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Joel Ibn Shu'aib
Joel ibn Shu'aib (also "Shuiv") (15th century) was a rabbi, preacher, and commentator who was born in Aragon and lived also at Tudela, Navarre, Tudela. He wrote the following works: * ''Olat Shabbat,'' sermons, in the order of the Pentateuch, Sabbatical sections, written in 1469 (Venice, 1577) * A commentary on Book of Lamentations, Lamentations, written at Tudela in 1480, and published together with Galante's commentary on the same book (ib. 1483) * A commentary on Book of Job, Job, mentioned in his ''Olat Shabbat'' * A short commentary on Shir HaShirim (1556) * ''Nora Tehillot,'' a commentary on the Psalms, with a preface by his son Samuel (Salonica, 1568–1569). Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography *David Conforte, Ḳore ha-Dorot, p. 28a; *Giovanni Bernardo De Rossi-C. H. Hamberger, Hist. Wörterb. p. 291; *Moritz Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. col. 1400; *Dukes, in Orient, Lit. ix. 302; *Graziadio Nepi-Mordecai Ghirondi, ''Toledot Gedole Yisrael'', p. 162. Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabbi
A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as '' semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of the rabbi developed in the Pharisaic (167 BCE–73 CE) and Talmudic (70–640 CE) eras, when learned teachers assembled to codify Judaism's written and oral laws. The title "rabbi" was first used in the first century CE. In more recent centuries, the duties of a rabbi became increasingly influenced by the duties of the Protestant Christian minister, hence the title " pulpit rabbis", and in 19th-century Germany and the United States rabbinic activities including sermons, pastoral counseling, and representing the community to the outside, all increased in importance. Within the various Jewish denominations, there are different requirements for rabbinic ordination, and differences in opinion regarding who is recognized as a rabbi. For ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
