DELMEDIGO, ELIJAH BEN MOSES ABBA — (c. 1460–1497), philosopher and talmudist. Born in Candia, Crete, Delmedigo was also known as Elijah Cretensis. While still a young man he immigrated to Italy. He received a traditional Jewish education, and studied the classics of Islamic and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Delmedigo, Elijah ben Moses Abba — (c. 1460 97) Greco Italian philosopher and talmudist. He was born in Crete and emigrated to Italy, where he served as head of the yeshivah in Padua. He engaged in a bitter controversy on a halakhic question with Judah Mintz, the rabbi of Padua … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
DELMEDIGO, JOSEPH SOLOMON — (1591–1655), rabbi, philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer; also known as Joseph Solomon Rofe acronym YashaR) of Candia (Crete). A writer of extensive Jewish and secular learning and of encyclopedic range, he is the author of works whose… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Delmedigo — was a Cretan Jewish family that included several notables: Elijah Delmedigo (1458 1493), philosopher and Talmudist Joseph Solomon Delmedigo (1591 1655), scientist and philosopher This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same… … Wikipedia
Elia ben Moses Abba Delmedigo — auch bekannt als Helias Cretensis (* 1460 in Candia; † 1497 ebenda) war ein jüdischer Religionsphilosoph. Leben und Wirken Die aschkenasische Familie Delmedigo wanderte aus Deutschland nach Kreta aus. Delmedigo war befreundet mit Pico della… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Delmedigo, Joseph Solomon ben Elijah (Medigo, Joseph Solomon ben Elijah del) — (1591 1655) Cretan rabbi, philosopher, mathematician and astronomer. He studied astronomy and mathe matics under Galileo at the University of Padua, then travelled widely, visiting Egypt, Turkey, Poland, Germany, Holland and Bohemia. He wrote… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
ASHKENAZI, ELIEZER BEN ELIJAH THE PHYSICIAN — (1513–1586), rabbi and exegete. Eliezer s activities covered many of the Jewish centers of the 16th century. The influential position he held in widely scattered communities indicates the basic unity of Jewish society and culture in the period. A … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jewish philosophy — Jewish theology redirects here. Philosophy and Kabbalah are two common approaches to Jewish theology Part of a series on … Wikipedia
PHILOSOPHY, JEWISH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: WHAT IS JEWISH PHILOSOPHY? recent histories of jewish philosophy biblical and rabbinic antecedents bible rabbinic literature hellenistic jewish philosophy philo of alexandria biblical… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
CRETE — (Candia), the fourth largest island, 160 mi. (248 km.) long, in the Mediterranean Sea and the largest Greek island, lying 60 mi. (96 km) from the Peloponnesus. Crete is apparently identical with the biblical caphtor , the original home of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
