Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
AARON BEN JOSEPH HA-LEVI — (HaRAH, initials of his name Ha Rav Aharon ha Levi; c. 1235–1300), Spanish rabbi and halakhist. Aaron was a descendant of zerahiah b. isaac ha Levi. His principal teachers were his brother Phinehas and Moses b. Naḥman (Naḥmanides ). He had many … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Aaron ben Joseph of Constantinople — (c. 1260 – c. 1320) (not to be confused with his near contemporary, Aaron ben Eliyahu of Nicomedia), was an eminent teacher, philosopher, physician, and liturgical poet in ConstantinopleBackgroundAaron ben Joseph was born in Sulchat, Crimea. He… … Wikipedia
PHINEHAS BEN JOSEPH HA-LEVI — (13th century), Hebrew poet and paytan in Toledo. According to some scholars Phinehas was the brother of aaron ha Levi of Barcelona to whom the Sefer ha Ḥinnukh is attributed. He was one of the rivals of todros b. judah abulafia in the court of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SASSON, AARON BEN JOSEPH — (1550/5–1626), rabbinic scholar in the ottoman Empire. Aaron was educated in salonika , where he lived until 1600, and died in Constantinople. He was a pupil of Mordecai Matalon and a pupil and colleague of his father in law, Solomon II of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AARON BEN JACOB HA-KOHEN OF LUNEL — (end of 13th and first half of 14th century), Provençal scholar. Despite his name, he was probably not from Lunel but from Narbonne, where his forefathers lived. In his well known work Orḥot Ḥayyim he makes frequent mention of the customs of Nar… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Aaron, lévite juif — Aaron Halevi Pour les articles homonymes, voir Aaron et Halevi. Le Rav Aharon HaLevi (1235 c.1290 ; en 1292 selon Weiss ; certains avancent 1303), dit le Ra ah, fut un rabbin, talmudiste et légaliste de l ère des Rishonim. Repères… … Wikipédia en Français
ELIJAH BEN BENJAMIN HA-LEVI — (d. after 1540), rabbi and paytan of Constantinople. He belonged to an indigenous Turkish Jewish family. He studied under moses capsali , to whose aid he came in his dispute with joseph colon , and afterward under Elijah Mizraḥi , whom he… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Aaron Halevi — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Aaron et Halevi. Le Rav Aharon HaLevi (1235 c.1290 ; en 1292 selon Weiss ; certains avancent 1303), dit le Ra ah, fut un rabbin, talmudiste et légaliste de l ère des Rishonim. Repères biographiques Le… … Wikipédia en Français
Levi ben Japheth — (Heb. Levi ben Yafet ha Levi ; Arab. Abu Sa id Levi ibn Yafat was a Karaite Jewish scholar who flourished, probably at Jerusalem, in the first half of the eleventh century CE. Although, like his father Japheth ben Ali, he was considered one of… … Wikipedia
ḤAKIM, SAMUEL BEN MOSES HA-LEVI IBN — (?1480–after 1547), rabbi in egypt and turkey . Samuel came from a distinguished family of Spanish origin which had settled in Egypt. His father, Moses, was a personal friend of the governor of Egypt and, when difficulties arose, intervened on… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
