Samuel Of Speyer

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Samuel ben Kalonymus he-Hasid of Speyer was a Tosafist, liturgical poet, and philosopher of the 12th century, surnamed also "the Prophet" (Solomon...

Judah Ben Eliezer Ha-Levi Minz

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Judah ben Eliezer ha-Levi Minz, also known as Mahari Minz, was an Italian rabbi, the most prominent of his time. He officiated as rabbi of Padua...

Meshullam ben Jacob

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"Rabbeinu" Meshullam son of Jacob ("Meshullam ben Ya'akov") also known as "Rabbeinu Meshullam hagodol" (Rabbi Meshullem the great) was a...

Joseph Escapa

male, deceased (1662)
Joseph Escapa (ca. 1572-1662) served in the rabbinate of Smyrna. He was probably born at Uskup, European Turkey, after which place he is named. At...

Saadia Ibn Danan

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Rabbi Saadiah ben Maimon ben Moshe ibn Danan (born 2nd half of 15th century in Granada, Spain – died 1493(?) in Oran, Algeria) was a Hebrew gr...
Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam

Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam

male, deceased (1898)
Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam, was the eldest son of the "Divrei Chaim", Rabbi Chaim Halbertam of Sanz. He was famous for his disagreements...

Abraham Rapoport

male, deceased (1651)
Abraham Rapoport (Schrenzel) was a Polish Talmudist; born at Lemberg (currently Lviv, Ukraine) in 1584; died in 1651 (June 7); son of Rabbi Israel...

Joshua ben Israel Benveniste

male, deceased (1668)
Joshua ben Israel Benveniste (c. 1590-c. 1668) was the brother of Chaim Benveniste, and a disciple of Joseph Trani. He was a physician and rabbi at...
Aryeh Leib Ben Asher Gunzberg

Aryeh Leib Ben Asher Gunzberg

male, deceased (1785)
Rabbi Aryeh Leib ben Asher Gunzberg. At one time Gunzberg was Rabbi in Pinsk, and then later founded a yeshivah in Minsk. Here however he engaged...

Jonah Nabon

male, deceased (1760)
Jonah Nabon was a rabbinical scholar; born at Jerusalem in 1713; died there 1760; son of Hanun Nabon. He was celebrated for his Talmudic and...