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Aaron
In the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, Aaron, who is often called "'Aaron the Priest"' and once Aaron the Levite, was the older brother of Moses, and a prophet of God.
In the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, Aaron, who is often called "'Aaron the Priest"' and once Aaron the Levite, was the older brother of Moses, and a prophet of God.
Aaron ben Jacob ha-Kohen
Aaron ben Jacob ha-Kohen was a Provençal rabbi, one of a family of scholars living at Narbonne, France (not Lunel, as David Conforte and others say), and who suffered the expulsion of the Jews i...
Aaron ben Jacob ha-Kohen was a Provençal rabbi, one of a family of scholars living at Narbonne, France (not Lunel, as David Conforte and others say), and who suffered the expulsion of the Jews i...
Abigdor Cohen of Vienna
Abigdor Cohen ben Elijah of Vienna (fl.
Abigdor Cohen ben Elijah of Vienna (fl.
Abraham ben Samuel Cohen of Lask
Abraham ben Yechiel-Michel Catz Ha Cohen of Lask (Yechiel-Michel was the grandson of the martyr Yechiel-Michel Ha Cohen of Nemirov).
Abraham ben Yechiel-Michel Catz Ha Cohen of Lask (Yechiel-Michel was the grandson of the martyr Yechiel-Michel Ha Cohen of Nemirov).
Abraham Isaac Kook
Abraham Isaac Kook was the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of the British Mandate for Palestine, the founder of the Religious Zionist Yeshiva Merkaz HaRav, Jewish thinker, Halachist, Kabbalist and ...
Abraham Isaac Kook was the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of the British Mandate for Palestine, the founder of the Religious Zionist Yeshiva Merkaz HaRav, Jewish thinker, Halachist, Kabbalist and ...
Abraham Judah ha-Kohen Schwartz
Abraham Judah ha-Kohen Schwartz, (1824-1883), also known by his responsa as the Kol Aryeh, was one of the leading Hungarian rabbis of the nineteenth century.
Abraham Judah ha-Kohen Schwartz, (1824-1883), also known by his responsa as the Kol Aryeh, was one of the leading Hungarian rabbis of the nineteenth century.
Alexander Suslin
Alexander Suslin HaKohen, was a prominent 14th century rabbinic authority born in Erfurt, Germany.
Alexander Suslin HaKohen, was a prominent 14th century rabbinic authority born in Erfurt, Germany.
Alexandri HaKohain
Alexander Suslin ha-Kohen,a prominent 14th century rabbinic authority born in Erfurt, Germany.
Alexander Suslin ha-Kohen,a prominent 14th century rabbinic authority born in Erfurt, Germany.
Arnold Resnicoff
Arnold E. Resnicoff is an American Conservative rabbi, a decorated retired military officer and military chaplain, and a consultant on leadership, values, and interreligious affairs to military ...
Arnold E. Resnicoff is an American Conservative rabbi, a decorated retired military officer and military chaplain, and a consultant on leadership, values, and interreligious affairs to military ...
Aryeh Leib HaCohen Heller
Aryeh Leib Heller-Kahane (1745-1812) (אריה לייב בן יוסף הכהן הלר) was a Rabbi, Talmudist, and Halachist in Galicia.
Aryeh Leib Heller-Kahane (1745-1812) (אריה לייב בן יוסף הכהן הלר) was a Rabbi, Talmudist, and Halachist in Galicia.
Chaim Gutnick
Shneur Chaim (HaKohen) Gutnick (1921 - 25 October 2003) (Heb.: שניאור-חיים הכהן גוטניק), was a prominent Orthodox Jewish Chabad rabbi in Australia.
Shneur Chaim (HaKohen) Gutnick (1921 - 25 October 2003) (Heb.: שניאור-חיים הכהן גוטניק), was a prominent Orthodox Jewish Chabad rabbi in Australia.
Chanokh Heynekh HaKohen Levin
Chanokh Heynekh HaKohen Levin (1798 – March 21, 1870) of Aleksander served as the rebbe of a community of thousands of Hasidim during the "interregnum" between the Chidushei HaRim of Ger and the...
Chanokh Heynekh HaKohen Levin (1798 – March 21, 1870) of Aleksander served as the rebbe of a community of thousands of Hasidim during the "interregnum" between the Chidushei HaRim of Ger and the...
David Kohn
David Kohn (1838-1915), also known as The BOtchfOcker, was a Russian archaeologist and Hebrew writer.
David Kohn (1838-1915), also known as The BOtchfOcker, was a Russian archaeologist and Hebrew writer.
Eleazar
Eleazar (or Elazar; pronounced ), was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second Kohen Gadol (High Priest) - succeeding his father Aaron.
Eleazar (or Elazar; pronounced ), was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second Kohen Gadol (High Priest) - succeeding his father Aaron.
Eli Cohen (politician)
Eli Cohen, aka Eli-Eliyahu Cohen is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 2002 and 2003.
Eli Cohen, aka Eli-Eliyahu Cohen is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 2002 and 2003.
Elijah ben Solomon Abraham ha-Kohen
Elijah ben Solomon Abraham ha-Kohen (died 1729) was dayyan of Smyrna, almoner and preacher.
Elijah ben Solomon Abraham ha-Kohen (died 1729) was dayyan of Smyrna, almoner and preacher.
Emilie Bach
Emilie Bach (born Neuschloss, Bohemia, July 2, 1840; died Vienna April 29, 1890) was an artist and journalist.
Emilie Bach (born Neuschloss, Bohemia, July 2, 1840; died Vienna April 29, 1890) was an artist and journalist.
Gamliel Rabinowitz
Rabbi Gamliel HaKohen Rabinowitz (Rappaport), a Rosh Yeshiva of Shaar Hashamayim Yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel, is a recognized leader in the worldwide Jewish community, who lives in Jerusalem's ...
Rabbi Gamliel HaKohen Rabinowitz (Rappaport), a Rosh Yeshiva of Shaar Hashamayim Yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel, is a recognized leader in the worldwide Jewish community, who lives in Jerusalem's ...
High Priest (Judaism)
The High Priest (Heb. כהן גדול kohen gadol) was the chief religious official of Israelite religion and of classical Judaism from the rise of the Israelite nation until the destruction ...
The High Priest (Heb. כהן גדול kohen gadol) was the chief religious official of Israelite religion and of classical Judaism from the rise of the Israelite nation until the destruction ...
Hophni and Phinehas
Hophni and Phinehas or Phineas were the two sons of Eli.
Hophni and Phinehas or Phineas were the two sons of Eli.
Isaac ha-Kohen Rapoport
Isaac ben Judah ha-Kohen Rapoport was a rabbi who lived in the Land of Israel, of the eighteenth century; born and died at Jerusalem, a pupil of R. Hezekiah da Silva.
Isaac ben Judah ha-Kohen Rapoport was a rabbi who lived in the Land of Israel, of the eighteenth century; born and died at Jerusalem, a pupil of R. Hezekiah da Silva.
Isaac HaKohen Rapoport
Isaac ben Judah HaKohen Rapoport was an 18th-century rabbi who lived in Palestine; born and died at Jerusalem, a pupil of rabbi Hezekiah da Silva.
Isaac ben Judah HaKohen Rapoport was an 18th-century rabbi who lived in Palestine; born and died at Jerusalem, a pupil of rabbi Hezekiah da Silva.
Ishmael ben Elisha ha-Kohen
Ishmael ben Elisha ha-Kohen was one of the prominent leaders of the first generetion of the Tannaim.
Ishmael ben Elisha ha-Kohen was one of the prominent leaders of the first generetion of the Tannaim.
Ithamar
In the Torah, Ithamar is mentioned as the youngest son of Aaron the High Priest.
In the Torah, Ithamar is mentioned as the youngest son of Aaron the High Priest.
Joseph ben Mordechai Gershon
Joseph ben Mordechai Gershon Ha-Kohen was a Polish Talmudist.
Joseph ben Mordechai Gershon Ha-Kohen was a Polish Talmudist.
Joseph Gutnick
Joseph Isaac Gutnick (Diamond Joe) (יוסף יצחק הכהן גוטניק) is an Australian businessman and mining industry entrepreneur.
Joseph Isaac Gutnick (Diamond Joe) (יוסף יצחק הכהן גוטניק) is an Australian businessman and mining industry entrepreneur.
Joseph ha-Kohen
Joseph ben Joshua ben Meïr ha-Kohen (also Joseph HaKohen, Joseph Hakohen or Joseph Hacohen) (December 20, 1496, Avignon, France - 1575 or shortly thereafter, Genoa, Italy) was ...
Joseph ben Joshua ben Meïr ha-Kohen (also Joseph HaKohen, Joseph Hakohen or Joseph Hacohen) (December 20, 1496, Avignon, France - 1575 or shortly thereafter, Genoa, Italy) was ...
Joshua Falk
Joshua Falk (יהושע בן אלכסנדר פלק) (also: Joshua ben Alexander HaCohen Falk) (1555 – 1614) was a Polish Halakhist and Talmudist, best known as the author of the Beit Yisrael...
Joshua Falk (יהושע בן אלכסנדר פלק) (also: Joshua ben Alexander HaCohen Falk) (1555 – 1614) was a Polish Halakhist and Talmudist, best known as the author of the Beit Yisrael...
Judah ben Samuel ha-Kohen Cantarini
Judah (Leon) ben Samuel (Simon) ha-Kohen Cantarini (ca.
Judah (Leon) ben Samuel (Simon) ha-Kohen Cantarini (ca.
Kes (Judaism)
Kahen or in the popular name Qss is the spiritual leader of Beta Israel, similar to a Kohen or Rabbi.
Kahen or in the popular name Qss is the spiritual leader of Beta Israel, similar to a Kohen or Rabbi.
Kohen Gadol
Kohen Gadol or ha-Kohen ha-Gadol (Heb.
Kohen Gadol or ha-Kohen ha-Gadol (Heb.
Mathilda Berwald
Mathilda Charlotta Berwald, née Cohn (9 March 1798 in Helsinki in Finland - 3 May 1877 in Stockholm,, was a Finnish and Swedish concert singer.
Mathilda Charlotta Berwald, née Cohn (9 March 1798 in Helsinki in Finland - 3 May 1877 in Stockholm,, was a Finnish and Swedish concert singer.
Meir ben Judah Leib Poppers
Meir ben Judah Leib Poppers or Meir ben Judah Loeb Ha-Kohen Ashkenazi Poppers was a Bohemian rabbi and kabbalist.
Meir ben Judah Leib Poppers or Meir ben Judah Loeb Ha-Kohen Ashkenazi Poppers was a Bohemian rabbi and kabbalist.
Meir Kahane
Martin David Kahane, also known as Meir Kahane, was an American-Israeli rabbi and ultra-nationalist writer and political figure, whose work became either the direct or indirect foundation ...
Martin David Kahane, also known as Meir Kahane, was an American-Israeli rabbi and ultra-nationalist writer and political figure, whose work became either the direct or indirect foundation ...
Meir Simcha of Dvinsk
Meir Simcha of Dvinsk was a rabbi and prominent leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe in the early 20th century.
Meir Simcha of Dvinsk was a rabbi and prominent leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe in the early 20th century.
Mordechai Gutnick
Rabbi Mordechai Gutnick is a prominent Orthodox Jewish rabbi in Australia.
Rabbi Mordechai Gutnick is a prominent Orthodox Jewish rabbi in Australia.
Moses ha-Kohen de Tordesillas
Moses ha-Kohen de Tordesillas (fl.1370s) (משה הכהן) was a Spanish Jewish controversialist of the fourteenth century.
Moses ha-Kohen de Tordesillas (fl.1370s) (משה הכהן) was a Spanish Jewish controversialist of the fourteenth century.
Nachman Kahana
Nachman Kahana (Also spelled Kahane) (רב נחמן בן רב יחזקאל שרגא כהנא) is an Israeli rabbi.
Nachman Kahana (Also spelled Kahane) (רב נחמן בן רב יחזקאל שרגא כהנא) is an Israeli rabbi.
Nadab and Abihu
In the Book of Exodus, the Book of Leviticus and the Book of Numbers, Nadab and Abihu were respectively the eldest and second-eldest of the sons of Aaron.
In the Book of Exodus, the Book of Leviticus and the Book of Numbers, Nadab and Abihu were respectively the eldest and second-eldest of the sons of Aaron.
Nathan ben Isaac Ha-Babli
Nathan ben Isaac ha-Kohen ha-Babli was a Babylonian Jewish historian of the 10th century.
Nathan ben Isaac ha-Kohen ha-Babli was a Babylonian Jewish historian of the 10th century.
Nathan ben Isaac ha-Babli
Nathan ben Isaac ha-Kohen ha-Babli was a Babylonian Jewish historian of the 10th century.
Nathan ben Isaac ha-Kohen ha-Babli was a Babylonian Jewish historian of the 10th century.
Nesanel Quinn
Nesanel Hakohen Quinn (1910 – 7 February 2005) was the renowned principal of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas in Brooklyn, New York, for nearly 80 years.
Nesanel Hakohen Quinn (1910 – 7 February 2005) was the renowned principal of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas in Brooklyn, New York, for nearly 80 years.
Phinehas
Phinehas was a High Priest of Israel in the wilderness, the grandson of Aaron, and son of Eleazar the High Priest, who distinguished himself as a youth at Shittim by his zeal against the Heresy ...
Phinehas was a High Priest of Israel in the wilderness, the grandson of Aaron, and son of Eleazar the High Priest, who distinguished himself as a youth at Shittim by his zeal against the Heresy ...
Pinchus Feldman
Rabbi Pinchus Feldman OAM (born 1945) is the and first Chabad shaliach ("emissary") of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement in New South Wales, Australia.
Rabbi Pinchus Feldman OAM (born 1945) is the and first Chabad shaliach ("emissary") of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement in New South Wales, Australia.
Priestly caste
The priestly caste is a social group responsible for officiating over sacrifices and leading prayers or other religious functions, particularly in nomadic and tribal societies.
The priestly caste is a social group responsible for officiating over sacrifices and leading prayers or other religious functions, particularly in nomadic and tribal societies.
Segan
Segan (or Segan ha-Kohanim, lit.
Segan (or Segan ha-Kohanim, lit.
Shabbatai ha-Kohen
Shabbatai ben Meir ha-Kohen (שבתי כהן) (1621–1662) was a noted 17th Century talmudist and halakhist.
Shabbatai ben Meir ha-Kohen (שבתי כהן) (1621–1662) was a noted 17th Century talmudist and halakhist.
Shlomo Aviner
Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Ha-Cohain Aviner (born 1943/5703) is the rosh yeshiva of the Ateret Yerushalayim yeshiva (formerly known as Ateret Cohanim) in Jerusalem and the rabbi of Bet El. He is consid...
Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Ha-Cohain Aviner (born 1943/5703) is the rosh yeshiva of the Ateret Yerushalayim yeshiva (formerly known as Ateret Cohanim) in Jerusalem and the rabbi of Bet El. He is consid...
Sholom HaKohen Schwadron
Sholom HaKohen Schwadron was a Haredi rabbi.
Sholom HaKohen Schwadron was a Haredi rabbi.
Sholom Schwadron
Sholom Mordechai Hakohen Schwadron was a Haredi rabbi.
Sholom Mordechai Hakohen Schwadron was a Haredi rabbi.
Tarfon
Rabbi Tarfon or Tarphon,, a Kohen, a member of the third generation of the Mishnah sages, who lived in the period between the destruction of the Second Temple and the fall of Bethar.
Rabbi Tarfon or Tarphon,, a Kohen, a member of the third generation of the Mishnah sages, who lived in the period between the destruction of the Second Temple and the fall of Bethar.
The Mitzvah of sanctifying the Kohen
The commandment to sanctify the priests is a commandment based in the Hebrew Bible, and developed in rabbinical teaching that requires believers in Judaism to sanctify their priests, or kohani...
The commandment to sanctify the priests is a commandment based in the Hebrew Bible, and developed in rabbinical teaching that requires believers in Judaism to sanctify their priests, or kohani...
Tobias Cohn
Tobias Cohn or Tobias Kohn (in Hebrew, Toviyyah ben Moshe ha-Kohen; in Polish, Tobiasz Kohn) (also referred to as Toviyah Kats) (1652-1729) was a Polish-Jewish physician ...
Tobias Cohn or Tobias Kohn (in Hebrew, Toviyyah ben Moshe ha-Kohen; in Polish, Tobiasz Kohn) (also referred to as Toviyah Kats) (1652-1729) was a Polish-Jewish physician ...
Walter L. Cohen
Walter L. Cohen, Sr. was an African American Republican politician and businessman in the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Walter L. Cohen, Sr. was an African American Republican politician and businessman in the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Y-chromosomal Aaron
Y-chromosomal Aaron is the name given to the hypothesised most recent common ancestor of many of the patrilineal Jewish priestly caste known as Kohanim (singular "Kohen", "Cohen", or Kohane).
Y-chromosomal Aaron is the name given to the hypothesised most recent common ancestor of many of the patrilineal Jewish priestly caste known as Kohanim (singular "Kohen", "Cohen", or Kohane).
Yehuda ben Meir
Yehuda ben Meir, also known as Yehuda ha-Kohen or Judah of Mainz, was a German rabbi, Talmudic scholar and traveler of the late tenth and early eleventh century CE. His book Sefer ...
Yehuda ben Meir, also known as Yehuda ha-Kohen or Judah of Mainz, was a German rabbi, Talmudic scholar and traveler of the late tenth and early eleventh century CE. His book Sefer ...
Yehuda Heller Kahana
Yehuda Heller-Kahane (1738–1819) (יהודה בן יוסף הכהן ) was a Rabbi, Talmudist, and Halachist in Galicia.
Yehuda Heller-Kahane (1738–1819) (יהודה בן יוסף הכהן ) was a Rabbi, Talmudist, and Halachist in Galicia.
Yisrael Meir Kagan
Yisrael Meir Poupko, known popularly as The Chofetz Chaim, was an influential Lithuanian Jewish rabbi of the Musar movement Rabbi Kagan was born in Zhetl, Hrodno Guberniya, today's Belarus...
Yisrael Meir Poupko, known popularly as The Chofetz Chaim, was an influential Lithuanian Jewish rabbi of the Musar movement Rabbi Kagan was born in Zhetl, Hrodno Guberniya, today's Belarus...
Zadok HaKohen
Rabbi Zadok HaKohen Rabinowitz of Lublin (in Hebrew: צדוק הכהן מלובלין) (Kreisburg, 1823 - Lublin, Poland, 1900), also spelled Tzadok Hacohen, Tsadok Hakohen, Tsadok Hacohen and Tzadok Hakohen, ...
Rabbi Zadok HaKohen Rabinowitz of Lublin (in Hebrew: צדוק הכהן מלובלין) (Kreisburg, 1823 - Lublin, Poland, 1900), also spelled Tzadok Hacohen, Tsadok Hakohen, Tsadok Hacohen and Tzadok Hakohen, ...
Zsigmond Kunfi
Zsigmond Kunfi (born as Zsigmond Kohn; 28 April 1879 – 18 November 1929) was a Hungarian politician who served as Minister without portfolio of Croatian Affairs and as Minister of Labour and...
Zsigmond Kunfi (born as Zsigmond Kohn; 28 April 1879 – 18 November 1929) was a Hungarian politician who served as Minister without portfolio of Croatian Affairs and as Minister of Labour and...