- of the
Geonim covers a
period of
nearly 450 years.
There were two
major Geonic academies, one in Sura and the
other in Pumbedita. The Sura
Academy was...
-
modern scholars, most of whom
believe de León, also an
infamous forger of
Geonic material,
wrote the book
himself between 1280 and 1286. Some
scholars argue...
- are
responsa written by
rabbis of the
Geonic period in
response to
questions addressed to them. In the
geonic period the
elucidative letter and the scholarly...
- (Aramaic for 'Months of Kallah'). The rest of the year, they worked. The
Geonic period takes its name from Gaon, the
title given to the
heads of the three...
-
Nehardea or
Nehardeah (Imperial Aramaic: נהרדעא, romanized: nəhardəʿā "river of knowledge") was a city from the area
called by
ancient Jewish sources Babylonia...
-
entire Jewish world. The
deans and
students of said
academies defined the
Geonic period in
Jewish history.
Following this
period were the
Rishonim who lived...
- root נ-ז-ל
meaning "to flow down". The
phrase mazel tov
first appears in
Geonic Hebrew,
where it
means "positive
astrological sign" or
simply "good fortune...
- (given name)
Saadia Gaon, rabbi,
Jewish philosopher, and
exegete of the
Geonic period Saadia Ibn
Danan (died 1493), rabbi, poet, and
Dayan in
Grenada Saadiah...
-
Talmud and to
dispute many of the
accusations surrounding its contents.
Geonic-era (6th-11th centuries)
commentaries have
largely been lost, but are known...
- ISSN 0334-3650. JSTOR 23595074. The
earliest mentions of this
mnemonic include the
geonic work
Halakhot Pesuqot:
Yehudai ben
Nahman (attributed). "18".
Halakhot Pesuqot...
