Elazar Shach

male, deceased (2001)
Elazar Menachem Man Shach (January 22, 1898 - November 2, 2001), was a leading Eastern European-born and educated Haredi rabbi who settled and...
Jacob Emden

Jacob Emden

male, deceased (1776)
Jacob Emden was a Jewish rabbi, Talmud scholar, and opponent of the Shabbethaians. He was born at Altona June 4, 1697, and died there April 19, 1776.

Michael

male
Michael is the archangel mentioned in the Book of Revelation 12:7; in the Old Testament Michael is mentioned by name in the Persian context of the...
Alexander Jannaeus

Alexander Jannaeus

male
Alexander Jannaeus (also known as Alexander Jannai/Yannai), king of Judea from (103 BCE to 76 BCE), son of John Hyrcanus, inherited the throne from...

Israel Abrahams

male, deceased (1925)
Israel Abrahams (b. London, November 26 1858; d. Cambridge, October 6 1925) was one of the most distinguished Jewish scholars of his generation. He...
Daniel Bomberg

Daniel Bomberg

male, deceased (1549)
Daniel Bomberg (d. 1549) was an early printer of Hebrew language books. Christian, born in Antwerp, he was primarily active in Venice between 1516...
Hyam Maccoby

Hyam Maccoby

male, deceased (2004)
Hyam Maccoby (1924-2004) was a British scholar, dramatist, and Orthodox Jew specializing in the study of the Jewish and Christian religious...
Yosef Dov Soloveitchik

Yosef Dov Soloveitchik

male, deceased (1892)
Yosef Dov Soloveitchik (1820-1892) was the author of Beis Halevi, by which name he is better known among Talmudical scholars. He was the...

Sherira Gaon

male
Rav Sherira Gaon was the head of yeshiva in Pumbeditha. He wrote the "Iggeret Rav Sherira Gaon", a comprehensive history of the composition of the...
Shimon Shkop

Shimon Shkop

male, deceased (1940)
Rabbi Shimon Shkop (1860-1940) was a rosh yeshiva ("dean") in the Telshe yeshiva and a renowned Talmudic sholar. He was born in Tortz in 1860. At...