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Ben Haim
Ben Haim, also transliterated as Ben-Haim, Ben Hayim, Ben Hayyim and Ben-Chaim, is a Hebrew surname meaning "son of life" . Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron ben Hayyim (fl. 1836), Russian exegete * (born 1968), Israeli journalist * Baruch Ben Haim (1921–2005), American rabbi * Eliyahu Ben Haim (born 1940), American rabbi * , Moroccan painter * Paul Ben-Haim (1897–1984), Israeli composer * Tal Ben Haim (born 1982), Israeli footballer * Tal Ben Haim (footballer, born 1989), Israeli footballer * Yehuda Ben-Haim (1955–2012), Israeli boxer * Ze'ev Ben-Haim (born 1907), Israeli linguist * Zigi Ben-Haim (born 1945), American-Israeli sculptor and painter * Zemah ben Hayyim Zemah ben Hayyim (), or sometimes Zemah b. Hayyim, was Gaon of Sura A ''surah'' (; ; ) is an Arabic word meaning 'chapter' in the Quran. There are 114 ''suwar'' in the Quran, each divided into verses (). The ''suwar'' are of unequal length; ... (fl. 889–895), Gaon of Sura {{surname, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebrew Language
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language until after 200 CE and as the liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. The language was revived as a spoken language in the 19th century, and is the only successful large-scale example of linguistic revival. It is the only Canaanite language, as well as one of only two Northwest Semitic languages, with the other being Aramaic, still spoken today. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew date back to the 10th century BCE. Nearly all of the Hebrew Bible is written in Biblical Hebrew, with much of its present form in the dialect that scholars believe flourished around the 6th century BCE, during the time of the Babylonian captivity. For this reason, Hebrew has been referred to by Jews as '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Ben Hayyim
Aaron ben Hayyim was an exegete who lived in the first half of the nineteenth century at Grodno, Russia. He wrote ''Moreh Derek'' (He Who Shows the Way), tracing the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, their wanderings in the desert, and the partition of Canaan among the Twelve Tribes. Appended to this work is a colored map of Palestine. The book was published at Grodno Grodno, or Hrodna, is a city in western Belarus. It is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. The city is located on the Neman, Neman River, from Minsk, about from the Belarus–Poland border, border with Poland, and from the Belarus–Lithua ... in 1836. References * 19th-century Jews from the Russian Empire 19th-century writers from the Russian Empire 19th-century male writers from the Russian Empire {{Judaism-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baruch Ben Haim
Baruch Ben Haim (; November 18, 1921 – June 2, 2005) was a Sephardi Hakham who served as Chief Rabbi of the Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York for 55 years. He taught at Magen David Yeshiva and established the Shaare Zion Torah Center at Congregation Shaare Zion. He was a protege of Rabbi Ezra Attiya, rosh yeshiva of Porat Yosef Yeshiva, who trained and dispatched students to leadership positions in Sephardi communities around the world. Early life Ben Haim was born in Jerusalem in 1921. He was one of nine children of Haim Mizrahi and Miriam Shalom,Ben-Haim, David. "The Life of Our Teacher, Leader and Mentor, Hacham Baruch Ben Haim". ''Community Magazine'' Special Commemorative Section, pp. 54–59. both natives of Iraq.Ben-Haim, David. "Adapted from a speech at Hacham Baruch's Arayat in Magen David Yeshiva". ''Community Magazine'' Special Commemorative Section, pp. 75–78. The family changed its surname from Mizrahi to Ben Haim ("son of Haim") after Haim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliyahu Ben Haim
Eliyahu Ben Chaim (born August 4, 1940) is a Sephardi Jews, Sephardi rabbi, Talmudic scholar, and Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Halakha, halachist. He is the Beth din#Officers of a beth din, Av Beit Din (head of the rabbinical court) of Mekor Haim in Queens, New York, and a prominent leader of New York's Sephardi Jewish community. Early life Eliyahu Ben Haim was born in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine. His father was from Hamadan, Hamedan, Iran and his mother's father from the Hasidoff family of Georgia (country), Georgia. In his youth, he studied at Yeshivat Porat Yosef, where he was recognized as a prodigy with a distinguished memory. He attended the ''Shiur (Torah), shiur'' of Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul and received semikhah, semicha (rabbinic ordination) from Rabbi Ezra Attia and other rabbis. At the age of 17, he was tested on the entire ''Shulchan Aruch''. In Porat Yosef, Rabbi Ben Haim fostered a close relationship with Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who studied ''Even Ha'ezer'' with hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Ben-Haim
Paul Ben-Haim (or Paul Ben-Chaim, ; 5 July 1897 – 14 January 1984) was an Israeli composer. Born Paul Frankenburger in Munich, Germany, he studied composition with Friedrich Klose and he was assistant conductor to Bruno Walter and Hans Knappertsbusch from 1920 to 1924. He served as conductor at Augsburg from 1924 to 1931, and afterwards devoted himself to teaching and composition, including teaching at the Shulamit Conservatory in Tel Aviv, Israel. Ben-Haim emigrated to the then British Mandate of Palestine in 1933 and lived in Tel Aviv, near Zina Dizengoff Square. He Hebraized his name, becoming an Israeli citizen upon that nation's independence in 1948. He composed chamber music, works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments, and songs. He championed a specifically Jewish national music: his own compositions are in a late Romantic vein with Middle Eastern overtones, somewhat similar to Ernest Bloch. His students include Eliahu Inbal, Henri Lazarof, Ben-Zion Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tal Ben Haim
Tal Ben Haim (or Tal Ben Haim I, ; born 31 March 1982) is an Israeli former professional association football, footballer who played at either centre back or right back (association football), right back. He has played for Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, Manchester City F.C., Manchester City, Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland, Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth, West Ham United F.C., West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers, Standard Liége, Beitar Jerusalem, Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic. Early life Ben Haim was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to a Jewish family. Club career Maccabi Tel Aviv Born in Rishon LeZion, Ben Haim joined the Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv senior squads in 1998 as a reserve player. His league debut came on 30 April 2001 when he came on in the 90th minute as a substitute in the Tel Aviv local derby, derby match against Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C., Hapoel. Kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tal Ben Haim (footballer, Born 1989)
Tal Ben Haim (or Tal Ben Haim II, ; born 5 August 1989), also known as Tal Ben Chaim, is an Israeli footballer who plays for Maccabi Petah Tikva as a winger. He can also play in the forward position. Early life Ben-Haim was born in Kfar Saba, Israel, to a Jewish family. His father is former footballer Ofir Ben Haim. Career Maccabi Petah Tikva Ben Haim started his career with Maccabi Petah Tikva's youth team when he was 14 years old. During the 2007–08 season he started playing for the youth ranks of the club, scoring 19 goals in the Israeli Noar Premier League, and late in the season he earned promotion to the senior team. On 3 May 2008 he made his debut for the club in a match against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv. He scored his first goal in the Israeli Premier League against Hapoel Tel Aviv on 24 May 2008. In the Israeli Premier League 2008–09, 2008–09 season Ben Haim become a regular choice for the senior squad, and in 2009–10 Israeli Premier League, 2009–10 he occupie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yehuda Ben-Haim
Yehuda Ben-Haim (; 29 September 1955 – 5 March 2012) was an Israeli boxer. He competed in the light flyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. At the 1988 Summer Olympics he had a first-round bye. His second-round match, however, fell on Yom Kippur Yom Kippur ( ; , ) is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. It occurs annually on the 10th of Tishrei, corresponding to a date in late September or early October. For traditional Jewish people, it is primarily centered on atonement and ..., and he refused to compete. As a result, Ben-Haim was disqualified and eliminated from the tournament. References 1955 births 2012 deaths Light-flyweight boxers 20th-century Israeli Jews Jewish boxers Olympic boxers for Israel Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Israeli male boxers 20th-century Israeli sportsmen {{Israel-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ze'ev Ben-Haim
Ze'ev Wolf Goldman, later known as Ze'ev Ben-Haim or Ze'ev Ben-Hayyim (; 28 December 1907 – 6 August 2013), was a leading Israeli linguist and a former president of the Academy of the Hebrew Language. Biography Ben-Haim was born in Mościska, Galicia, then part of Austria-Hungary and now in Ukraine). Schooled in his youth by private tutors and later completing high school at a gymnasium, where he studied classical languages, he left Galicia to study on a scholarship at the Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau and, in parallel, he studied at the Schlesische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, where he received a doctorate in Semitic linguistics. He spent a year in Mandate Palestine in 1931, studying at the Institute of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He presented his work for his doctorate in 1932 on the subject of personal names in Nabataean epigraphy. In 1933, he received Semikhah (traditional rabbinical ordination) from the Jewish Theological Semi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zigi Ben-Haim
Zigi Ben-Haim (; born 1945 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an American-Israeli painter and sculptor who lives and works in New York City and Israel. Biography Zigi Ben-Haim was born in Baghdad, Iraq, to an Iraqi Jewish family in 1945. When he was four, his family had to leave their home amid increasing danger for Jews in the country and flee to Iran. After about one year in Tehran, the family immigrated to the newly established state of Israel, where Ben-Haim grew up. After completing school and serving in the Israel Defense Forces for three years, he studied at the Avni Institute of Art and Design in Tel Aviv on a scholarship. With the Israeli economy in recession and not having financially well-off parents to depend on, Ben-Haim found it difficult to establish himself as an artist in Israel and decided to move abroad after receiving another scholarship. He applied to and was accepted at Goldsmiths art school in London, but captivated by the news from the United States about anti-Vietn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zemah Ben Hayyim
Zemah ben Hayyim (), or sometimes Zemah b. Hayyim, was Gaon of Sura A ''surah'' (; ; ) is an Arabic word meaning 'chapter' in the Quran. There are 114 ''suwar'' in the Quran, each divided into verses (). The ''suwar'' are of unequal length; the shortest ''surah'' ( al-Kawthar) has only three verses, while the ... from 889 to 895. He was the stepbrother and successor of Nahshon ben Zadok, and has become known especially through the reply which he made to the inquiry of the Kairwanites regarding Eldad ha-Dani. This responsum, which appeared in part in the first edition of the '' Shalshelet ha-Ḳabbalah'' (Venice, 1480), was republished as completely as possible by A. Epstein in Vienna in his ''Eldad ha-Dani.'' It embraces nine points and concludes with an apology for Eldad's forgetfulness. According to Epstein, only one other responsum by Ẓemaḥ has been published; it is given in the Constantinople edition of the ''Pardes'', and ends with the same words as does the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebrew-language Surnames
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language until after 200 CE and as the liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. The language was revived as a spoken language in the 19th century, and is the only successful large-scale example of linguistic revival. It is the only Canaanite language, as well as one of only two Northwest Semitic languages, with the other being Aramaic, still spoken today. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew date back to the 10th century BCE. Nearly all of the Hebrew Bible is written in Biblical Hebrew, with much of its present form in the dialect that scholars believe flourished around the 6th century BCE, during the time of the Babylonian captivity. For this reason, Hebrew has been referred to by Jews as '' Lashon Hakod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
