Eliezer Ben-Yehuda

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda

male, deceased (1922)
Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda was principally responsible for the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language from its previous state as a liturgical language. Bo...

Judah ben Ilai

male
Rabbi Judah ben Ilai was a Talmudic scholar and a Tana, or writer of the Mishna, who lived in the 2nd Century. Rabbi Judah ben Ilai was born at...
Isaak Markus Jost

Isaak Markus Jost

male, deceased (1860)
Isaak Marcus (Markus) Jost (February 22, 1793, Bernburg-November 22, 1860, Frankfurt (Main)) was a Jewish historical writer. He studied at the...

Israel Lipschitz

male
Israel Lipschitz of Danzig (1782-1860) was the author of "Tiferet Yisrael" a well-known commentary on the Mishna. He also wrote "Shevilei...

Me'Asha

male
Me'asha was the name of three important rabbis of the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. # Me'asha was a tanna to whom one reference occurs in the...
Rabbi Bar Hiyya

Rabbi Bar Hiyya

male, deceased (230)
Rabbi Hiyya (Hebrew: רבי חייא) was a rabbi and Jewish religious scholar of the Mishnaic period. Active in Tiberias, Hiyya was the primary compile...
Mishna

Mishna

female, 71 years old (Los Angeles, California, United States)
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Mishna

Mishna

female (Waco, Texas, United States)