Zechariah al-Dahiri

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• ZECHARIAH AL-ḌĀHIRI — (1519?–1589?), author in yemen . A well known scholar and dayyan, Zechariah was well versed in Hebrew and Arabic literature and in philosophy. He traveled widely, journeying to Ereẓ Israel in 1567 and becoming acquainted with scholars there.… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• SAADIAH BEN JOSEPH HA-LEVI — (16th century), Yemenite rabbi, poet, and paytan. Saadiah was one of the leading scholars of his time in Sanʿa (and later in Jiblah). He composed piyyutim and poems. Several of his piyyutim, including one on the Akedah (the binding of Isaac),… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• TRAVELERS AND EXPLORERS — In the ninth century Jewish traders known as Radaniya traded between Western Europe and China, by land and sea. They were fluent in several languages and dealt in female and boy slaves, eunuchs, brocades, furs such as beaver and marten, and… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• PIYYUT — (Heb. פִּיּוּט; plural: piyyutim; from the Greek ποιητής), a lyrical composition intended to embellish an obligatory prayer or any other religious ceremony, communal or private. In a wider sense, piyyut is the totality of compositions composed in …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Histoire des Juifs au Kurdistan — Femmes juives du Kurdistan à Rawanduz dans le nord de l Irak en 1905. Les Juifs Kurdes ou Juifs du Kurdistan (hébreu : יהודי כורדיסתאן ou Kurdim; kurde : Kurdên cihû) sont les membres des communautés juives qui ont habité, à différentes …   Wikipédia en Français

• Saadia Adani — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Saadia (homonymie). Saadia (ou Sa id) ben David al Adani, rabbin, exégète de la Bible et de la Loi juive, médecin et philosophe, est l un des plus grands érudits juifs yéménites du XVe siècle. Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

• Saadia ben Yosseph Halevi — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Saadia (homonymie). Saadia ben Yosseph Halevi est un rabbin et poète yéménite du XVIe siècle. Sommaire 1 Éléments biographiques …   Wikipédia en Français

• HORMUZ — (Ormuz), an island in the Persian Gulf, commanding the trade route from Europe to India and the Far East, captured by the Portuguese in 1507. From the 16th century on, Hebrew and European sources attest the existence of a Jewish community. The… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• ALIYAH AND ABSORPTION — GENERAL SURVEY Introduction Aliyah, ascension or going up, is the coming of Jews as individuals or in groups, from exile or diaspora to live in the Land of Israel. Those who go up for this purpose are known as olim – a term used in the Bible for… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• OTTOMAN EMPIRE — OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Balkan and Middle Eastern empire started by a Turkish tribe, led by ʿUthmān (1288–1326), at the beginning of the 14th century. This entry is arranged according to the following outline: sources …   Encyclopedia of Judaism