Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
EDELS, SAMUEL ELIEZER BEN JUDAH HA-LEVI — (known as MaHaRShA – Morenu Ha Rav Shemu el Adels; 1555–1631), one of the foremost Talmud commentators. Born in Cracow, he moved to Posen in his youth, where he married the daughter of Moses Ashkenazi Heilpern. His mother inlaw, Edel, by whose… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Samuel Eidels — (1555 – 1631) (Hebrew: שמואל אליעזר הלוי איידלס), was a renowned rabbi and Talmudist famous for his commentary on the Talmud, Chiddushei Halachot. Eidels is also known as Maharsha (מהרש א, a Hebrew acronym for Our Teacher, the Rabbi Shmuel… … Wikipedia
Eliezer ben Nathan — (Hebrew: אליעזר בן נתן) of Mayence (1090 1170), Ra aven (ראב ן), was a halakist and liturgical poet. As an early Rishon, he was a contemporary of the Rashbam and Rabbeinu Tam, and one of the earliest of the Tosafists. He was the son in law of… … Wikipedia
ELIEZER BEN MEIR HA-LEVI OF PINSK — (second half 18th century), rabbi and darshan. A descendant of samuel edels (Maharsha), Eliezer was rosh yeshivah in Pinsk in the 1760s and 1770s, and, in the early 1780s, rabbi and av bet din in Chomsk (Khomsk). Returning to Pinsk in the late… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AḤARONIM — (Heb. אַחֲרוֹנִים; lit. the later (authorities), a term used to designate the later rabbinic authorities, in contrast to the rishonim , the earlier authorities. Although scholars differ as to the exact chronological dividing line between the two … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GALUT — (Golah) (Heb. גָּלוּת, גּוֹלָה), exile. The Concept The Hebrew term galut expresses the Jewish conception of the condition and feelings of a nation uprooted from its homeland and subject to alien rule. The term is essentially applied to the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
RABBAH BAR BAR ḤANA — (second half of the third century), amora. As his father s name was also Rabbah, it is thought his patronymic referred to his grandfather (see Rabbah bar Ḥana ). Born in Babylonia, he went to Ereẓ Israel to study in the academy of R. Johanan, and … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Talmud — Rabbinic Literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian Talmud Minor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael (Exodus) Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon (Exodus) Sifra (Leviticus) Sifre (Numbers Deuteronomy) … Wikipedia
TOSAFOT — (Heb. תּוֹסָפוֹת; lit. additions ), collections of comments on the Talmud arranged according to the order of the talmudic tractates. In general the point of departure of the tosafot is not the Talmud itself but the comments on it by the earlier… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Aggadah — Not to be confused with Haggadah of Pesach. Rabbinic Literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian Talmud Minor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael (Exodus) Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon (Exodus)… … Wikipedia
