KAHANA, JACOB BEN ABRAHAM — (d. 1826), rabbinical scholar in Vilna. His father was rabbi at Brestowitz in the province of Grodno. Supported by his father in law, Issachar Baer, the brother of elijah of Vilna and one of the prominent rabbis of that town, he devoted himself… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Kahana — may refer to:* Amalia Kahana Carmon * Eliezer Kahana * Jacob ben Abraham Kahana * Kahana b. Tahlifa * Kahana, Hawaii, a small town South of Kapalua, Hawaii on West Maui* ITC Kahana * Ahupua a O Kahana State Park * An alternate transliteration of… … Wikipedia
YOM TOV BEN ABRAHAM ISHBILI — (Asbili; i.e., of Seville; known as Ritba – from the initial letters of his Hebrew name Rabbi Yom Tov Ben Abraham; c. 1250–1330), Spanish talmudist. Famous already in his youth as a scholar, he studied in Barcelona under aaron ha levi of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ELISHA BEN ABRAHAM — (d. 1749), rabbi and author. Elisha was born in Leczyca, Poland. He also lived in Frankfurt and Altona in Germany and in Grodno in Lithuania. In his youth he was a pupil of Joseph Samuel of Cracow, the rabbi of Frankfurt, in whose home he was… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
David ben Naphtali Fränkel — or David Hirschel Fränkel, (c. 1704 – April 4, 1762), was a Jewish German rabbi. Born in Berlin, for a time he was rabbi of Dessau. He became chief rabbi of Berlin in 1742. Fränkel exercised a great influence as teacher over Moses Mendelssohn,… … Wikipedia
Abraham ibn Ezra — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Ibn Ezra et Ezra (homonymie) … Wikipédia en Français
KAHANA (Kogan), DAVID — (1838–1915), scholar. Kahana, who was born in Odessa, published his first article in Ha Meliẓ in 1866. He became known through his monographs on kabbalists, Shabbateans, and Hasidim which were first published in Ha Shaḥar (1874–75; later in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jacob Neusner bibliography — This is a list of books by Professor Jacob Neusner as of early 2005. Articles, reviews, etc. are not included here.* A Life of Yohanan ben Zakkai. Leiden, 1962: Brill. Abraham Berliner Prize in Jewish History, Jewish Theological Seminary of… … Wikipedia
Nissim ben Jacob — (Hebrew: ניסים בן יעקב, also known as Rav Nissim Gaon or in Hebrew: רבנו נסים, lit. Nissim our teacher; 990–1062), was a rabbi best known today for his Talmudic commentary ha Mafteach, by which title he is also known. Contents 1 Biography 2 Works … Wikipedia
Mar ben Huna — Mar ben R. Huna (Hebrew: מר בר רב הונא or Mar b. Huna or Mar bar Huna; died 614 [ד שע ד, Hebrew calender] or 620 [ד ש פ, Hebrew calender][1]) was one of the first Gaons, and head of the Sura Academy in Babylon at the end of the rule of the… … Wikipedia
