XVIth century CE

Polish Talmudist, born around 1510, died in Lublin on October 29, 1558. Student of Jacob Pollak, founder of the pilpul method, he was already a renowned master in 1528, attracting hundreds of…

Rabbi, sixteenth century. Mentioned in 5355 of the Hebrew era (1595). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 113-1.

Rabbi of Fès, sixteenth century. Mentioned in 5286 of the Hebrew era (1526). Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 112-1.

Rabbi of Fès, 16th century. Mentioned in 5286 of the Hebrew era (1526). Son of Shlomo. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 111-4.

Rabbi of Fès, 16th century. Mentioned in 5360 of the Hebrew era (1600). Son of David. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), p. 108-4.

Rabbi of Fès, sixteenth century. Mentioned in {year} of the Hebrew calendar (1545). Son of Yaakov. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), p. 120-1.

Jewish teacher

Rabbi of Fès, 16th century. Mentioned in 5305 of the Hebrew era (1545). Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 116-2.

Rabbi of Fes, 16th century. Mentioned in 5314 of the Hebrew era (1554). Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 114-1.

Rabbi, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew era (1540–1639). Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 114-3.

Rabbi, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew era (1540–1639). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 114-1.

Rabbi born in Łęczyca, author of the Torah commentary Keli Yakar.

Rabbi of Fès, sixteenth century. Mentioned in 5351 of the Hebrew era (1591). Son of Yehuda II. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 114-1.

Rabbi of Fès, sixteenth century. Died in 5326 of the Hebrew era (1566). Son of Maimon, himself son of Saadia. Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 123-3.

Rabbi, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew calendar (1540–1639). Son of Moshe. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 122-2.

Rabbi, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew era (1540–1639). Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 126-1.

Rabbi of Fès, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew era (1540–1639). Son of Haim. Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 120-4.

Rabbi of Fès, sixteenth century. Mentioned in 5310 of the Hebrew era (1550). Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 123-2.

Rabbi of Fès, 16th century. Died in 5330 of the Hebrew era (1570). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 122-1.

Rabbi of Fes, sixteenth century. Mentioned in 5319 of the Hebrew era (1559). Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 123-2.

Rabbi of Fez, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew era (1540–1639). Son of Yaakov. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 123-2.

Rabbi of Fès, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew era (1540–1639). Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 125-4.

Jewish physician and historian, active in the second half of the 16th century, of Spanish origin, who after a eventful life went to Constantinople, where he was supported by Esther Kiera, in great…

Peruvian physician, polemicist and martyr, born in San Miguel, in the province of Tucumán, around 1592, burned alive in Lima on January 23, 1639. Son and brother of neo-Christians "reconciled" by the…

Simeon ben Samuel, philosopher and kabbalist of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, born in France or Germany, is the author of a philosophical and theological treatise on the Decalogue, the…

Italian rabbi

Polish rabbi born in Lublin in 1561 and died in Cracow in 1640, Joel ben Samuel Sirkes studied at the yeshivot of Salomon ben Juda and then R. Phoebus in Brest-Litovsk, before successively occupying…

Sixtus of Siena, an Italian convert to Christianity and anti-Talmudic agitator, was born in Siena in 1520 and died in 1569. After entering the Franciscans following his conversion, he was condemned…

Benjamin Aaron ben Abraham Sloniḳ is a Polish Talmudist born around 1550 and died after 1619, disciple of Salomon Louria, Moïse Isserlès and Nathan Spiro. Having become almost blind and destitute…

Karaite scholar and author active in the second half of the sixteenth century, brother of Joseph ben Mardochée Troki. He is the author of a work on the calendar, « Ḳiddush ha-Ḥodesh we-Sod ha-'Ibbur…

Martin Alfonso de Sosa, Portuguese envoy and later governor of Goa, in the mid-16th century, discovers at Cranganore, near Cochin, several bronze tablets bearing ancient inscriptions that a Jewish…

Polish scholar of the sixteenth century, editor of several Jewish prayer books accompanied by commentaries: the « Tefillot mi-Kol ha-Shanah » (Lublin, 1571; Krakow, 1606), in collaboration with…

Hungarian deputy treasurer, died in August 1526. Forced to convert to Christianity after an affair with a Christian woman, he used his position to protect his former co-religionists, notably…

Rabbi and Egyptian author of the 16th century, descendant of the Tanuji family of Tunis. In 1543, he writes, in a style intended for a wide audience, the Sefer ha-Zikkaron, a collection of halakhic…

Persian translator of the Bible active in the sixteenth century, Jacob ben Joseph Tawus gave, for the polyglot Pentateuch printed in Constantinople in 1546, a Persian version in Hebrew characters,…

Algerian Talmudist active in Algiers in the 16th century, grandson through his mother of Salomon b. Simeon Duran and thus descendant of Nahmanide, contemporary of Salomon b. Tsemah Duran and his…

German Talmudist and Kabbalist, born in Worms in the late 16th century and died in Vienna around 1667. Having left for Poland at a young age, he directed a Talmudic school in Lublin, then lived much…

Austrian author of the 16th century, active in Prague, where she is said to have died around 1550. She is credited with two works: the Menekèt Rivka, in seven parts devoted to the duties of a…

Convert to Judaism in Amsterdam in the sixteenth century, died in Jerusalem. Departed from Portugal with several marranos on a ship diverted to Emden, in East Frisia, he reaches Amsterdam on the…

Italian Hebraist born in Ferrara in 1510, died in Sedan on October 9, 1580, educated at the University of Padua. Converted to Catholicism around 1540 through the mediation of Cardinal Pole, he…

Palestinian commentator and preacher born in Safed in the first quarter of the 16th century, whose name comes from the city of Uceda, in the archdiocese of Toledo. Student of Isaac Louria and Hayyim…

Sixteenth-century scholar born in Bienne, established in Safed. From a 1537 manuscript cataloguing the tombs of patriarchs, prophets, amoraim and tannaim, he composed, enriched by his travel…

(1544–1621)

Physician and author active in the Greek archipelago in the second half of the sixteenth century. He wrote the Yad ha-Mélekh, commentary on the book of Esther completed in Corfu on 6 February 1579,…

Judge and scholar of Fès, author of the biblical commentary Tsouf Devash.

Son of Yitzhak and grandson of Vidal I, both eminent in Fès. The Hida counted him among « the geniuses of the West ». Encyclopedic scholar (citing Greek, Arabic and rabbinical philosophers) and…

Spanish scholar, emigrated from Spain in the early sixteenth century, died in Arta, Greece, after 1536. Passing through Turkey, he settled in Patras, in Morea, where he lost almost his entire library…

Christian Hebraist born in 1600 in Hilton, in Yorkshire, died in London on November 29, 1661, trained at Cambridge. London ecclesiastic then king's chaplain, he conceived after his imprisonment the…

Polish rabbi

Rabbi originally from Spain, head of the community of exiles (megorashim) of Fez in the 16th century, liturgical poet and signatory of the Taqqanot (ordinances of those exiled from Castile).…

Descendant of Jews who fled Portugal during the Inquisition, settled in Egypt. Student of the Radbaz, he is considered the last great rabbi (authority recognized by all communities) of Egypt. His…

Rabbi of Fès, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew Era (1540–1639). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 70-4.

Masorite and editor. Refugee from Tunis to Venice, he established at the printer Daniel Bomberg the second rabbinic Bible (Miqraot Guedolot, 1524-1525), setting the arrangement of the text, the…

Rabbi of Tafilalet, 16th century. Mentioned in 5339 of the Hebrew era (1579). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 69-1.

Rabbi, 16th century. Mentioned in 5301 of the Hebrew era (1541). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 63-3.

Rabbi of Fez, 16th century. Mentioned in 5304 of the Hebrew calendar (1544). Son of Abraham. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 65-4.

Rabbi of Fès, 16th century. Mentioned in 5286 of the Hebrew era (1526). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 67-3.

Rabbi, 16th century. Mentioned in 5270 of the Hebrew era (1510). Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 64-1.

Rabbi of Fez, sixteenth century. Mentioned in 5337 of the Hebrew calendar (1577). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 68-4.

Rabbi of Fès, sixteenth century. Mentioned in {year} of the Hebrew calendar (1526). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), p. 71-2.

Described as Chief Rabbi of Azemmour, close relative of Rabbi Yaacob Adiba; he was official interpreter to the Portuguese governor of Azemmour and mediator in conflicts between the King of Portugal…

Renowned rabbi of Meknès, died in 1598, cited in the onomastic notice devoted to the name Azerad.

Rabbi of Fès, active in the fourth century of the Hebrew era (1540–1639). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 71-4.

Member of the great family of bankers da Pisa of Tuscany. Author of treatises that first circulated in manuscript and were later printed: a treatise on credit and interest (Hayyei Olam / Ma'amar…

Rabbi of Fès, sixteenth century. Mentioned in the year 5305 of the Hebrew era (1545). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 55-3.

Rabbi of Fès, 16th century. Mentioned in 5306 of the Hebrew era (1546). Son of Shem Tov. Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 46-2.

Rabbi, 16th century. Mentioned in 5316 of the Hebrew era (1556). Registered in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 43-3.

Rabbi of Fès, sixteenth century. Mentioned in 5348 of the Hebrew era (1588). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 45-3.

Rabbi of Fès, 16th century. Mentioned in 5322 of the Hebrew era (1562). Son of Yitshak. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 45-4.

Judeo-Persian poet of Lar, author of Makhzan al-pand (Treasury of Exhortation).

Rabbi, 16th century. Mentioned in 5351 of the Hebrew era (1591). Son of Yosef. Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 53-4.

Rabbi of Fès, 16th century. Mentioned in 5309 of the Hebrew era (1549). Son of Moshe. Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 53-1.

Rabbi of Fez, 16th century. Mentioned in 5304 of the Hebrew era (1544). Son of Moshe. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 45-4.

Rabbi, 16th century. Mentioned in 5282 of the Hebrew era (1522). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 51-2.

Rabbi of Fès, sixteenth century. Mentioned in 5351 of the Hebrew era (1591). Son of Shmuel. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 51-2.

Scholar of the early sixteenth century, also known as Salomon Isaac Sekel Ashkenazi. He is the author of a commentary on the book of Ruth, « Perush 'al Rut », published in Salonique in 1551 and then…

Rabbi of Meknès, sixteenth century. Died in 5358 of the Hebrew era (1598). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 79-2.

Rabbi of Fez, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew era (1540–1639). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 79-2.

Rabbi of Salé, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew era (1540–1639). Son of Aharon. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 79-1.

Rabbi of Fès, 16th century. Mentioned in 5286 of the Hebrew era (1526). Son of Shlomo. Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 63-3.

Rabbi of Meknès, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew era (1540–1639). Son of Yihye II. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 62-4.

Rabbi, sixteenth century. Died in 5305 of the Hebrew era (1545). Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 63-3.

Rabbi of Fès, 16th century. Mentioned in 5344 of the Hebrew era (1584). Registered in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 73-4.

Rabbi of Fès, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew era (1540–1639). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 72-1.

Rabbi of Marrakech, sixteenth century. Mentioned in 5301 of the Hebrew era (1541). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 78-2.

Rabbi of Fès, sixteenth century. Mentioned in the year 5351 of the Hebrew era (1591). Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 75-4.

Rabbi of Fès, 16th century. Died in 5323 of the Hebrew era (1563). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 72-2.

Rabbi of Fès, 16th century. Mentioned in 5355 of the Hebrew era (1595). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 77-1.

Rabbi of Fes, 16th century. Mentioned in 5344 of the Hebrew era (1584). Son of Shmuel. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 72-1.

Rabbi of Fez, 16th century. Mentioned in 5324 of the Hebrew era (1564). Son of Yosef. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 74-2.

Rabbi of Fez, sixteenth century. Died in 5330 of the Hebrew era (1570). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 75-1.

Rabbi, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew era (1540–1639). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), p. 75-1.

Rabbi of Fès, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew era (1540–1639). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 56-2.

Rabbi and decisioner of Safed (the Maharitz), author of responsa.

Rabbi of Fès, 16th century. Died in 5355 of the Hebrew era (1595). Son of Yehuda, himself son of Saadia. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 55-4.

Rabbi, 16th century. Died in 5302 of the Hebrew era (1542). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 56-2.

Rabbi of Fès, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew era (1540–1639). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 61-2.

Rabbi of Fès, 16th century. Born in 5270 of the Hebrew era (1510). Son of Abraham. Recorded in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 57-2.

Influential physician of the Jewish community of Venice, at the center of the famous halakhic controversy of the Tamari-Venturozzo affair (1560–1566), arising from the contested repudiation of his…

Rabbi of Meknès, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew era (1540–1639). Son of Daniel. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), p. 56-3.

Rabbi of Fès, active in the 4th century of the Hebrew era (1540–1639). Son of Yehuda II. Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 57-1.

Rabbi of Fès, sixteenth century. Mentioned in the year 5305 of the Hebrew era (1545). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 56-3.

Rabbi of Fès, sixteenth century. Mentioned in 5344 of the Hebrew era (1584). Listed in Malkhei Rabbanan (Yosef Ben Naim, 1931), f. 56-3.

First known member of the dynasty; author of the "Sefer Ha-Zikaron" (The Book of Remembrance), a clear compendium of laws following the order of Talmudic tractates, completed in 1543 and printed in…

German Talmudist of the sixteenth century, rabbi of the Ashkenazi community of Jerusalem, where he died, and father-in-law of Joseph Caro, who held him for a fine connoisseur of rabbinic law. In…

Associated, with Samuel Boehm, with the Christian printer Vincenzo Conti for the first Hebrew printing production in Cremona: the « Ammudei Golah » (Sefer Mitzvot Katan) of Isaac ben Joseph of…

Hebrew poet renowned for the elegance of his style, active in Rhodes in the sixteenth century. During a stay in Constantinople, he composed the « Leḥem Yehudah » (Constantinople, 1560), which brings…

Ritual slaughterer in Kraków in the sixteenth century, student of Moïse Isserlès, author of « Haggahot le-Sefer Sheḥiṭah u-Bediḳah » (Kraków, 1631), annotations to Jacob Weil's work on the laws of…

Son of Sa'īd (Sa'adia) al-Ḍāhirī, originating from Kawkaban (district of al-Mahwit). Considered one of the greatest Yemenite Jewish poets. He composed his rimmed prose while imprisoned with the Sanaa…

Poet and Rabbinical scholar, author of Sefer ha-Moussar, a travel narrative in rimmed prose.