ADARBI, ISAAC BEN SAMUEL — (1510?–1584?), rabbi and halakhic authority. Adarbi was preacher of the congregation of Lisbon Jews in Salonika and later rabbi of the Congregation Shalom, Salonika (before 1554). He was a disciple of … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AROLLIA, ISAAC BEN MOSES — (16th century), Salonikan rabbi and author. Arollia was a disciple of … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Joseph Taitazak — Joseph ben Solomon Ṭaiṭazaḳ (Hebrew: יוסף בן שלמה טאיטאצק), also referred to by the acronym MahaRITaTS , was a talmudic authority and kabalist who lived at Salonica in the 15th and 16th centuries. With his father and his brother he went in 1492… … Wikipedia
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
SALONIKA — (Thessaloniki), port located in N.E. Greece. Although historical evidence is scarce, it is believed that the Alexandrian Jews who arrived in ca. 140 B.C.E. were among the first Jews to settle in Salonika. Several sources give evidence of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GREECE — (Heb. יָוָן, Yavan), country in S.E. Europe. SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD (TO 330 C.E.) Although the earliest known Jews on the Greek mainland are to be found only from the third century B.C.E., it is highly probable that Jews traveled or were forcibly… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TAITAẒAK, JOSEPH — (16th century), talmudist, Bible scholar, and kabbalist of salonika . The dates of his birth or death are not known. The dates usually given, 1487/88–1545, are based on Rosanes (see bibl.), but scholem is of the opinion that he was born at least… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of Thessalonians — The list below contains notable people who are from the city of Thessaloniki, listed alphabetically.Native ThessaloniansThe following were born in Thessaloniki. Some became famous after they moved away.A*Maurice Abravanel, conductor *Moses… … Wikipedia
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT — IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT, the imprisonment of a debtor who fails to pay his debt on or before the date due. Prevalence in Other Legal Systems Influenced by Roman law (see execution civil law), imprisonment for debt was the most common means of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LIMITATION OF ACTIONS — The Concept and its Substance In the talmudic period, Jewish law generally did not recognize the principle that the right to bring an action could be affected by the passage of time (i.e., extinctive prescription); in the post talmudic period, it … Encyclopedia of Judaism
