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Geonim (Hebrew: גאונים; Hebrew: [ɡe(ʔ)oˈnim]; also
transliterated Gaonim,
singular Gaon) were the
presidents of the two
great Babylonian Talmudic Academies...
- of the era of the
Amora sages until 1033 CE at the end of the era of the
Gaonim. Sura
Academy was
founded by the
Amora Abba
Arikha ("Rav"), a
disciple of...
- The
Gaonim also
produced handbooks such as the
Halachot Pesuqot by
Yehudai Gaon and the
Halachot Gedolot by
Simeon Kayyara. The
learning of the
Gaonim was...
- is
mentioned in the
Midrash and
other later sources from the days of the
Gaonim.
Therefore it is
considered less
severe than the
other fasts.
Esther asked...
- of ego. In Judaism, the
Tanakh and
Talmudic texts as well as
writings of
Gaonim and
Rishonim indicate that
prostration was very
common among Jewish communities...
-
service in the
Temple are recited. The
Talmudic texts as well as
writings of
Gaonim and
Rishonim indicate that
total prostration was
common among many Jewish...
- The
history of
Palestinian rabbis encomp****es the
Israelites from the
Anshi Knesses HaGedola period up
until modern times, but most
significantly refers...
- and sack of
Levant from the
hands of Byzantines. 700–1250
Period of the
Gaonim (the
Gaonic era). Most Jews
lived in the
Muslim Arab
realm (Andalusia, North...
- Tefillah:
According to the
Yemenite custom (based on the
custom of the
Gaonim), it is
recited at
Shacharit and
Mincha of the fast, as well as at Maariv...
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Rabbinic Eras from the
Tannaim and
Amoraim of the Talmud, to the
subsequent Gaonim,
Rishonim and Acharonim. Additionally, it has an
extra metaphysical explanation...
