- gaonate
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gaonate — ōˌnāt noun ( s) Usage: often capitalized : the office of gaon … Useful english dictionary
GAON — (pl. Geonim), formal title of the heads of the academies of Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia. The geonim were recognized by the Jews as the highest authority of instruction from the end of the sixth century or somewhat later to the middle of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… … Universalium
Exilarch — An exhibit depicting Exilarch Huna at the Beit Hatefutsot Exilarch (Hebrew: ראש גלות Rosh Galut, Aramaic: ריש גלותא Reish Galuta lit. head of the exile , Greek: Æchmalotarcha) refers to the leaders of the Diaspora Jewish community in Babylon… … Wikipedia
Sherira Gaon — Rav Sherira Gaon (Hebrew: רב שרירא גאון) was the head of the yeshiva in Pumbeditha. He wrote the Iggeret Rav Sherira Gaon , a comprehensive history of the composition of the Talmud. One of the most prominent Geonim of his period, he was the… … Wikipedia
Daniel ben Azariah — (11th century) was the gaon of the Land of Israel from 1051 till 1062. Descended from a Babylonian exilarch family, he was a scion of the House of David and was elected to head the Palestinian Academy in Jerusalem.[1] The Ben Ezra Synagogue of… … Wikipedia
ABRAHAM GAON — (tenth century), head of the Palestinian yeshivah. Abraham was a great grandson of the gaon aaron b. meir who was involved with saadiah in the calendar controversy of 921–22. The view that Abraham was the founder of the Palestinian gaonate has… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HEZEKIAH BEN DAVID — (d. c. 1058), exilarch and gaon. His grandfather Hezekiah b. Judah, a grandson of david b. zakkai , is also referred to as exilarch, although there is some doubt whether he actually held the position. Hezekiah b. David became exilarch after… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PALTOI BAR ABBAYE — PALTOI BAR ABBAYE, gaon of Pumbedita from 842 to 857; father of Ẓemaḥ Gaon . Paltoi was a powerful, energetic, and strong minded personality. His appointment heralded a new era of prominence for the gaonate of Pumbedita. His authority was such… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
