AVILA, ELIEZER BEN SAMUEL BEN MOSES DE — (known from the initials of his name as Rav Adda ; 1714–1761), Moroccan rabbinical scholar; son of samuel avila , born in Salé, Morocco. His commentaries on the Talmud, written while he was still a youth, are noteworthy for their acumen and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AVILA, SAMUEL BEN MOSES — (b. 1688), talmudic scholar in Morocco. Born in Meknès, Avila studied under Ḥayyim ibn Attar (the First), whose granddaughter he married, and under Joseph b. Bahatit. He began preaching publicly when he was about 20 years old. An affluent… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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
TANGIER(S) — (Tanja), Moroccan town situated at the entrance of the Straits of Gibraltar; known in antiquity as Tingis. Tangier s site was inhabited by the Phoenicians and then by the Carthaginians. A number of historians believe that a Jewish community… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Vicente Ferrer (santo) — Para otros usos de este término, véase Vicente Ferrer (desambiguación). Para otros usos de este término, véase San Vicente (desambiguación). Vicente Ferrer OP Giovanni Bellini: ca. 1465, Stos. Juan y Pablo, Venecia … Wikipedia Español
INCUNABULA — Introduction The term incunabula (or cradle books ) denotes books printed before 1500, including broadsheets, or other typographical products printed from letterpress composed of movable type. The first book known to be printed by Gutenberg in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sinagoga del Tránsito — Sinagoga del Tránsito. La sinagoga del Tránsito, o sinagoga de Samuel ha Leví, situada en la ciudad de Toledo, es un edificio del Siglo XIV erigido bajo el mecenazgo de Samuel ha Levi en tiempos del rey Pedro I. Es una sinagoga construida en… … Wikipedia Español
Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi — (English name, Warren Kenton) is an author of books on the Toledano Tradition of Kabbalah, a teacher of the discipline, with a worldwide following, and a founder member of the Kabbalah Society. Early lifeZ ev ben Shimon Halevi was born, on the 8… … Wikipedia
Chronologie des alternatives (1961 à 1980) — Sommaire 1 1961 2 1962 3 1963 4 1964 5 1965 … Wikipédia en Français
MOROCCO — MOROCCO, westernmost country in North Africa. The first arrival of Jews in Morocco goes back to antiquity. There are numerous legends which claim that they settled in the country before the destruction of the First Temple. From the fifth to the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism