Simeon ben Helbo Kara was a French

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 o ...

who lived in Mans in the 11th century; brother of Menahem ben Helbo and father of Joseph Ḳara.

Isaac de Lattes Isaac ben Jacob Lattes was a rabbi who lived in Provence. In 1340 he wrote ''Toledot Yiẓḥaḳ,'' in which he gives valuable information concerning other Provençal authors and discusses the history of tradition. This work is known also by the ...

, in his ''Ḳiryat Sefer,'' counts Ḳara among the prominent French rabbis, although no work of his has survived.

J.L. Rapoport Solomon Judah Löb HaKohen Rapoport ( he, שלמה יהודה כהן רפאפורט; June 1, 1786 – October 15, 1867) was a Galician and Czech rabbi and Jewish scholar. Rapoport was known by an acronym "Shir", שי"ר occasionally שי� ...

identified him with the compiler of the Yalḳuṭ Shim'oni, on account of the similarity of some Midrashic quotations in this work with citations in Rashi's Bible commentary.

Abraham Epstein Abraham Epstein ( he, אברהם עפשטיין; 19 December 1841 – 1918) was a Russo-Austrian rabbinical scholar born in Staro Constantinov, Volhynia. Epstein diligently studied the works of Isaac Baer Levinsohn, Nachman Krochmal, and S. D. Luz ...

has, however, shown that in the manuscripts the name "Ḳara" does not occur, and in place of "Simeon" the reading "Simson" at times is found. The surname ''Ḳara'' is usually taken to be a professional name, meaning 'reader' or 'interpreter of the Bible'. Adolf Jellinek the Austrian rabbi and historian points out, however, that ''Ḳara'', as contrasted with '' Derash'', means the 'representative of the ''

Peshaṭ ''Peshat'' (also ''P'shat'', ) is one of the two classic methods of Jewish biblical exegesis, the other being Derash. While ''Peshat'' is commonly defined as referring to the surface or literal (direct) meaning of a text,Goldin, S. (2007). Unloc ...

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I.H. Weiss Isaac (Isaak) Hirsch Weiss, also Eisik Hirsch Weiss () (9 February 1815 – 1 June 1905), was an Austrian Talmudist and historian of literature born at Groß Meseritsch, Habsburg Moravia. After having received elementary instruction in Hebrew ...

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, in ''Ha-Ḥoḳer'', i. 85 et seq. *

Chaim Azulai Haim Yosef David Azulai ben Yitzhak Zerachia (1724 – 1 March 1806) (), commonly known as the Hida (the acronym of his name, ), was a Jerusalem born rabbinical scholar, a noted bibliophile, and a pioneer in the publication of Jewish religious ...

, ''Shem ha-Gedolim,'' ed. Benjacob, i.36 * David Conforte, ''Dore ha-Dorot'' (see index in Cassel ed.) * Frumkin, ''Eben Shemuel,'' pp. 67 et seq., 125 et seq., Vilna, 1874 *

Michael, Or ha-Ḥayyim Heimann (Hayyim) Michael (April 12, 1792 – June 10, 1846) was a Hebrew bibliographer born at Hamburg. He showed great acuteness of mind in early childhood, had a phenomenal memory, and was an indefatigable student. He studied Talmudics and rec ...

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Yom-Tov Zahalon Yom Tov ben Moshe Tzahalon, ( he, יום טוב בן משה צהלון), also known as the Maharitz, ( 1559 – 1638, Safed, Eyalet of Sidon), was a student of Moses di Trani and Moshe Alshich, and published a collection of responsa. Aged twenty ...

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