Isaac Abrabanel

Isaac Abrabanel

male, deceased (1508)
Isaac ben Judah or Yitzchak ben Yehuda Abravanel was a Jewish statesman, philosopher, Bible commentator, and financier. He was a scion of the...
Eliezer ben Joel Halevi

Eliezer ben Joel Halevi

male, deceased (1225)
Eliezer ben Yoel HaLevi was a noted rabbi and Talmudic scholar. He was a grandson of Raavan and authored "Sefer Avi Ezri" which is more commonly...
Meir Of Rothenburg

Meir Of Rothenburg

male, deceased (1293)
Meir of Rothenburg (c. 1215-2 May 1293) was a German rabbi and poet, a major author of the tosafot on Rashi's commentary on the Talmud. He is also...

Isaac ben Moses Arama

male, deceased (1494)
Isaac ben Moses Arama was a Spanish rabbi and author. He was at first principal of a rabbinical academy at Zamora (probably his birthplace); then...

Judah Ben Samuel Of Regensburg

male
Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg (12th - 13th centuries), also called He-Hasid or 'the Pious' in Hebrew, was the initiator of the Chassidei Ashkenaz,...
Yehuda Halevi

Yehuda Halevi

male
Judah Ha-Levi, also Yehudah Halevi, or Judah ben Samuel Halevi (Hebrew: was a Spanish Jewish philosopher and poet. He was born in Tudela, Navarre,...
Benjamin Of Tudela

Benjamin Of Tudela

male
Benjamin of Tudela (fl. 12th century) was a medieval Navarrese Jewish rabbi and explorer. In his journey he passed through large swathes of Europe,...
Nissim ben Jacob

Nissim ben Jacob

male, deceased (1062)
Nissim Ben Jacob was a rabbi and Talmudist best known today for his Talmudic commentary "HaMafteach", by which title he is also known.
Yehuda ben Meir

Yehuda ben Meir

male
Yehuda ben Meir (also known as Yehuda ha-Kohen or Judah of Mainz was a German-Jewish rabbi, Talmudic scholar and traveler of the late tenth and...
Yair Bacharach

Yair Bacharach

male, deceased (1702)
Rabbi Yair Chayim Bacharach was a German rabbi, initially in Koblenz and remainder of his life in Worms and Metz. His grandmother Chava was a...