1212:
629:
914:
965:
899:
980:
17:
659:
868:
823:
782:
757:
624:
1128:
1118:
1103:
975:
960:
935:
919:
797:
1083:
990:
559:
554:
549:
1148:
1138:
1073:
1033:
970:
654:
584:
1108:
1088:
1048:
883:
477:
777:
772:
579:
569:
529:
396:
955:
736:
619:
513:
518:
669:
599:
594:
564:
508:
878:
873:
813:
604:
205:, was the subject of many abridgements and summaries. The original was lost for many years, and was only known in the form of a Hebrew paraphrase called
985:
1098:
742:
664:
574:
863:
649:
609:
589:
482:
945:
818:
807:
792:
1168:
534:
1093:
940:
730:
503:
96:
802:
752:
498:
858:
724:
487:
472:
1253:
462:
1001:
1292:
467:
787:
152:
Solomon ben Hisdai appointed him as Gaon of Sura as "there is no one there (at Sura) as distinguished as he is for wisdom".
1302:
1282:
89:
271:, in referring to "Rav Yehudai" as the author, was actually alluding to Rav Yehudai Hakohen ben Ahunai, Gaon of the
1297:
1287:
426:
263:
s opinion that it was Rav
Yehudai Gaon who composed the work Halachoth Gedoloth was thought to be an error. Rabbi
175:
persecution, the Jews of Eretz
Yisrael had only preserved Jewish tradition in a fragmentary and unreliable form.
1246:
248:, or of the core of it, though it is generally agreed that the final form of that work is to be attributed to
1133:
1123:
82:
1277:
330:, pp. 544-573; Lewin, Tarbiz vol. 2 pp. 383-405; Mann, R.E.J. vol. 20 pp. 113-148. It is reprinted in
1239:
679:
1184:
258:
828:
1163:
1038:
1068:
493:
1227:
1153:
747:
419:
8:
833:
227:
201:. The text, which is generally organized along the same pattern as the tractates of the
1143:
1113:
838:
694:
684:
213:), until it was discovered in a Yemenite manuscript purchased in 1911 and published in
1063:
848:
843:
674:
444:
202:
1158:
1043:
1009:
904:
894:
853:
639:
614:
523:
457:
239:
185:
172:
168:
156:
163:
as the standard for Jewish law in all countries. This was opposed by the Jews of
1272:
909:
689:
452:
412:
276:
1223:
1194:
1058:
1025:
950:
762:
539:
319:
249:
1266:
644:
634:
382:
198:
164:
1053:
713:
705:
386:
344:
302:
272:
888:
544:
253:
133:
1189:
375:
355:
Tzemach David to year 5000, vol. 1, p. 46 (Warsaw 5638 Hebrew
Calendar)
264:
226:
is attributed to him. A critical edition of this work was published by
171:
and their own older traditions. Yehudai argued that, as a result of
145:
70:
222:
1014:
194:
190:
149:
65:
53:
364:
The Geonim of
Babylonia and the Shaping of Medieval Jewish Culture
244:
One rabbinic school of thought credits him with authorship of the
1211:
141:
129:
48:
43:
718:
435:
214:
210:
160:
137:
117:
60:
33:
1219:
1078:
38:
404:
155:
He waged a strong campaign, continued by his disciple
233:
1264:
144:. He was originally a member of the academy of
1247:
420:
286:was an important source for the larger work.
90:
267:may have been the first to suggest that the
1254:
1240:
427:
413:
97:
83:
630:Mattithiah ha-Kohen b. Ravrevay b. Hanina
16:For other people with the same name, see
159:, for the acceptance of the Babylonian
1265:
788:Bebai ha-Levi ben Abba of Nehar Pekod
408:
1206:
915:Israel ha-Kohen ben Samuel ben Hofni
13:
1218:This biographical article about a
966:Daniel ben Eleazer ben Hibat Allah
14:
1314:
900:Zemah Tzedek ben Paltoi ben Issac
1210:
981:Isaac ben Israel Ibn al-Shuwaykh
18:Yehudai HaKohen Gaon ben Haninai
1293:Authors of books on Jewish law
660:Kohen Tzedek Kahana ben Joseph
349:
337:
308:
295:
234:Halachoth Gedoloth controversy
1:
289:
197:since the destruction of the
1226:. You can help Knowledge by
1154:Sar Shalom ben Moses ha-Levi
1134:Masliah ben Solomon ha-Cohen
1124:Abiathar ben Elijah ha-Cohen
869:Hilai ben Natronai ben Hilai
824:Mesharsheya Kahana ben Jacob
783:Mari ha-Levi ben Mesharsheya
758:Mari ha-Kohen of Nehar Pekod
625:Menahem ben Joseph ben Hiyya
136:from 757 to 761, during the
7:
1129:Solomon ben Elijah ha-Cohen
1119:Elijah ben Solomon ha-Cohen
1104:Solomon ben Joseph ha-Cohen
976:Isaac ben al-Awani ha-Cohen
961:Eleazer ben Hillel ben Fahd
936:Isaac ben Moses ben Sukkari
920:Azariah ha-Kohen ben Israel
798:Jacob ha-Kohen ben Mordecai
275:(served 4519 - 4524 of the
193:that were practiced in the
10:
1319:
1303:Middle Eastern rabbi stubs
1222:from the Middle East is a
1205:
1084:Samuel ben Joseph ha-Cohen
991:Samuel ben Daniel ha-Cohen
560:Huna ben ha-Levi ben Isaac
555:Haninai Kahana ben Abraham
550:Haninai Kahana ben Abraham
434:
237:
183:He was author of the book
15:
1283:Rabbis of Academy of Sura
1185:Mar Isaac of Firuz Shabur
1177:
1149:Netanel ben Moses ha-Levi
1139:Moses ben Netanel ha-Levi
1074:Joseph ben Ezrun ha-Cohen
1034:Pinhas ben Jacob ha-Cohen
1023:
999:
971:Hibat Allah ben Abil Rabi
928:
703:
680:Nehemiah ben Kohen Tzedek
655:Mebasser Kahana ben Kimoi
585:Abumai Kahana ben Abraham
442:
393:
380:
372:
1109:Solomon ben Judah (Gaon)
1089:Jose ben Samuel ha-Cohen
1049:Aaron ben Moses ben Meir
884:Yom-Tob Kahana ben Jacob
733:(Mesharsheya b. Tahlifa)
478:Huna Mari ben Mar Joseph
468:Rav Rabbah (Rava, Ravah)
316:Iggeret Pirkoi ben Bavoi
189:, which discusses those
178:
1298:Jewish texts in Aramaic
1288:Exponents of Jewish law
929:Later Babylonian Geonim
829:Kohen Tzedek ben Abimai
778:Haninai Kahana ben Huna
773:Ahhunai Kahana ben Papa
580:Kahana ben Haninai Gaon
570:Isaiah ha-Levi ben Abba
530:Hananya ben Mesharsheya
397:Ahhunai Kahana ben Papa
1164:Sar Shalom ben Abraham
1039:Jehoshaphat ben Josiah
956:Zechariah ben Berakhel
737:Hanina of Nehar Pekkod
620:Aha Kahana ben Mar Rav
514:Natroi Kahana b. Emuna
128:) was the head of the
1069:Aaron ha-Cohen (Gaon)
1015:Chushiel ben Elchanan
494:Natronai ben Nehemiah
748:Jacob of Nehar Pekod
670:Hananiah ben Yehudai
600:Joseph ben Mar Hiyya
473:Rav Bosai (Bostanai)
167:, who relied on the
834:Sar Shalom ben Boaz
595:Abraham ben Sherira
565:Manasseh ben Joseph
509:Samuel ben Mar Mari
332:Toratan shel Geonim
256:discrepancies, the
228:Mordecai Margalioth
1278:8th-century rabbis
1144:Abraham ben Mazhir
1114:Daniel ben Azariah
879:Jacob ben Natronai
874:Shalom ben Mishael
839:Natronai ben Hilai
814:Hilai ben Hananiah
605:Isaac ben Hananiah
326:pp. 48-53; idem,
282:At all events the
110:Yehudai ben Nahman
1235:
1234:
1203:
1202:
1064:Abraham ben Aaron
986:Ali ben Zechariah
889:Saadia ben Joseph
849:Nahshon ben Zadok
810:(Issac ben Jesse)
675:Aaron ibn Sargado
445:Pumbedita Academy
403:
402:
394:Succeeded by
223:Halakhot Ketzuvot
215:Jerusalem in 1951
203:Babylonian Talmud
126:Yehudai b. Nahman
107:
106:
1310:
1256:
1249:
1242:
1214:
1207:
1159:Ezra ben Abraham
1099:Josiah ben Aaron
1044:Semah ben Josiah
1010:Jacob ben Nissim
1002:Kairouan Academy
905:Samuel ben Hofni
895:Joseph ben Jacob
854:Zemah ben Hayyim
743:Hillai of Naresh
665:Zemah ben Kafnai
640:Zemah ben Paltoi
615:Paltoi ben Abaye
575:Joseph ben Shila
524:Dodai ben Nahman
458:Mari ben R. Dimi
429:
422:
415:
406:
405:
373:Preceded by
370:
369:
356:
353:
347:
341:
335:
312:
306:
299:
284:Halachot Pesukot
246:Halachot Gedolot
240:Halachot Gedolot
186:Halachot Pesukot
169:Jerusalem Talmud
157:Pirqoi ben Baboi
99:
92:
85:
23:
22:
1318:
1317:
1313:
1312:
1311:
1309:
1308:
1307:
1263:
1262:
1261:
1260:
1204:
1199:
1173:
1019:
995:
924:
910:Dosa ben Saadia
864:Hai ben Nahshon
699:
650:Kimoi ben Ahhai
610:Joseph ben Abba
590:Joseph ben Abba
540:Rabba ben Dodai
483:Hiyya of Meshan
463:Rav Hana (Huna)
453:Hanan of Iskiya
438:
433:
399:
390:
378:
359:
354:
350:
342:
338:
328:Ginze Schechter
313:
309:
300:
296:
292:
277:Hebrew calendar
242:
236:
218:
211:Versailles 1886
181:
103:
26:Rabbinical eras
21:
12:
11:
5:
1316:
1306:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1259:
1258:
1251:
1244:
1236:
1233:
1232:
1215:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1197:
1195:Simeon Kayyara
1192:
1187:
1181:
1179:
1175:
1174:
1172:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1059:Aaron ben Meir
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1030:
1028:
1026:Land of Israel
1024:Geonim in the
1021:
1020:
1018:
1017:
1012:
1006:
1004:
997:
996:
994:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
951:Samuel ben Ali
948:
946:Solomon (Gaon)
943:
938:
932:
930:
926:
925:
923:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
819:Kimoi ben Ashi
816:
811:
808:Zadok ben Ashi
805:
800:
795:
793:Hilai ben Mari
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
734:
728:
722:
716:
710:
708:
701:
700:
698:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
521:
519:Abraham Kahana
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
491:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
449:
447:
440:
439:
432:
431:
424:
417:
409:
401:
400:
395:
392:
379:
374:
368:
367:
362:Robert Brody,
358:
357:
348:
343:Igeret of Rav
336:
307:
293:
291:
288:
250:Simeon Kayyara
238:Main article:
235:
232:
180:
177:
105:
104:
102:
101:
94:
87:
79:
76:
75:
74:
73:
68:
63:
58:
57:
56:
51:
46:
41:
28:
27:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1315:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1270:
1268:
1257:
1252:
1250:
1245:
1243:
1238:
1237:
1231:
1229:
1225:
1221:
1216:
1213:
1209:
1208:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1182:
1180:
1176:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1027:
1022:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1007:
1005:
1003:
998:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
933:
931:
927:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:(Saadia Gaon)
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
738:
735:
732:
729:
726:
723:
720:
717:
715:
712:
711:
709:
707:
702:
696:
695:Hezekiah Gaon
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
645:Hai ben David
643:
641:
638:
636:
635:Abba ben Ammi
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
535:Malka ben Aha
533:
531:
528:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
456:
454:
451:
450:
448:
446:
441:
437:
430:
425:
423:
418:
416:
411:
410:
407:
398:
389:
388:
384:
377:
371:
365:
361:
360:
352:
346:
340:
333:
329:
325:
321:
317:
311:
304:
298:
294:
287:
285:
280:
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
260:
255:
254:anachronistic
251:
247:
241:
231:
229:
225:
224:
219:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
199:Second Temple
196:
192:
188:
187:
176:
174:
170:
166:
165:Eretz Yisrael
162:
158:
153:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
124:, sometimes:
123:
119:
115:
111:
100:
95:
93:
88:
86:
81:
80:
78:
77:
72:
69:
67:
64:
62:
59:
55:
52:
50:
47:
45:
42:
40:
37:
36:
35:
32:
31:
30:
29:
25:
24:
19:
1228:expanding it
1217:
1094:Shemaya Gaon
1054:Isaac (Gaon)
768:Yehudai Gaon
767:
714:Mar ben Huna
706:Sura Academy
685:Sherira Gaon
387:Sura Academy
381:
363:
351:
345:Sherira Gaon
339:
331:
327:
323:
315:
310:
303:Sherira Gaon
297:
283:
281:
273:Sura Academy
268:
257:
252:. Based on
245:
243:
221:
220:
207:Hilchot Re'u
206:
184:
182:
154:
125:
121:
114:Yehudai Gaon
113:
109:
108:
941:Eli ha-Levi
731:Rav Sheshna
545:Rav Shinwai
526:(Rav Dorai)
504:Joseph Gaon
366:, Yale 1998
209:(published
122:יהודאי גאון
1267:Categories
1190:Achai Gaon
844:Amram Gaon
803:Rav Abimai
763:Achai Gaon
753:Rav Samuel
499:Judah Gaon
376:Achai Gaon
301:Letter of
290:References
265:David Gans
140:period of
1000:Deans of
859:Rav Malka
739:(Hinenai)
725:Rav Hunai
721:(Hinenai)
704:Deans of
490:(Moronai)
488:Rav Rabya
443:Deans of
230:in 1942.
173:Byzantine
146:Pumbedita
71:Acharonim
690:Hai Gaon
391:757-761
320:Ginzberg
195:Diaspora
191:halachot
150:Exilarch
66:Rishonim
54:Savoraim
385:of the
324:Geonica
142:Judaism
130:yeshiva
49:Amoraim
44:Tannaim
1273:Geonim
1178:Others
727:(Huna)
719:Hanina
436:Geonim
161:Talmud
148:, but
138:Gaonic
118:Hebrew
61:Geonim
34:Chazal
1220:rabbi
1169:Sadoq
1079:Ezrun
269:Semag
259:Semag
179:Works
39:Zugot
1224:stub
383:Gaon
314:See
134:Sura
112:(or
132:in
1269::
322:,
318:,
279:)
120::
116:;
1255:e
1248:t
1241:v
1230:.
428:e
421:t
414:v
334:.
305:.
261:'
217:.
98:e
91:t
84:v
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.