Saadia Gaon

Saadia Gaon

male, deceased (942)
Sa`īd bin Yūsuf al-Fayyūmi, greek philosophy, Karaism, RabbinicJudaism, geonic, Saīd bin Yūsuf al-Fayyūmi…Philosopher of Judaism
Sa'adiah ben Yosef Gaon, ("Sa`īd bin Yūsuf al-Fayyūmi"); was a prominent rabbi, Jewish philosopher, and exegete of the geonic period. Saadia is kno...
Yosef Karo

Yosef Karo

male, deceased (1575)
Yosef Caro, Sephardi Jew, Early Acharonim, Joseph Caro, meḥabber, Beth Yosef…RabbinicJudaism
Yosef Caro (sometimes Joseph Caro was one of the most significant leaders in Rabbinic Judaism and the author of the Shulchan Arukh, an...
Yochanan ben Zakai

Yochanan ben Zakai

male
T'veria, ''T'veria'', Rabban Yochanan ben Zakai Synagogue, Yavne, Siege of Jerusalem, siege…RabbinicJudaism
Yochanan ben Zakai was one of the tannaim (תנאים), an important Jewish sage in the era of the Second Temple, and a primary contributor to the core...

Yefet ben Ali

male
karaite, Biblical scholar, maskil ha-Golah, hebrew, 10th century, rabbi…Orthodox Judaism, RabbinicJudaism
Yefet ben Ali was perhaps the foremost Karaite commentator on the Bible, during the "Golden Age of Karaism". He lived during the 10th century, a...