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760:, he followed former scholars in deeming it possible that God should reveal the marvels of heaven to the pious while in this state of ecstasy. But all the elements of the later Kabbalah not found in Talmudic tradition, such as the belief that miracles could be performed with the names of God, he designated as foolishness not credited by any sensible man.
546:, 1638. The "Musar Haskel" consists of 189 double verses in the Arabic meter "rajaz," and it is said to have therefore received the title of "Arjuzah." If it really belongs to Hai, he was, as far as is known, the first Eastern writer to use an Arabic meter in Hebrew poetry. Every strophe is complete in itself, and independent of the preceding strophe.
456:'s translation, "Ha-Qemitzah," did not become popular. Fragments of this dictionary were discovered and published by Harkavy; these show that the work was arranged according to an alphabetic-phonetic plan of three consonants in every group; for instance, s.v. אהל it quotes the permutations אהל, אלה, הלא, האל, לאה.
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made inquiries regarding the proportions of God, he answered, as one of the signers of the responsum, that God is above any corporeal qualification and that the Talmud forbids the public discussion of these things. His answer to the question regarding the interpretation of the
Talmudic tradition that
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in 997. The imprisonment was brief, but shortly thereafter (in 998) the aged and infirm
Sherira appointed his son to the position of gaon. Hai's installation was greeted with great enthusiasm by the Jewish population. An old tradition says that on the Sabbath after Sherira's death, at the end of the
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to its fullest extent. He established the principle that where the Talmud gives no decision traditional customs must be adhered to. He even went so far as to recommend the observance of every custom not in direct opposition to law. In many passages of his responsa he warns against deviating from a
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The best characterization of Hai is given by
Steinschneider: "Certain Kabbalistic pieces were ascribed to him; but in truth he was no mystic in the usual sense of the word. In fact he fought against superstition. He was an orthodox Jew, in possession of general culture, but hostile to deeper
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Of his own views on religious-philosophical subjects only those regarding the anthropomorphisms of the Bible (expressed in his appeal to a well-known dictum of R. Ishmael: "The Torah spoke in language of men") and one or two other subjects were known prior to the publication of ibn Balaam's
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four men entered paradise is interesting, and has caused much discussion. He refers to the opinion of various scholars that specially favored persons could attain, by means of castigation and the reciting of psalms, to an ecstatic state in which they might behold the
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relates in his biography of Hai. Hai justified his action by saying that scholars in former times did not hesitate to receive explanations from those of other beliefs. He had an exact knowledge of the theological movements of his time, of which that of the orthodox
708:. But this did not prevent him from opposing the abuses common to his time. Thus he protested against the practice of declaring null and void all oaths and promises which may be made during the coming year, and against the refusal to grant an honorable burial to
141:'s accession to the throne was read, the last verse being modified as follows: "And Hai sat on the throne of Sherira his father, and his government was firmly established." Hai remained gaon until his death in 1038. He was celebrated by the Spanish poet
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Of Hai's poetical writings few have been preserved, and even of these the genuineness is doubted. The didactic poem "Musar Haskel" is generally regarded as authentic, though Dukes expressed some doubts as to its genuineness, as old Jewish authors like
385:(p. 43). These quotations, and many others cited by the Arukh, prove that the commentary extended to the whole Mishnah, containing among other explanations historical and archeological notes. Some passages of the commentary are quoted by
346:; of this work only the portion on Seder Tohorot is extant; it was published by T. Rosenberg in "Qobetz Ma'aseh" (Berlin, 1856). This commentary contains especially interesting linguistic notes, Arabic and
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Hai's conservative standpoint explains the fact that in the study of esoteric sciences he detected a danger to the religious life and a deterrent to the study of the Law. He warned against the study of
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198:. His responsa, more than 800 in number, deal with civil law, especially laws concerning women, with ritual, holidays, and so on. Many of them contain explanations of certain
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728:. A responsum of Hai given in this commentary discloses his opinion on the subjects of divine fore-knowledge and the predestined length of human life. The essence of divine
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is determined by his conservative standpoint. Its elements, as far as they can be traced back to the Talmud, he considered to be true. When the inhabitants of
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seems to consist, according to him, in a preknowledge of both hypothetical and actual occurrences. In this he shows the influence of Saadia.
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As a consequence of the calumnies of their antagonists Hai and his father were imprisoned together and their property was confiscated by the
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reading of the weekly lesson, the passage in which Moses asks for an able follower was read in honor of Hai. Thereupon, as
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custom even when the meaning of its origin has been lost, as in the case of the practice of not drinking water during the
99:, and in early life acted as his assistant in teaching. In his forty-fourth year he became associated with his father as "
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It has the following bibliography: In addition to the works quoted above: Steinschneider, Die
Arabische Literatur, § 57;
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also regarded it as of doubtful authenticity. The first edition appeared about 1505 (see Fano); others were published in
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276:(Salonica, 1814). Another anonymous translation of them exists in manuscript under the title "Dinei Mamonot."
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These three treatises were published together (Venice, 1604); later editions also contain commentaries by
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It is uncertain whether Hai wrote commentaries in Arabic on the Bible as a whole or on parts of it.
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was metrically arranged by an anonymous writer, probably of the 13th century, under the title
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Sefer
Mehubbar be-Kotzer Min ha-Dinim be-Bi'ur Kelalim we-'liqarim be-Helqe Hiyyub la-Shebu'ah
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during the early 11th century. He was born in 939 and died on March 28, 1038. He received his
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are ascribed to him, as the piyyut beginning with the words "Shema' qoli," preserved in the
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being often adduced for comparison. The author quotes the
Mishnah, the two Talmuds, the
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and some North
African rabbis of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries also mention it.
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Hai's treatise on boundary litigations, "Metzranut," is known only through quotations.
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752:") as vividly as if they really had entered them. Contrary to his father-in-law,
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Hai ben
Sherira codified various branches of Talmudic law. His works include:
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166:, in which he gives decisions affecting the social and religious life of the
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Hai was not only a master of Hebrew lore, but was also familiar with the
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1493: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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Many spurious writings have been ascribed to Hai, especially by later
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Genizah MS. offprint from
Festschrift zum 70 Geburtstage A. Berliners
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88:
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is the earliest Jewish author who expressly quotes this dictionary.
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Hai compiled also a dictionary of especially difficult words in the
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Hai ben
Sherira's chief claim to recognition rests on his numerous
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493:(1559), and elsewhere. The modern editions are as follows: Dukes,
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and other anonymous sources. He also quotes his own commentary on
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a treatise on conditions, also anonymously translated into Hebrew.
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39:
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This treatise was twice anonymously translated into Hebrew: (1)
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Nos. 83-117, 197, 198, 201, 203, 325, 410, 421; Derenbourg, in
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An Arabic treatise on sales and transactions, translated into
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103:," and with him delivered many joint decisions. According to
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206:, and Talmudic matters. In halakhic decisions he quotes the
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methods. Hai was orthodox as regards tradition, and upheld
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Cantica Eruditionis Intellectus Auctore per Celebri R. Hai,
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According to Rabbi David Azulai, Hai also wrote in Arabic
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in an exegetical difficulty over Psalms 141:5, as the
432:, Targum, and Talmud, the Arabic title of which was
594:on the thirteen rules of R. Ishmael and on the Ten
602:. Some of the responsa attributed to him are mere
540:Carmen Morale ΣτροφορυΘμον Elegantissimum R. Chai,
342:abilities were directed towards interpreting the
34:Hai Gaon was the head of the Talmudic Academy of
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467:
1106:Bacher, "Leben und Werke des Abulwalid," p. 87.
817:Hai ben Sherira, (born 939—died March 23, 1038)
683:attracted him the most. Moses ibn Ezra, in his
807:. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. March 16, 2018
333:
1702:
1225:, commentary on the "Sefer Yeẓirah," p. 10a,
1191:p. 2161; "Jewish Lit." p. 366, notes 39, 40.
710:excommunicated persons and their connections
304:Sha'arei Dinei Mamonot ve-Sha'arei Shevu'ot,
1498:
1473:to Hagigah 14b, s.v. "Arba'ah she-niknesu."
1709:
1695:
660:. He did not hesitate to consult even the
214:; only a few of them have been preserved.
1912:Mattithiah ha-Kohen b. Ravrevay b. Hanina
828:
695:theologians, and sometimes adopted their
1115:In "Mitzpah" (St. Petersburg, 1886), in
1020:
29:
14:
2490:
1213:Landshuth, "'Ammude ha'Abodah," p. 62.
691:. He was also competent to argue with
120:
2070:Bebai ha-Levi ben Abba of Nehar Pekod
1690:
2197:Israel ha-Kohen ben Samuel ben Hofni
517:Sämmtliche Gedichte des R. Hai Gaon,
425:quotes several of his explanations.
421:, however, in his commentary on the
258:, anonymously translated into Hebrew
1419:Kaufmann in "Z. D. M. G." xlix. 73.
1024:(1949). Michel Y. Lefkowitz (ed.).
243:
24:
2248:Daniel ben Eleazer ben Hibat Allah
1009:Die Arabische Literatur der Juden,
613:
295:(Venice, 1602; Altona, 1782); (2)
217:
25:
2544:
2182:Zemah Tzedek ben Paltoi ben Issac
1608:
1502:; et al., eds. (1901–1906).
600:A Letter to the Priests of Africa
64:: האיי בר שרירא) better known as
2263:Isaac ben Israel Ibn al-Shuwaykh
1512:. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
1488:
113:(Ravad), he was the last of the
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687:(fol. 1196), even called him a
2533:Authors of books on Jewish law
2523:Rabbis of Academy of Pumbedita
1942:Kohen Tzedek Kahana ben Joseph
1620:Hai Gaon Divine Names Responsa
1527:v. 320, vi. 1 et seq., note 2;
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909:
897:
894:Abudarham, ed. Venice, p. 70c.
888:
872:
869:Schechter, "Saadyana," p. 118.
863:
837:
822:
793:
440:translated this title, in his
412:
13:
1:
1590:, pp. 94, 254, 255, 330, 421;
787:
780:, the head of the academy at
468:Works of disputed attribution
170:. Questions reached him from
72:: האיי גאון), was a medieval
2436:Sar Shalom ben Moses ha-Levi
2416:Masliah ben Solomon ha-Cohen
2406:Abiathar ben Elijah ha-Cohen
2151:Hilai ben Natronai ben Hilai
2106:Mesharsheya Kahana ben Jacob
2065:Mari ha-Levi ben Mesharsheya
2040:Mari ha-Kohen of Nehar Pekod
1907:Menahem ben Joseph ben Hiyya
501:p. 27; Steinschneider,
274:Hananiah Isaac Michael Aryeh
27:Gaon of Academy of Pumbedita
7:
2528:Commentaries on the Mishnah
2508:11th-century Abbasid rabbis
2503:10th-century Abbasid rabbis
2411:Solomon ben Elijah ha-Cohen
2401:Elijah ben Solomon ha-Cohen
2386:Solomon ben Joseph ha-Cohen
2258:Isaac ben al-Awani ha-Cohen
2243:Eleazer ben Hillel ben Fahd
2218:Isaac ben Moses ben Sukkari
2202:Azariah ha-Kohen ben Israel
2080:Jacob ha-Kohen ben Mordecai
999:xxii. 202; Steinschneider,
557:liturgy for the evening of
334:Commentaries on the Mishnah
157:
152:
95:education from his father,
45:, where the modern city of
10:
2549:
2366:Samuel ben Joseph ha-Cohen
2273:Samuel ben Daniel ha-Cohen
1842:Huna ben ha-Levi ben Isaac
1837:Haninai Kahana ben Abraham
1832:Haninai Kahana ben Abraham
1716:
1602:: xiii. 52 et seq.E. C. M.
1251:Studien und Mittheilungen,
1136:see his commentary on the
965:Studien und Mittheilungen,
444:into "Ha-Me'assef," while
405:cites Hai's commentary to
80:and scholar who served as
2467:Mar Isaac of Firuz Shabur
2459:
2431:Netanel ben Moses ha-Levi
2421:Moses ben Netanel ha-Levi
2356:Joseph ben Ezrun ha-Cohen
2316:Pinhas ben Jacob ha-Cohen
2305:
2281:
2253:Hibat Allah ben Abil Rabi
2210:
1985:
1962:Nehemiah ben Kohen Tzedek
1937:Mebasser Kahana ben Kimoi
1867:Abumai Kahana ben Abraham
1724:
1655:
1642:
1634:
991:Salonica, 1792; Harkavy,
767:
764:philosophical research."
570:Sefer kol ha-Shem ba-Koah
2391:Solomon ben Judah (Gaon)
2371:Jose ben Samuel ha-Cohen
2331:Aaron ben Moses ben Meir
2166:Yom-Tob Kahana ben Jacob
2015:(Mesharsheya b. Tahlifa)
1760:Huna Mari ben Mar Joseph
1750:Rav Rabbah (Rava, Ravah)
1269:vi., note 2; Geiger, in
1030:(in Hebrew). Jerusalem:
772:Hai's students included
735:His attitude toward the
534:Paris, 1561; another by
330:are also quoted as his.
2211:Later Babylonian Geonim
2111:Kohen Tzedek ben Abimai
2060:Haninai Kahana ben Huna
2055:Ahhunai Kahana ben Papa
1862:Kahana ben Haninai Gaon
1852:Isaiah ha-Levi ben Abba
1812:Hananya ben Mesharsheya
1599:Jewish Quarterly Review
1563:Die Jüdische Litteratur
1509:The Jewish Encyclopedia
1319:Harkavy, l.c. iii. 173.
1305:Die Arabische Literatur
1271:Wiss. Zeit. Jüd. Theol.
1179:"Orient, Lit." xi. 505.
805:Encyclopædia Britannica
481:do not mention it; and
2446:Sar Shalom ben Abraham
2321:Jehoshaphat ben Josiah
2238:Zechariah ben Berakhel
2019:Hanina of Nehar Pekkod
1902:Aha Kahana ben Mar Rav
1796:Natroi Kahana b. Emuna
1482:"Hebr. Uebers." p. 910
1303:; see Steinschneider,
1081:Rapoport, l.c. xi. 91.
642:, the Septuagint, the
403:Abu al-Walid ibn Janah
308:Levi ben Jacob Alkalai
272:(Vienna, 1800) and by
245:הַמֶּקַח וְהַמִּמְכָּר
54:
38:during the era of the
2351:Aaron ha-Cohen (Gaon)
2297:Chushiel ben Elchanan
1776:Natronai ben Nehemiah
1545:, 1873, Introduction;
1282:Harkavy, l.c. No. 45.
1146:Cat. Bodl. Hebr. MSS.
1121:Mi-Mizrah umi-Ma'Arab
1117:Hadashim Gam Yeshanim
1054:Cat. Bodl. Hebr. MSS.
831:"Jewish encyclopedia"
676:Matzliah ibn al-Basak
147:Samuel ibn Naghrillah
33:
2030:Jacob of Nehar Pekod
1952:Hananiah ben Yehudai
1882:Joseph ben Mar Hiyya
1755:Rav Bosai (Bostanai)
1561:Winter and Wünsche,
1148:No. 292; Schorr, in
1011:p. 101; Müller, l.c.
993:Teshubot ha-Ge'onim,
977:Teshubot ha-Ge'onim,
881:Abraham ibn Daud in
829:Schloessinger, Max.
610:and his philosophy.
381:(p. 34) and on
262:Mishpetei haTena'im,
2116:Sar Shalom ben Boaz
1877:Abraham ben Sherira
1847:Manasseh ben Joseph
1791:Samuel ben Mar Mari
1543:Liqqute Qadmoniyyot
1456:, ed. Lyck, No. 99.
1454:Teshubot ha-Ge'onim
1355:, ed. Lyck, No. 14.
1353:Teshubot ha-Ge'onim
1163:Steinschneider, in
666:Assyrian Christians
568:. Among them are a
497:p. 96; Grätz,
236:HaMekach vehaMimkar
143:Solomon ibn Gabirol
121:Appointment as Gaon
86:Talmudic academy of
2426:Abraham ben Mazhir
2396:Daniel ben Azariah
2161:Jacob ben Natronai
2156:Shalom ben Mishael
2121:Natronai ben Hilai
2096:Hilai ben Hananiah
1887:Isaac ben Hananiah
1625:2012-11-09 at the
1588:Studies in Judaism
724:commentary on the
365:and Jonathan, the
338:Hai ben Sherira's
281:Sha'arei Shevu'ot,
97:Sherira ben Hanina
55:
2485:
2484:
2346:Abraham ben Aaron
2268:Ali ben Zechariah
2171:Saadia ben Joseph
2131:Nahshon ben Zadok
2092:(Issac ben Jesse)
1957:Aaron ibn Sargado
1727:Pumbedita Academy
1685:
1684:
1665:
1664:
1656:Succeeded by
1649:Pumbedita Academy
1565:, ii. 54 et seq.;
1504:"Hai Ben Sherira"
1249:p. 893; Harkavy,
1068:Bikkure ha-'Ittim
979:ed. Lyck, No. 46.
801:"Hai ben Sherira"
774:Rabbeinu Chananel
657:Kalilah wa-Dimnah
638:, the grammarian
515:, 1893; Philipp,
510:Liqquṭe Qadmonim,
395:Solomon ibn Adret
300:Sha'arei Shevu'ot
293:Mishpeṭe Shebu'ot
270:Eleazar ben Aryeh
252:Sefer ha-Mashkon,
232:Isaac Albargeloni
111:Abraham ben David
16:(Redirected from
2540:
2441:Ezra ben Abraham
2381:Josiah ben Aaron
2326:Semah ben Josiah
2292:Jacob ben Nissim
2284:Kairouan Academy
2187:Samuel ben Hofni
2177:Joseph ben Jacob
2136:Zemah ben Hayyim
2025:Hillai of Naresh
1947:Zemah ben Kafnai
1922:Zemah ben Paltoi
1897:Paltoi ben Abaye
1857:Joseph ben Shila
1806:Dodai ben Nahman
1740:Mari ben R. Dimi
1711:
1704:
1697:
1688:
1687:
1667:
1666:
1635:Preceded by
1632:
1631:
1583:, pp. 2 et seq.;
1534:iv. 174 et seq.;
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1491:
1483:
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1320:
1314:
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1292:
1289:
1283:
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1274:
1260:
1254:
1237:Steinschneider,
1235:
1229:
1220:
1214:
1211:
1205:
1200:Steinschneider,
1198:
1192:
1186:
1180:
1177:
1171:
1161:
1155:
1134:
1128:
1119:(No. 7), and in
1113:
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1104:
1098:
1088:
1082:
1079:
1073:
1063:
1057:
1050:
1044:
1043:
1032:Diskin Orphanage
1018:
1012:
986:
980:
974:
968:
953:
947:
938:
932:
929:Abraham ibn Daud
925:
919:
913:
907:
901:
895:
892:
886:
876:
870:
867:
861:
860:
858:
856:
849:Oxford Reference
841:
835:
834:
826:
820:
819:
814:
812:
797:
754:Samuel ben Hofni
652:Persian language
588:Perush me-'Alenu
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1786:Joseph Gaon
1615:Family Tree
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1554:, iii. 151;
1291:ib. No. 376
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963:; Harkavy,
681:Ash'ariyyah
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489:(1531), in
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413:Other works
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53:is located.
2513:939 births
2492:Categories
2472:Achai Gaon
2126:Amram Gaon
2085:Rav Abimai
2045:Achai Gaon
2035:Rav Samuel
1781:Judah Gaon
1653:1004-1038
1410:xxii. 202.
1239:Cat. Bodl.
1202:Cat. Bodl.
1189:Cat. Bodl.
1154:," ii. 61.
1138:Pentateuch
1052:Neubauer,
845:"Hai Gaon"
788:References
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756:, gaon of
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718:philosophy
662:Catholicos
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559:Yom Kippur
522:, 1881; a
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101:av bet din
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2003:(Hinenai)
1986:Deans of
1772:(Moronai)
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1572:, p. 113;
1548:idem, in
1241:p. 1029;
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1040:903479321
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604:forgeries
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566:kabalists
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442:Moznayim,
399:Hiddushim
321:, Siddur
109:of Rabbi
89:Pumbedita
43:Caliphate
36:Pumbedita
1972:Hai Gaon
1623:Archived
1570:Saadyana
1408:R. E. J.
1343:, ii. 3.
1253:iii. 14.
1204:p. 1021.
1167:lv. 129
1094:iv. 185
1056:No. 813.
1022:Hai Gaon
1003:p. 909;
997:R. E. J.
967:iv. 225.
883:M. J. C.
855:21 April
811:21 April
782:Kairouan
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746:heavenly
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579:, 1552;
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401:. while
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248:; 1078).
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184:Anatolia
168:Diaspora
164:responsa
158:Responsa
153:Writings
135:haftarah
130:al-Qadir
93:Talmudic
66:Hai Gaon
47:Fallujah
18:Hai Gaon
1647:of the
1551:Ha-Asif
1530:Weiss,
1497::
1471:Tosafot
1467:Hananel
1397:et seq.
1379:No. 41.
1331:, i. 1.
1273:i. 206.
1169:et seq.
1096:et seq.
1090:Weiss,
961:et seq.
957:Mafteah
918:2:1-12.
916:I Kings
905:et seq.
706:Tekufot
664:of the
626:, with
596:Sefirot
577:Ferrara
544:Leipzig
520:Lemberg
434:al-Hawi
407:Shabbat
397:in his
391:Hananel
379:Zera'im
363:Onkelos
360:Targums
352:Tosefta
348:Aramaic
344:Mishnah
328:Metibot
317:Hilkot
306:and by
204:aggadot
188:Maghreb
172:Germany
145:and by
139:Solomon
84:of the
40:Abbasid
2498:Geonim
2460:Others
2009:(Huna)
2001:Hanina
1718:Geonim
1586:idem,
1579:idem,
1541:idem,
1525:Gesch.
1367:No. 38
1341:Eshkol
1329:Eshkol
1307:, § 85
1267:Gesch.
1227:Grodno
1125:et seq
1038:
885:i. 67.
768:Legacy
701:minhag
693:Muslim
685:Poetik
673:dayyan
624:Hadith
542:etc.,
513:Warsaw
506:Berlin
387:Alfasi
373:, the
354:, the
240:Hebrew
228:Hebrew
212:Arabic
186:, the
180:Iberia
176:France
115:Geonim
74:Jewish
70:Hebrew
62:Hebrew
2451:Sadoq
2361:Ezrun
1521:Grätz
628:Plato
620:Quran
549:Some
524:Latin
491:Paris
430:Bible
356:Sifra
285:oaths
192:India
78:rabbi
1645:Gaon
1532:Dor,
1469:and
1465:See
1243:idem
1092:Dor,
1036:OCLC
1005:idem
940:see
857:2018
813:2018
776:and
477:and
452:and
389:and
326:and
194:and
82:Gaon
51:Iraq
1389:see
1377:ib.
1365:ib.
1317:see
879:See
741:Fez
584:ib.
230:by
2494::
1523:,
1506:.
1245:,
1140:,
1034:.
1007:,
847:.
815:.
803:.
784:.
712:.
646:,
634:,
630:,
598:;
590:;
586:;
572:;
561:.
538:,
530:,
436:.
358:,
310:.
242::
202:,
182:,
178:,
174:,
149:.
117:.
49:,
1710:e
1703:t
1696:v
1127:.
1070:,
1042:.
859:.
833:.
238:(
68:(
60:(
20:)
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