homiletic commentaries
81BOZECCO (Bozecchi), BENJAMIN BEN JUDAH — (1290–1335), Italian grammarian and biblical exegete, who lived in Rome. His name probably derived from the town Buzecchio in the district of Forli, Italy, from which his family came. In one of his poems immanuel of Rome praises him as the father …
82DAYYAN — DAYYAN, Syrian family claiming descent from King David. The Dayyan family s origin can be traced to a branch of the house of Josiah Ḥasan ben Zakkai, brother of the exilarch David (?917–940). One of his descendants, SOLOMON BEN AZARIAH, settled… …
83ḤAGIZ — ḤAGIZ, family of Spanish origin which immigrated to Morocco after the expulsion decrees of 1492, and settled in Fez, where some of its representatives were at the head of the Castilian community of Megorashim ( the exiled ). ABRAHAM ḤAGIZ (d.… …
84HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization …
85HOROWITZ, SAMUEL SHMELKE OF NIKOLSBURG — (1726–1778), rabbi and kabbalist in Poland and Galicia. Samuel was the elder brother of Phinehas b. Ẓevi Hirsch Horowitz and in their youth both were among the disciples of dov baer the Maggid of Mezhirech. Samuel, who did much to spread Ḥasidism …
86JOHANAN BEN NAPPAḤA — (c. 180–c. 279), one of the most prominent Palestinian amoraim of the second generation whose teachings comprise a major portion of the Jerusalem Talmud (TJ), and a significant portion of the Babylonian Talmud as well. The fact that R. Johanan s… …
87LOEW, ELEAZAR — (1758–1837), rabbi in Poland and Hungary. Loew was born in Wodzislav (Poland) and when only 17 years of age was appointed dayyan in his native city. At the age of 20 he was appointed rabbi of Pilica (Poland) and in 1800, on the recommendation of… …
88MOSES BEN JACOB OF COUCY — (13th century), French scholar and tosafist. His father Jacob is mentioned a number of times in the printed tosafot (Kid. 43b; et al.). Moses was the maternal grandson of the tosafist Ḥayyim ha Kohen and brother in law of samson of coucy . His… …
89RABBINICAL LITERATURE — RABBINICAL LITERATURE, a modern scientific term used to describe the literature of halakhah which is based upon the Oral Law, its traditions and methodology in its different periods, its changing languages, and its varied forms. This definition… …
