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71ISRAELI, ISAAC BEN JOSEPH — (first half of the 14th century), Spanish astronomer who worked in Toledo. Israeli is best known for his book Yesod Olam ( The Foundation of the World ) written in 1310, which was considered the most important contribution to Hebrew literature in …
72JOSEPH ḤAZZAN BEN JUDAH OF TROYES — (13th century), French scholar, grandson of baruch b. isaac of regensburg , author of the Sefer ha Terumah. As ḥazzan in his town, Joseph carefully studied the customs and versions of the liturgy of that community and its synagogal customs in… …
73JOSEPH JOSKE BEN JUDAH JUDEL OF LUBLIN — (1659?–1706), talmudist and kabbalist. Joseph studied with his father, who was rabbi at Lemberg and later at Kowel. He was appointed rabbi, first of Minsk, and in 1698, of Dubnow where he lived until his death …
74KOIDONOVER (Kaidanover), ẒEVI HIRSCH — (d. 1712), rabbi and ethical writer (his name derived from Koidanovo, a town near Minsk). Koidonover was born in Vilna and spent his childhood in Kurow near Lublin until 1658 when his father s house was pillaged and his two sisters killed. The… …
75MATHEMATICS — Bible The Bible does not deal directly with proper mathematical subjects; however there are some parts that do relate indirectly to different mathematical topics. These are widely discussed by the various commentators on the Bible and Talmud: the …
76POETRY — This article is arranged according to the following outline (for modern poetry, see hebrew literature , Modern; see also prosody ): biblical poetry introduction the search for identifiable indicators of biblical poetry the presence of poetry in… …
77RASHI — (Solomon ben Isaac; 1040–1105), leading commentator on the Bible and Talmud. His Life Rashi was born at Troyes, France. (See Chart: Rashi Family).His mother was the sister of the liturgical writer, simeon b. isaac . His father was a scholar whom… …
78RIGHTEOUSNESS — RIGHTEOUSNESS, the fulfillment of all legal and moral obligations. Righteousness is not an abstract notion but rather consists in doing what is just and right in all relationships; …keep justice and do righteousness at all times (Ps. 106:3; cf.… …
79SHEKHINAH — (Heb. שְׁכִינָה; lit. dwelling, resting ), or Divine Presence, refers most often in rabbinic literature to the numinous immanence of God in the world. The Shekhinah is God viewed in spatio temporal terms as a presence, particularly in a this… …
80STEINBERG, JACOB — (1887–1947), Hebrew poet, short story writer, and essayist; born in Belaya Tserkov in the Ukraine. Little is known of his early life, except what may be gathered from his short stories and novelettes. These, with their portrayal of poverty,… …
