According to Finding our fathers: a guidebook to Jewish genealogy by Dan Rottenberg he was a descendant of RIVAM_____________________________________________Birth year seems wrong - could be 1348? (or ...
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12/12/2013
According to Finding our fathers: a guidebook to Jewish genealogy by Dan Rottenberg he was a descendant of RIVAM_____________________________________________Birth year seems wrong - could be 1348? (or ...
12/12/2013
Meir ben Baruch "of Rothenberg" was born in Worms, Germany in 1215. There were numerous scholars in his family, but Meir became, by far, the most famous. He was acknowledged as the authoritative Jewish...
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12/12/2013
Meir ben Baruch "of Rothenberg" was born in Worms, Germany in 1215. There were numerous scholars in his family, but Meir became, by far, the most famous. He was acknowledged as the authoritative Jewish...
12/12/2013
MOELLIN, JACOB BEN MOSES (c1360 – 1427), usually referred to as Maharil (Morenu ha-Rav Jacob ha-Levi) and also as Mahari Segal and Mahari Molin ), the foremost talmudist of his generation and head of t...
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MOELLIN, JACOB BEN MOSES (c1360 – 1427), usually referred to as Maharil (Morenu ha-Rav Jacob ha-Levi) and also as Mahari Segal and Mahari Molin ), the foremost talmudist of his generation and head of t...
3/19/2013
Samuel ben Kalonymus he-Hasid of Speyer (Hebrew: שמואל החסיד) was a Tosafist, liturgical poet, and philosopher of the 12th century, surnamed also "the Prophet" (Solomon Luria, Responsa, No. 29). He se...
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Samuel ben Kalonymus he-Hasid of Speyer (Hebrew: שמואל החסיד) was a Tosafist, liturgical poet, and philosopher of the 12th century, surnamed also "the Prophet" (Solomon Luria, Responsa, No. 29). He se...
11/5/2012
Shlomo ha-Levi Alkabetz , also spelt Alqabitz, Alqabes; ( שלמה אלקבץ) (c.1500, Thessaloniki– 1580, Safed ) was a rabbi, kabbalist and poet perhaps best known for his composition of the song Lecha Dodi;...
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2/24/2012
Shlomo ha-Levi Alkabetz , also spelt Alqabitz, Alqabes; ( שלמה אלקבץ) (c.1500, Thessaloniki– 1580, Safed ) was a rabbi, kabbalist and poet perhaps best known for his composition of the song Lecha Dodi;...
2/24/2012
Spanish poet; born in Portugal about the middle of the seventeenth century of Marano parents, who subsequently settled in southern France. He studied the humanities at a Spanish university. Persecuted ...
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Spanish poet; born in Portugal about the middle of the seventeenth century of Marano parents, who subsequently settled in southern France. He studied the humanities at a Spanish university. Persecuted ...
1/6/2012
‘Mrs Dunash’ is the only female Jewish poet to have been identified between the biblical prophetess Deborah and the late middle ages. In her poem she tells of the lovers’ exchange of a ring, wristband,...
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‘Mrs Dunash’ is the only female Jewish poet to have been identified between the biblical prophetess Deborah and the late middle ages. In her poem she tells of the lovers’ exchange of a ring, wristband,...
11/13/2011
Dunash ben Labraṭ ha-Levi1. LifeDunash ben Labraṭ was a central figure in the flowering of Hebrew culture in al-Andalus. Very little is known about his life. According to Moses ibn Ezra’s ars poetica, ...
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Dunash ben Labraṭ ha-Levi1. LifeDunash ben Labraṭ was a central figure in the flowering of Hebrew culture in al-Andalus. Very little is known about his life. According to Moses ibn Ezra’s ars poetica, ...
11/13/2011
Samuel HaNagid MP (993 - 1056)
"Samuel ha-Nagid", "Samuel ibn Naghrela", "Sh'muel HaLevi ben Yose Abu Yusef Ismā‘īl ibn al-Nag'hdīlah ibn Aṭā al-yahūdī", "Abu Iṣḥāq Ismā‘īl bin an-Naghrīlah", "שמואל הנגיד"
Samuel ibn Naghrela שמואל הלוי בן יוסף הנגיד, Sh'muel HaLevi ben Yosef HaNagid; Arabic: أبو إسحاق إسماعيل بن النغريلة Abu Iṣḥāq Ismā‘īl bin an-Naghrīlah), also known as Samuel HaNagid שמואל הנגיד, S...
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11/2/2011
Samuel HaNagid MP (993 - 1056)
"Samuel ha-Nagid", "Samuel ibn Naghrela", "Sh'muel HaLevi ben Yose Abu Yusef Ismā‘īl ibn al-Nag'hdīlah ibn Aṭā al-yahūdī", "Abu Iṣḥāq Ismā‘īl bin an-Naghrīlah", "שמואל הנגיד"
Samuel ibn Naghrela שמואל הלוי בן יוסף הנגיד, Sh'muel HaLevi ben Yosef HaNagid; Arabic: أبو إسحاق إسماعيل بن النغريلة Abu Iṣḥāq Ismā‘īl bin an-Naghrīlah), also known as Samuel HaNagid שמואל הנגיד, S...
11/2/2011
Meshulam Kalonymos Hagadol MP (900 - c.1020)
"Meshullam ben Kalonymus", "Meshullam the Great", "Meshullam ben קלונימוס", ""The Great" - Hagadol"
Kalonymus Family Jewish Encyclopedia* Meshullam HaGadol / Meshullam the Great WikipediaKalonymos or Kalonymus (Hebrew: קלונימוס) is a prominent Jewish family originally from Lucca, Italy, which, after...
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11/1/2011
Meshulam Kalonymos Hagadol MP (900 - c.1020)
"Meshullam ben Kalonymus", "Meshullam the Great", "Meshullam ben קלונימוס", ""The Great" - Hagadol"
Kalonymus Family Jewish Encyclopedia* Meshullam HaGadol / Meshullam the Great WikipediaKalonymos or Kalonymus (Hebrew: קלונימוס) is a prominent Jewish family originally from Lucca, Italy, which, after...
11/1/2011
Israel Ben Moshe Najara ר' ישראל נג'ארה רבי ישראל נג׳ארה - פייטן ומהפכן רבי ישראל נג'ארה
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Israel Ben Moshe Najara ר' ישראל נג'ארה רבי ישראל נג׳ארה - פייטן ומהפכן רבי ישראל נג'ארה
11/1/2011
Jose b. Jose (Hebrew: יוסי בן יוסי) was an early payyetan who lived in Israel in the 6th century CE. Some of his poetry is preserved in the contemporary Hebrew payer books.
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Jose b. Jose (Hebrew: יוסי בן יוסי) was an early payyetan who lived in Israel in the 6th century CE. Some of his poetry is preserved in the contemporary Hebrew payer books.
11/1/2011
רבי אלעזר בירבי קליר, או אלעזר הקליר (המאה ה-6 – המאה ה-7), פייטן ארץ ישראלי בן התקופה הביזנטית. חיבר פיוטים רבים, שחלקם נכנסו למחזורי התפילה של יהודי אשכנז, צרפת, איטליה ויוון. Eleazar ben Killir , El...
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11/1/2011
רבי אלעזר בירבי קליר, או אלעזר הקליר (המאה ה-6 – המאה ה-7), פייטן ארץ ישראלי בן התקופה הביזנטית. חיבר פיוטים רבים, שחלקם נכנסו למחזורי התפילה של יהודי אשכנז, צרפת, איטליה ויוון. Eleazar ben Killir , El...
11/1/2011
Yannai MP (c.675 - d.)
"יניי", "ינעי", "Piyyutim by Yannai", "payyetan Yannai", "Yanai"
Mahzor Yannai : A liturgical work of the 7th century (download) Read online Yannai (Hebrew: יניי or ינעי) was the first payyetan to employ rhyme and introduce his name in acrostics. He flourished, pro...
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11/1/2011
Yannai MP (c.675 - d.)
"יניי", "ינעי", "Piyyutim by Yannai", "payyetan Yannai", "Yanai"
Mahzor Yannai : A liturgical work of the 7th century (download) Read online Yannai (Hebrew: יניי or ינעי) was the first payyetan to employ rhyme and introduce his name in acrostics. He flourished, pro...
11/1/2011
Rabbi Abraham Ben Meir Ibn Ezra אברהם בן מאיר אבן עזרא or ראב"ע, ابن عزرا; Abenezra (1089–1164) was born at Tudela, Navarre in 1089, and died c. 1167, apparently in Calahorra.
He was one of the most ...
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10/31/2011
Rabbi Abraham Ben Meir Ibn Ezra אברהם בן מאיר אבן עזרא or ראב"ע, ابن عزرا; Abenezra (1089–1164) was born at Tudela, Navarre in 1089, and died c. 1167, apparently in Calahorra.
He was one of the most ...
10/31/2011
Rabbi Moses ben Jacob ibn Ezra, known as ha-Sallah ("writer of penitential prayers") (Arabic: أبو هارون موسى بن يعقوب ابن عزرا, Abu Harun Musa bin Ya'acub ibn Ezra, Hebrew: משה בן יעקב הסלח אבן עזרא,...
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10/31/2011
Rabbi Moses ben Jacob ibn Ezra, known as ha-Sallah ("writer of penitential prayers") (Arabic: أبو هارون موسى بن يعقوب ابن عزرا, Abu Harun Musa bin Ya'acub ibn Ezra, Hebrew: משה בן יעקב הסלח אבן עזרא,...
10/31/2011
youtube : Im Ninalu - אם ננעלו - עפרה חזה Ayelet chen - Noa Rabbi Shalom ben Yosef Shabbazi , also Abba Shalem Shabbezi or Salim Elshibzi (Hebrew: שלום שבזי, Arabic: سالم الشبزي) was one of the great...
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10/31/2011
youtube : Im Ninalu - אם ננעלו - עפרה חזה Ayelet chen - Noa Rabbi Shalom ben Yosef Shabbazi , also Abba Shalem Shabbezi or Salim Elshibzi (Hebrew: שלום שבזי, Arabic: سالم الشبزي) was one of the great...
10/31/2011
Yehuda Alharizi , also Judah ben Solomon Harizi or al-Harizi (Hebrew: יהודה בן שלמה אלחריזי, Yehudah ben Shelomo al-Harizi, Arabic: يحيا بن سليمان بن شاؤل أبو زكريا الحريزي اليهودي من أهل طليطلة, Yah...
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10/31/2011
Yehuda Alharizi , also Judah ben Solomon Harizi or al-Harizi (Hebrew: יהודה בן שלמה אלחריזי, Yehudah ben Shelomo al-Harizi, Arabic: يحيا بن سليمان بن شاؤل أبو زكريا الحريزي اليهودي من أهل طليطلة, Yah...
10/31/2011
Judah ben Samuel ha-Levi MP (1075 - 1141)
"יהודה בן שמואל הלוי", "Judah HaLevi", "Yehuda Ha Levi", "יהודה הלוי", "Judah HaLevi Abulafia"
Judah Halevi (also Yehuda Halevi; Hebrew: יהודה הלוי; Arabic: يهوذا هاليفي; c. 1075–1141) was a Spanish Jewish physician, poet and philosopher. He was born in Spain, either in Toledo or Tudela, in 1075...
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10/31/2011
Judah ben Samuel ha-Levi MP (1075 - 1141)
"יהודה בן שמואל הלוי", "Judah HaLevi", "Yehuda Ha Levi", "יהודה הלוי", "Judah HaLevi Abulafia"
Judah Halevi (also Yehuda Halevi; Hebrew: יהודה הלוי; Arabic: يهوذا هاليفي; c. 1075–1141) was a Spanish Jewish physician, poet and philosopher. He was born in Spain, either in Toledo or Tudela, in 1075...
10/31/2011
Shimon HaGadol of Mainz MP (aft.970 - 1020)
"שמעון הגדול הראשון ממגנצא", "Shimon HaGadol of Mainz", "Simeon ben Isaac ben Abun of Mainz", "The Elder", "Shimon HaZaken", "Rabbi Simeon The Great", "אבון קלונימוס"
R' Shimon authored many liturgical compositions that have become part of our Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and yom tov prayers. He also wrote the poem Baruch Hashem Yom Yom which is part of the Shabbat mor...
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10/31/2011
Shimon HaGadol of Mainz MP (aft.970 - 1020)
"שמעון הגדול הראשון ממגנצא", "Shimon HaGadol of Mainz", "Simeon ben Isaac ben Abun of Mainz", "The Elder", "Shimon HaZaken", "Rabbi Simeon The Great", "אבון קלונימוס"
R' Shimon authored many liturgical compositions that have become part of our Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and yom tov prayers. He also wrote the poem Baruch Hashem Yom Yom which is part of the Shabbat mor...
10/31/2011
