Abraham Abigdor — (born in Provence, probably at Arles, in 1350) was a Jewish physician, philosopher, and translator. He should not be confounded with Maestro Abraham Abigdor, who in 1386 was the proprietor of a house at Arles ( Monatsschrift, 1880, pp. 410, 411) … Wikipedia
Mattithiah ben Solomon Delacrut — was a Polish Jewish scholar; he lived in the middle of the 16th century. He settled early in Italy, and at one time seems to have attended the lectures on Cabala and philosophy at the University of Bologna, devoting himself to the interpretation… … Wikipedia
Avigdor (name) — Avigdor ( he. אביגדור, also Abigdor, Awigdor ) is Hebrew given name. Figdor, Viktor, Victor are Europeanised forms. Avigdora is the female form.Given names*Avigdor Arikha *Abigdor Cohen ben Elijah of Vienna *Avigdor Dagan *Avigdor Eskin *Avigdor… … Wikipedia
Hebrew astronomy — refers to any astronomy written in Hebrew or by Hebrew speakers, or translated into Hebrew. It also includes an unusual type of literature from the Middle Ages: works written in Arabic but transcribed in the Hebrew alphabet. It includes a range… … Wikipedia
Zedekiah ben Abraham Anaw — was an author of Jewish ritualistic works and younger brother of Benjamin ben Abraham Anaw. He lived at Rome in the thirteenth century; received his Talmudic training not only in Rome, but also in Germany, where he was the pupil of R. Jacob of… … Wikipedia
Tosafists — were medieval rabbis who created critical and explanatory glosses on the Talmud. These were collectively called Tosafot.Alphabetical list of TosafistsOf the great number of tosafists only forty four are known by name. The following is an… … Wikipedia
Avigdor (disambiguation) — Avigdor is a moshav in Israel.Avigdor may also refer to:*Avigdor (name), a Hebrew name *Avigdor Arikha, Israeli French painter, printmaker, and art historian *Abigdor Cohen of Vienna (c. 13th century), Austrian Talmudist *Avigdor Dagan (1912… … Wikipedia
Mordecai Yoffe — Mordecai ben Avraham Yoffe (or Jaffe or Joffe) (c. 1530, Prague March 7, 1612, Posen; Hebrew: מרדכי בן אברהם יפה) was a Rabbi, Rosh yeshiva and posek. He is best known as author of Levush Malkhut, a ten volume codification of Jewish law that… … Wikipedia
Benjamin ben Abraham Anaw — was a liturgical poet, Talmudist and commentator of the thirteenth century, and older brother of Zedekiah ben Abraham Anaw.Perhaps the most gifted and learned of his Roman contemporaries (although chiefly a poet), Anaw possessed a thorough… … Wikipedia
Jewish surname — Jews have historically used Hebrew patronymic names. In the Jewish patronymic system the first name is followed by either ben or bat ( son of and daughter of, respectively), and then the father s name. ( Bar , son of in Aramaic, is also seen).… … Wikipedia
