ISAAC BEN ASHER HA-LEVI — (known as Riba, initials of Rabbi Isaac Ben Asher; second half of 11th and beginning of 12th century), talmudist of Speyer, the first of the German tosafists. He was a pupil of rashi and the son in law of Rashi s colleague Eliakim b. Meshullam ha … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ISAAC BEN JACOB HA-LAVAN OF PRAGUE — (12th century), tosafist of Bohemia. It has been maintained by some that he was called ha Lavan ( white ) because of his white hair and by others that the name is derived from the river Elbe. He was also known as Isaac of Bohemia and Isaac of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ISAAC BEN MORDECAI — (known as Ribam, initials of Rabbi Isaac Ben Mordecai; 12th century), German tosafist. Isaac was also known as Isaac b. Mordecai of Bohemia and Isaac b. Mordecai of Prague. The abbreviated form of his name, Ribam, led to his being confused at… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ISAAC BEN ABRAHAM OF POSEN — (d. 1685), rabbi and author. Isaac was a pupil of Jonah Teomim and Abraham Meir of Bar. He was on friendly terms with the kabbalist moses zacuto . His first position was as rabbi in Lutsk. In 1664 he was appointed rabbi of Vilna and from there he … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ISAAC BEN BEZALEL OF VLADIMIR — (d. 1576), Polish rabbi. To Isaac, as to his contemporaries Shalom Shachna and Kalman of Worms, belongs the credit for the expansion of talmudic studies in Poland. He was considered a front ranking authority in the halakhic field (cf. resp.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Zerakhia ben Itzhak Ha-Levi — Le Rav Zerakhia ben Itzhak HaLevi Gerondi, connu sous l’acronyme de RaZaH, RaZBI ou le titre de Baal Ha Maor , du nom de son écrit le plus connu, fut un grand rabbin, commentateur biblique et talmudique, et poète. Il naquit vers 1125 à Gérone, en … Wikipédia en Français
Zerakhia ben itzhak ha-levi — Le Rav Zerakhia ben Itzhak HaLevi Gerondi, connu sous l’acronyme de RaZaH, RaZBI ou le titre de Baal Ha Maor , du nom de son écrit le plus connu, fut un grand rabbin, commentateur biblique et talmudique, et poète. Il naquit vers 1125 à Gérone, en … Wikipédia en Français
DAVID BEN SAMUEL HA-LEVI — (known as the Taz from the initial letters of his work, Turei Zahav; 1586–1667), rabbi and halakhic authority. Born in Vladimir Volynski (Lodomeria), Ukraine, he studied under his eldest brother, Isaac ha Levi, and married the daughter of joel… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HELLER, YOM TOV LIPMANN BEN NATHAN HA-LEVI — (1579–1654), Moravian rabbi, commentator on the Mishnah. Heller was born in Wallerstein, Bavaria. He received his education in the home of his grandfather, Moses Wallerstein, as well as, among others, from judah loew b. bezalel (the Maharal) of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ALFASI, ISAAC BEN JACOB — (known as Rif; 1013–1103), author of the most important code prior to the Mishneh Torah of Maimonides. In a sense, Alfasi brought the geonic period to a close. The last of the Babylonian geonim, Hai Gaon, died when Alfasi was 25 years old. Alfasi … Encyclopedia of Judaism
