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1. Nachman of Breslov

   Person · 1772–1810 · Rabbi · Medžybiž · 10 sources

   (1772–1811), founder of a unique school of Hasidic thought and practice; single master of the Bratslav (or “Breslov,” as pronounced by its members) Hasidic sect, which continues to flourish down to the present day. Naḥma…

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2. Nissim von Gerona

   Person · 1310–1380 · Rabbi, Rabbiner · Gerona · 10 sources

   Jüd. Gesetzeslehrer, lebte in Barcelona

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3. Pinchas ben Jair

   Person · 100– · Rabbi · 10 sources

   tanna renowned both for his saintliness and his ability to work miracles

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4. Pinchas Horowitz

   Person · 1730–1805 · Rabbi, Rabbiner · Czortkow · 10 sources

   Sohn des Rb. Zwi-Hirsch Halevi H. aus armen Verhältnissen, von dem Lemberger Rb. Mordechai-Seev unterstützt. Heiratet Rachel-Debora Halpern (st. 1791), Tochter des Gemeindevorstands Joel H. in Leshnyuv (Leszniow), Ostgal…

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5. Rülf, Isaak

   Person · 1831–1902 · Rabbi, Rabbiner, Redakteur · Ebsdorfergrund-Rauischholzhausen · 10 sources

   Sohn des unbemittelten Viehzüchters Juda R., mit 14 J. zum Studium bei Rabbiner M. Wetzlar in Gudensberg, 1849 Lehrerprüfung, sodann Hilfsmentor an Rb. Wetzlars Schule, lateinische Privatstudien beim Ortspfarrer Ostern 1…

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6. Sachs, Michael

   Person · 1808–1864 · Rabbi, Rabbiner, Übersetzer · Glogau · 10 sources

   Sohn des Kaufmanns Naftali-Juda S. im Kindesalter Talmudstudium bei Rb. Öttinger in Glogau, mit 13 J. zum Gymnasium. 2. Mai 1827 imm. Berlin, philologisches Stud. bei Boeckh, Schleiermacher und Hegel, 30. Mai 1835 Oberle…

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7. Salomo Juda Rapoport

   Person · 1790–1867 · Archäologe, Historiker, Rabbi · Lemberg · 10 sources

   Sohn des Talmudgelehrten und Jeschiwaleiters Chajim R. und der Zirl Etel, Schwiegersohn des Rb. Arje-Leib b. Joseph Hakohen in Stryi (Stryj), Ostgalizien, in Lemberg Pächter der Koscherfleischsteuer und Privatgelehrter b…

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8. Salomo Luria

   Person · 1510–1573 · Rabbi, Rabbiner, Talmudist · Poznan · 10 sources

   (1510?–1573), rabbi, legal authority (posek), and head of yeshivas in Brisk (Brest Litovsk), Ostraha (Ostróg), and Lublin. In traditional literature, Shelomoh Luria is known by the acronym Maharshal or Rashal, and is mos…

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9. Samuel Edels

   Person · 1555–1631 · Rabbi, Rabbiner · Poland · 10 sources

   (1555–1631), rabbinical scholar and interpreter of the Talmud. Known as Maharsha—an acronym for “Our teacher, (the) Rabbi Shemu’el Edels (Adels)”—Edels was born in Kraków. He was a descendant of Yehudah Ḥasid on his fath…

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10. Schneur Salman

    Person · 1745–1813 · Rabbi · Lyëzna · 10 sources

    (ca. 1745–1812), Hasidic leader and founder of Ḥabad Hasidism, the branch promulgated by the Lubavitch movment. Shneur Zalman was born in Liozno (Liazna, Belarus); when he was about 20, he was attracted to Hasidism. He j…

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11. Shabbethai Sheftel Horowitz

    Person · 1565–1619 · Rabbi, Rabbiner · Prague · 10 sources

    wirkte in Prag als Arzt und Synagogenvorsteher; Verfasser kabbalistischer Schriften

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12. Aaron ben Ascher

    Person · 800–0960 · Rabbi · 9 sources

    Masoret, möglicherweise den Karäern zugehörig

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13. Aaron ben Elia

    Person · 1328–1369 · Rabbi · 9 sources

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14. Aaron ben Menahem Mendel

    Person · 1800–1873 · Rabbi · Brest Litvosk · 9 sources

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15. Abraham bar Chija

    Person · 1065–1136 · Astronom, Mathematiker, Philosoph · Barcelona · 9 sources

    Mathematiker, Astronom, Philosoph, abweichendes Todesjahr 1145

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16. Abraham ben Elijah of Vilna

    Person · 1750–1808 · Rabbi, Schriftsteller, Talmudist · 9 sources

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17. Abraham Gombiner

    Person · 1637–1683 · Rabbi · 9 sources

    (1635–1682), author of commentaries on the Shulḥan ‘arukh (Oraḥ ḥayim) and Yalkut Shim‘oni. He was born in Gombin, Poland (hence his family name), where his father was martyred in 1655, in the aftermath of the Khmel’nyts…

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18. Abraham ibn Esra

    Person · 1092–1167 · Exeget, Rabbi, poet · Tudela · 9 sources

    Span.-jüd. Exeget, Dichter, Astrologe, Astronom

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19. Abraham Isaac Kook

    Person · 1866–1935 · Rabbi, Rabbiner · Griva · 9 sources

    (1865–1935), rabbinic leader, halakhist, theologian, and mystic. Best known as the first Ashkenazic chief rabbi of modern Palestine and the major theologian of religious Zionism, Kook lived in Latvia and Lithuania before…

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20. Adin Steinsaltz

    Person · 1937–2020-08-07 · Rabbi · Jerusalem · 9 sources

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