LEON, MESSER JUDAH BEN JEHIEL — (15th century), rabbi and author. The place and the year of Judah s birth are unknown. It is possible that his native city was Mantua, where he was the head of a yeshivah. He was a typical representative of the Jewish humanism of the Renaissance … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MINZ, JUDAH BEN ELIEZER HA-LEVI — (c. 1408–1506), Italian rabbi. Judah, a first cousin of moses mintz , was a member of a family of scholars and bankers which derived its name from the town of Mainz, where he was probably born. It is presumed that Minz left Mainz in 1462 during… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ROMANO, JUDAH BEN MOSES BEN DANIEL — (It. Leone de Ser Daniel; 14th century), Italian philosopher and translator. Judah s contemporary, Immanuel of rome , wrote a poem and a composition in rhymed prose in his honor (Maḥbarot, vol. 1 (1957), no. 12, pp. 217ff.), and also praised him… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LEONE, LEON (Judah) DI — (d. 1830), rabbi in Italy. Leone went to Europe from Ereẓ Israel as an emissary of the Hebroncommunity and in 1795 was elected rabbi of Rome. In 1796 he joined other rabbis in Italy in writing a protest against statements current in France and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ITALY — Jews have lived in Italy without interruption from the days of the Maccabees until the present, through a period of 21 centuries. Although they were never subjected to general expulsion, there were frequently partial ones. They often enjoyed good … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PIYYUT — (Heb. פִּיּוּט; plural: piyyutim; from the Greek ποιητής), a lyrical composition intended to embellish an obligatory prayer or any other religious ceremony, communal or private. In a wider sense, piyyut is the totality of compositions composed in … Encyclopedia of Judaism
WRITING — (Scripts, Materials, and Inscriptions). SCRIPTS AND MATERIALS General Survey From the end of the third millennium B.C.E., the art of writing was practiced in the ancient Near East (see alphabet ). Here, the pictographic, cuneiform, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
NUMBERS, TYPICAL AND IMPORTANT — Biblical numbers are primarily based on the decimal system, which is of Hamito Egyptian origin. The sexagesimal system, however, which ultimately derives from Sumerian usage, also plays an important role in Scripture, and since 60 is divisible by … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GENESIS, BOOK OF — GENESIS, BOOK OF, the first book of the Pentateuch. The English title refers to the opening theme of the book and is derived, via the Latin transliteration, from the tradition of the Alexandrian Jews as reflected in the Septuagint Greek: genesis … Encyclopedia of Judaism
