Universalium
The Guide for the Perplexed — This article is about the 12th century book by Maimonides. For the 1977 book by E.F. Schumacher, see A Guide for the Perplexed. For the 2001 novel by Gilad Atzmon, see A Guide to the Perplexed. The title page of The Guide for the Perplexed The… … Wikipedia
RABaD (disambiguation) — RABad is a Hebrew acronym which most commonly refers to Rabbi Abraham Ben David, or the RABaD III. However there where more rabbis and scholar which are so called.* Rabbi Abraham ibn Daud, the first RABaD, a Spanish Jewish philosopher and… … Wikipedia
