- 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...
- 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...
-
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...
-
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...
- (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...
- 3, 2003, A
Dictionary of
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the
Talmudic and
Geonic Periods, p.682
Translation and
definition "ממון",
Dictionary Hebrew–English...
- of the
Gaonic era
Talmud scholarship comes from
statements embedded in
Geonic responsa that shed
light on
Talmudic p****ages:
these are
arranged in the...
- 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...
- The Jews
established Talmudic Academies in Babylonia, also
known as the
Geonic Academies,
which became the
center for
Jewish scholarship and the development...
-
corresponding Hebrew word ma'arav (מערב) was used for
North Africa. In
Talmudic and
Geonic times, however, this word ma'arav
referred to the land of Israel, as contrasted...
