Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
Jacob Berab — Jacob Berab, also Jacob Berav, Yaakov Berav, Yaakov Bei Rav, Talmudist and rabbi; born at Moqueda near Toledo, Spain, in 1474; died at Safed April 3, 1546.Chosen rabbi at eighteenBerab was a pupil of Isaac Aboab. When he fled from Spain to… … Wikipedia
BERAB (Beirav), JACOB — (c. 1474–1546), halakhic authority and leader of the Jewish communities of Palestine, Egypt, and Syria during the first half of the 16th century. Berab was born in Maqueda near Toledo, Spain, and went to Morocco after the expulsion of Jews from… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BERAB (Beirav), JACOB BEN Ḥayyim — (end of 17th–18th century), poet and hymnologist. A descendant of R. jacob berab , Berab was born in Safed. He left Palestine with his father in law R. Ḥayyim b. Moses abulafia before 1710 and settled in Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey. In 1740 they… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABULAFIA, JACOB BEN SOLOMON — (1550?–1622?), Damascus rabbi. Abulafia, the grandson of jacob b. moses berab , studied under solomon absaban and under Moses Besodo – apparently in Damascus – together with Yom Tov Ẓahalon . There is evidence that he may have been friendly with… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Moses ben Jacob Cordovero — Cordovero s grave in Safed Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, (1522–1570) (Hebrew: משה קורדובירו), was a central figure in the historical development of Kabbalah, leader of a mystical school in 16th century Safed, Israel. He is known … Wikipedia
CANPANTON (Campanton), ISAAC BEN JACOB — (1360–1463), Castilian rabbi. Canpanton was the head of a yeshivah in Zamora in western Spain, among whose students were isaac de leon , isaac aboab ii , Samuel b. Abraham Valensi, and shem tov ibn shem tov . He laid down methodological rules for … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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List of Jewish leaders in the Land of Israel — The following is a list of Jewish leaders since the time of Abraham.For thousands of years, Jews have lived in their homeland, sometimes as an independent polity, sometimes not. Although at times the region was ruled by foreign empires Jews in… … Wikipedia
Chief Rabbinate of Israel — The Kotel is under the supervision of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel The Chief Rabbinate of Israel (הרבנות הראשית לישראל) is recognized by law [1] as the supreme halakhic and spiritual authority for the Jewish people in Israel. The Chief Rabbinate … Wikipedia
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