Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
CAPSALI, MOSES BEN ELIJAH — (1420?–1500?), Turkish rabbi and communal leader. Capsali was born in Crete; he studied with his father and later in Italy and Germany. He served as a rabbi in Constantinople under Byzantine rule, from 1445? and after the conquest of the city by… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MOSES ESRIM VE-ARBA — (late 15th century), rabbi and emissary of Jerusalem. His unusual name ( Moses twenty four ) derives from the fact that he was born in Vierundzwanzig Hoefe ( 24 courts ) in the Aberndorf region of the province of Wuerttemberg in Germany. In the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Moses Capsali — Moses b. Elijah Capsali (1420–1495) was Hakham Bashi (Chief rabbi) of the Ottoman Empire. He was born in Greece in 1420. When a young man he left his native country in order to study at the German yeshivot. He is next mentioned as rabbi of… … Wikipedia
Mose Capsali — (* 1420; † 1495), aus kretischer Familie stammend (vielleicht identisch mit Eli Capsali), war der erste Großrabbiner (Chacham Baschi) der Türkei in Konstantinopel von 1454 bis zu seinem Tod. Literatur (Auswahl) Graetz VIII, Leipzig 1864 Jüdisches … Deutsch Wikipedia
ALASHKAR, MOSES BEN ISAAC — (1466–1542), talmudist and liturgical poet. Alashkar, who was born in Spain, studied in his youth with R. Samuel Valensi in Zamora. In 1492, when the Jews were expelled from Spain, Alashkar sailed to North Africa. On board he was kept below deck… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Lattes, Moses — (1846 83) Italian scholar. He wrote works on Italian Jewish history, talmudic lexicog raphy, and the historical writings of Elijah Capsali … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
OTTOMAN EMPIRE — OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Balkan and Middle Eastern empire started by a Turkish tribe, led by ʿUthmān (1288–1326), at the beginning of the 14th century. This entry is arranged according to the following outline: sources … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MIZRAḤI, ELIJAH — (c. 1450–1526), rabbinical authority, the greatest of the rabbis of the ottoman Empire of his time. Mizraḥi was of Romaniot origin (the original Turkish Jews as distinct from the Spanish exiles) and was born and educated in Constantinople. Among… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
COMMUNITY — antiquity middle ages character and structures functions and duties individual centers the muslim caliphate in the east … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Joseph Colon Trabotto — Joseph Colon ben Solomon Trabotto, also known as Maharik, (c. 1420, Chambéry – 1480) was a 15th century rabbi who is considered Italy s foremost Judaic scholar and Talmudist of his era. Contents 1 Early years 2 Travels and growing fame as scholar … Wikipedia
