Mattithiah Yiẓhari
Mattithiah is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Mattithiah Ahrweiler ( 1650–1728), German rabbi * Matteya ben Heresh (''Mattithiah ben Heresh''), 2nd-century Roman tanna * Mattithiah ben Solomon Delacrut, Mordecai Yoffe's teacher in Cabala See also * Matthew (name) Matthew is an English language male given name. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name "" (''Matityahu'') which means "Gift of Yahweh". Etymology The Hebrew name "" (Matityahu) was transliterated into Greek to "Ματταθίας" (''Mattath ...

Mattithiah Ahrweiler
Mattithiah Ahrweiler (c.1650 – 19 September 1728) was a German rabbi. He was born at Frankfurt-am-Main. At the time of his birth his father, Herz, was dayan. Mattithiah officiated as rabbi at Bingen (Jacob Popper, "Responsa," ii., No. 8, Frankfort, 1742), and subsequently at Mannheim, where he taught in the college (see Klaus) founded by Lemle Moses. In 1708 he took part in the dedication of the Lemle Institute. Shortly afterward he was called to Heidelberg as rabbi to the congregation of that city, with jurisdiction over all the congregations in the Palatinate, which position he held until his death. He died at Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ..., and the local memorial book praises his piety and learning. References 1650s births 1728 deaths ...
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Matteya Ben Heresh
Matteya ben Heresh or Mattithiah (Hebrew: מתיא בן חרש) was a Roman tanna of the 2nd century. Biography He was born in Judea, probably a pupil of R. Ishmael, and certainly a contemporary and friend of his pupils R. Josiah and R. Jonathan. After his ordination Mattithiah went to Rome, apparently on account of the persecution by Hadrian; there he founded a school and a Jewish court which soon became prominent. He associated with the Judean scholars who visited Rome and sought instruction from them—from R. Simeon bar Yoḥai and R. Eleazar ben Jose, for instance. A later legend in the Midrash Abkir represents him as victoriously resisting a temptation placed in his path by Satan. Teachings Halakhic sentences by him have been preserved which show his desire to make the Sabbath laws less rigorous insofar as their fulfillment by the sick was concerned. He seems, however, to have devoted himself chiefly to the Aggadah; a number of his homiletic sentences, especially to t ...
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Mattithiah Ben Solomon Delacrut
Mattithiah ben Solomon Delacrut was a Polish-Jewish scholar; he lived in the middle of the 16th century. He settled early in Italy, and at one time seems to have attended the lectures on Cabala and philosophy at the University of Bologna, devoting himself to the interpretation of cabalistic and scientific works. He was the author of the following: * ''"Perush,"'' a commentary on Joseph Gikatilla's cabalistic work, "Sha'are Orah," Cracow, 1600; * a commentary on Solomon Abigdor's Hebrew translation of Sacrobosco's treatise on astronomy, '' Tractatus de Sphæra'', or "Aspectus Circulorum," (Hebrew, "Mar'eh ha-Ofannim"), with an explanation of the difficult passages of the translation according to the reading of his masters of the University of Bologna, and the interpretation he had found in Christian works (Cracow, 1720) * ''"Ẓel ha-'Olam"'' (The Image of the World), a translation of a treatise on cosmography written in French by Gossouin, under the title "Livre de Clergie," or ...
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