ALFASI, ISAAC BEN JACOB — (known as Rif; 1013–1103), author of the most important code prior to the Mishneh Torah of Maimonides. In a sense, Alfasi brought the geonic period to a close. The last of the Babylonian geonim, Hai Gaon, died when Alfasi was 25 years old. Alfasi … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Alfasi, Isaac ben-Jacob — (1013–1103) Spanish talmudic scholar. Alfasi was sometimes called Rif from the initials of Rabbi Isaac Fasi. He was born at Kal’at Hammad in North Africa, now in Algeria, and after studying in Kairouan, settled in Fez, in northern Morocco. The … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Alfasi, Isaac ben Jacob — born 1013, near Fès, Mor. died 1103, Lucena, Spain Moroccan Jewish scholar. He spent most of his life in Fès, but in 1088 he was denounced to the government and was obliged to flee to Spain. He became head of the Jewish community in Lucena and… … Universalium
Alfasi, Isaac ben Jacob (Rif) — (1013 1103) North African talmudist. He lived in Fez. He was the author of a code of Jewish law, Sepher ha Halakhot, the most important code before the Mishneh Torah of Maimonides … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Isaac ben Jacob Alfassi — Yitshak ben Yaakov Hacohen Alfasi (1013–1103), également appelé Ri f (רי ף, acronyme de Rav Itshak AlFasi), était un rabbin médiéval, décisionnaire halakhique, originaire de Fès, au Maroc. Son grand œuvre, le Sefer HaHalakhot (ספר ההלכות) est… … Wikipédia en Français
ISAAC BEN SAMUEL OF DAMPIERRE — (usually referred to by the initial letters of his name as Ri (initials of R abbi I saac) or Ri the Elder, or Ri of Dampierre, d. c. 1185), one of the most important of the tosafists and leading authority of Franco German Jewry in the second half … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ISAAC BEN ABBA MARI OF MARSEILLES — (1120?–1190?), rabbinical scholar in Provence and Spain. Isaac studied under his father, abba mari b. isaac , and when only 17 years of age composed a work on the laws of sheḥitah and forbidden foods, at his father s behest. Later he went to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Luria, Isaac ben Solomon — born 1534, Jerusalem died Aug. 5, 1572, Safed, Syria Jewish mystic and founder of a school of Kabbala. He was brought up in Egypt, where he pursued rabbinic studies. He dedicated himself to the study of the Kabbala with messianic fervour, and in… … Universalium
Ben — /ben/, n. a male given name, form of Benjamin. * * * (as used in expressions) Akiba ben Joseph Alfasi Isaac ben Jacob Alkalai Judah ben Solomon Hai Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph Israel ben Eliezer Ben Ali Zine el Abidine Ben Bella Ahmed Ben… … Universalium
Jacob — o Ya akov, en hebreo יַעֲקֹב sostenido por el talón o en árabe يعقوب Yaʿqūb, conocido despues como Israel hebreo יִשְׂרָאֵל Principe de Dios , árabe اسرائيل Isrāʾīl) es uno de los patriarcas de la Biblia. Su historia es contada en el libro de… … Enciclopedia Universal
