Ben Naphtali

Ben Naphtali

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Ben Naphtali was a rabbi and Masorete who flourished about 890-940 C.E., probably in Tiberias. Of his life little is known. His first name is in...

Petachiah Of Ratisbon

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Petachiah of Ratisbon, also known as Petachiah ben Yakov, Moses Petachiah, and Petachiah of Regensburg, was a Bohemian rabbi of the late twelfth...

Yaakov Ben Moshe Levi Moelin

male, deceased (1427)
Rabbi Yaakov Moelin was a Talmudist and "posek" (authority on Jewish law) best known for his codification of the customs ("minhagim") of the German...

Yaakov ben Yakar

male, deceased (1064)
Yaakov ben Yakar (990 - 1064) was a German Talmudist. He flourished in the first half of the 11th century. He was a pupil of Gershom ben Judah in...

Israel Bruna

male, deceased (1480)
Israel Bruna (1400 - 1480) was a German rabbi and "Posek" (decisor on Jewish Law). He is also known as Mahari Bruna, the Hebrew acronym for "Our...

Moses ben Hanoch

male, deceased (965)
Moses ben Hanoch or Moses ben Enoch (in Hebrew language, "Moshe ben Hanoch") was a medieval rabbi who inadvertently became the preeminent Talmudic...

Hillel Of Verona

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Hillel ben Samuel of Verona (c. 1220 - c. 1295) was an Italian physician, philosopher, and Talmudist. He was the grandson of the Talmudic scholar...

Mordecai ben Hillel

male, deceased (1298)
Mordechai ben Hillel (ca. 1250-1298) was a rabbi and legal authority in 13th century Germany. He is known for his legal commentary on the Talmud,...

Solomon Ben Abraham Of Montpellier

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Solomon ben Abraham ben Samuel (in Hebrew, "Shlomo ben Avraham ben Shmuel") was a Franco-Jewish Talmudist of the first half of the thirteenth...

Chushiel

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Chushiel ben Elchanan was president of the bet ha-midrash at Kairwan toward the end of the 10th century. He was born probably in Italy, but his...