Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
BENVENISTE (or Benvenist), ḤAYYIM BEN ISRAEL — (1603–1673), Sephardi rabbinic scholar and codifier. Benveniste studied in his native Constantinople mainly under Joseph b. Moses of Trani, and also under joseph samegah . In 1624, when he was only 21, he began to write his detailed commentary on … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BENVENISTE, JOSHUA RAPHAEL BEN ISRAEL — (1590?–1665?), Turkish rabbi, physician, grammarian, and poet; brother of . Joshua was born in Constantinople and was a disciple of joseph b. moses trani and abraham alegre . He studied grammar under Isaac Uzziel, and medicine under Isaac Caro,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Benveniste (famille) — La famille Benveniste (hébreu : בנבניסטי) est une vieille famille juive riche et savante, originaire de Narbonne, mais dont les nombreuses branches se retrouvent au Moyen Âge à travers l Espagne et la Provence, ainsi qu en Orient. Au… … Wikipédia en Français
ISRAEL PRIZE — The Israel Prize, instituted in 1953, is awarded by the minister of education and culture on the recommendation of judges appointed for each subject for outstanding work in the following fields: Jewish Studies (and Rabbinical Literature),… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BOTON, ḤIYYA ABRAHAM BEN AARON DI — (17th century), rabbi and Ereẓ Israel emissary. Ḥiyya di Boton was a grandson of abraham b. moses di boton , and apparently studied in Gallipoli under his uncle, meir di boton . In 1648 he was in Smyrna, where he was a member of the bet din of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TRANI, JOSEPH BEN MOSES — (1568–1639), rabbi and halakhist. Trani, known as the Maharit (Morenu ha Rav Joseph Trani), was born in Safed, the youngest son of moses b. joseph trani . Joseph, 12 years old when his father died, was taken into the home of Solomon sagis , a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
David ben Naphtali Fränkel — or David Hirschel Fränkel, (c. 1704 – April 4, 1762), was a Jewish German rabbi. Born in Berlin, for a time he was rabbi of Dessau. He became chief rabbi of Berlin in 1742. Fränkel exercised a great influence as teacher over Moses Mendelssohn,… … Wikipedia
ASHKENAZI, BEZALEL BEN ABRAHAM — (c. 1520–1591/94), talmudist and halakhic authority. Ashkenazi was born in Jerusalem or in Safed, where he studied in his youth under Israel di curiel . About 1540 he went to Egypt where he studied in Cairo under david b. solomon ibn Abi Zimra.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MODAI, ḤAYYIM — (d. 1794), Safed scholar. In 1749 Modai journeyed to Europe as an emissary of the Safed community. Passing through Egypt, he came across a manuscript of geonic responsa which he published 43 years later under the title Sha arei Ẓedek (Salonika,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JACOB BEN ASHER — (1270?–1340), halakhic authority. Jacob was the son of asher b. jehiel (the Rosh), under whom he studied. In 1303 he accompanied his father from Germany to Toledo, where he lived in great poverty, shunning rabbinical office and devoting all his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
