LURIA, ISAAC BEN SOLOMON — (1534–1572), kabbalist, referred to as Ha Ari (האר״י; the (sacred) lion from the initials of האלוהי רבי יצחק; Ha Elohi Rabbi Yiẓḥak, the divine Rabbi ). This cognomen was in use by the end of the 16th century, apparently at first in kabbalistic… … 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
Luria, Isaac ben-Solomon (ha-Ari) — (1534–72) Safad mystic. Luria was one of the most important figures in Jewish mysticism (the Cabbala). Only the barest facts of his life are known; much that was recounted of him later is legend. His father, Solomon Ashkenazi, probably came… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Luria, Isaac ben Solomon (Ari; Ashkenazi) — (1534 72) Palestinian kabbalist. He was born in Jerusalem and educated in Egypt. From 1570 he lived in Safed. His kabbalistic teachings were received by his disciples orally; they were later recorded by his pupil Hayyim Vital in Etz Hayyim,… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
LURIA, JEHIEL BEN ISRAEL ASHKENAZI — (16th–17th century), kabbalist; scholar of safed and its emissary to western europe . It may be assumed that Luria was a relation of Isaac ashkenazi luria (Ha Ari). In 1599 he was in Worms and in 1601 in venice , apparently on his return journey… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LURIA, DAVID BEN JUDAH — (1798–1855), Lithuanian rabbi and scholar. Luria was born in Bykhow, Mogilev region. He studied under Saul katzenellenbogen in Vilna, but in 1815 returned to his native town, where he remained for the rest of his life and where he founded a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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 SAMUEL HA-LEVI — (1580–1646?), Polish talmudist and grammarian. Isaac was the elder brother and teacher of david b. samuel ha levi . He was born in Ludomir, and studied under joshua falk at Lemberg. He served as rabbi of Chelm and in 1627 was appointed rosh… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ISAAC BEN BEZALEL OF VLADIMIR — (d. 1576), Polish rabbi. To Isaac, as to his contemporaries Shalom Shachna and Kalman of Worms, belongs the credit for the expansion of talmudic studies in Poland. He was considered a front ranking authority in the halakhic field (cf. resp.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Isaac ben Jacob ha-Lavan — Rabbi Isaac ben Jacob or Yitzhak ben Yaakov, nicknamed ha Lavan or the white was a 12th century rabbi of Bohemia. He was a Tosafist and liturgical poet who flourished at Prague in the late 1100s. He was the brother of the renowned traveler… … Wikipedia
