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Abraham the Monk
Abraham the Monk was a monk who lived in a monastery on Mount Sinai in the Sinai desert.
Abraham the Monk was a monk who lived in a monastery on Mount Sinai in the Sinai desert.
Eleazar Kalir
Eleazar ben Kalir (אלעזר בן קליר) was one of Judaism's earliest and most prolific of the paytanim, liturgical poets.
Eleazar ben Kalir (אלעזר בן קליר) was one of Judaism's earliest and most prolific of the paytanim, liturgical poets.
History of the Jews in the Land of Israel
The history of the Jews in the land of Israel can be traced from the first appearance of the name "Israel" in the historic record, an Egyptian inscription of c.1200 BCE where it refers to an eth...
The history of the Jews in the land of Israel can be traced from the first appearance of the name "Israel" in the historic record, an Egyptian inscription of c.1200 BCE where it refers to an eth...
Ishtori Haparchi
Ishtori Haparchi is the pen name of the 14th century Jewish physician, topographer and traveler, Isaac Ben Moses.
Ishtori Haparchi is the pen name of the 14th century Jewish physician, topographer and traveler, Isaac Ben Moses.
Jose b. Jose
Jose b. Jose (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.
Jose b. Jose (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.
Musta'arabi Jews
Musta'arabi Jews (Musta'aribun in Arabic, Musta'arabim or Mista'arevim in Hebrew) was a term used to designate Arabic-speaking Jews (today termed Mizrahi Jews, that is, Jews wi...
Musta'arabi Jews (Musta'aribun in Arabic, Musta'arabim or Mista'arevim in Hebrew) was a term used to designate Arabic-speaking Jews (today termed Mizrahi Jews, that is, Jews wi...
Palestinian Gaonate
The Palestinian Gaonate was the chief talmudical academy and central legalistic body of the Jewish community in Palestine during the middle of the ninth century till its demise during the 11th-c...
The Palestinian Gaonate was the chief talmudical academy and central legalistic body of the Jewish community in Palestine during the middle of the ninth century till its demise during the 11th-c...
Salmon ben Jeroham
Salmon ben Jeroham, in Arabic Sulaym ibn Ruhaym, was a Jewish Karaite writer.
Salmon ben Jeroham, in Arabic Sulaym ibn Ruhaym, was a Jewish Karaite writer.
Samson ben Abraham of Sens
Samson ben Abraham (c. 1150-c.
Samson ben Abraham (c. 1150-c.
Solomon Petit
Solomon Petit was a 13th-century French Tosafist who settled in Acre, Palestine, where he gathered a following of mystics and instigated a new campaign against the philosophical writings of Maim...
Solomon Petit was a 13th-century French Tosafist who settled in Acre, Palestine, where he gathered a following of mystics and instigated a new campaign against the philosophical writings of Maim...
Talmudic Academies in the Land of Israel
The Talmudic Academies in the Land of Israel were yeshivot that served as centers for Jewish scholarship and the development of Jewish law in the Levant and had a great and lasting impact on the...
The Talmudic Academies in the Land of Israel were yeshivot that served as centers for Jewish scholarship and the development of Jewish law in the Levant and had a great and lasting impact on the...
Yanai (Payetan)
Yannai (יניי or ינעי) was the first payyetan to employ rhyme and introduce his name in acrostics.
Yannai (יניי or ינעי) was the first payyetan to employ rhyme and introduce his name in acrostics.