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Heads of the Babylonian Talmudic Academies (6th–11th century)
Geonim (Hebrew: גְאוֹנִים, lit. 'Excellencies', [ɡe(ʔ)oˈnim]; also transliterated as Gaonim; sing. Gaon, גָאוֹן, 'Excellency') were the chiefs of the Sura
Geonim
Responsa written by the rabbis of the Geonic Period
Responsa of the Geonim (Hebrew: תשובות הגאונים) are responsa written by rabbis of the Geonic period in response to questions addressed to them. In the
Responsa_of_the_Geonim
Jewish yeshiva in Babylon
about 800 years over the course of the eras of the Amoraim, Savoraim, and Geonim up until the days of Hai Gaon. At the time, the academies of Pumbedita and
Pumbedita_Academy
Hebrew word and title
(Hebrew: גאון, gā'ōn, lit. 'pride', plural geonim, גְּאוֹנִים, gĕ'ōnīm) was originally a formal title for the Geonim, heads of Talmudic academies in the 6th–11th
Gaon_(Hebrew)
Jewish rabbinical law
of Judaism in the Eastern Roman Empire under Theodosius II; 500–650. The Geonim ("greats" or "geniuses") presided over the two major Babylonian Academies
Halakha
Hidden name of God in Judaism and occultism
Tannaitic term for the Tetragrammaton. Early sources, from the Mishnah to the Geonim, only use "Shem haMephorash" to refer to the four-letter Tetragrammaton
Shem_HaMephorash
Jewish sages of the Mishna, Tosefta and Talmud eras
Babylonia from the end of the era of the Amoraim (5th century) to the early Geonim (from the end of the 6th century or the midst of the 7th century). Until
Chazal
Centers for Jewish scholarship in 1st to 5th centuries CE
Talmud compiled around 350–400 CE. In later centuries, they were headed by geonim. The Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE put an abrupt end to the disputes
Talmudic academies in Syria Palaestina
Talmudic_academies_in_Syria_Palaestina
Center for Jewish scholarship, 589 to 1038
tortured to death in 1040; hence, the activity of the Geonim covers a period of nearly 450 years. The Geonim (Hebrew: גאונים) were the presidents of the two
Talmudic academies in Babylonia
Talmudic_academies_in_Babylonia
Group of leading rabbis, c. 500–600 CE
the end of period of the Amoraim (around 500 CE) to the beginning of the Geonim (around 600 CE). As a group they are also referred to as the Rabbeinu Sevorai
Savoraim
Jewish prayer
recitation occurred between the Geonim. Amram ben Sheshna ruled according to the current Ashkenazi custom, whereas later geonim - Saadia Gaon, Sherira ben
Ahavat_Olam
Texts regarded as part of the Bible
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Biblical_canon
Practice of Judaism by the Sephardim
The Geonim provided written answers to questions on Halakha worldwide published in collections of responsa and enjoyed high authority. The Geonim also
Sephardic_law_and_customs
Rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishnah, from approximately 10-220 CE
Arikha (Rav) and Yehoshua ben Levi. Oral law Pharisees Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Scharfstein, Sol (2008). Torah and Commentary: The Five Books of Moses :
Tannaim
Jewish literature attributed to rabbis
Yoetz Kav ha-Yashar Kad HaKemah Madreigat Ha'Adam Shemonah Perakim The Geonim are the rabbis of Sura and Pumbeditha in Babylon (650–1250 CE) : She'iltoth
Rabbinic_literature
Rabbi of end of Second Temple period
referred to him as the "Other One" (אַחֵר, ʾAḥēr). In the writings of the Geonim, this name appears as "ʾAḥor" ("backwards"), because Elisha was considered
Elisha_ben_Abuyah
rose to prominence as centers of Jewish learning, governance, and law. The geonim (heads of these academies) corresponded with Jewish communities across the
History of the Jews under Muslim rule
History_of_the_Jews_under_Muslim_rule
Ethnic religion of the Jewish people
Scripture (Tanakh).[2] Midrash halakha Kabbalah and other mystical writings Geonim, presidents of the two great Babylonian, Talmudic Academies of Sura and
Outline_of_Judaism
1st/2nd-century Judean rabbi and tanna
author of Pirkei De-Rabbi Eliezer, a pseudepigraphic work of the later Geonim (c. 8th-11th century). Hyrcanus was a member of the Jewish priestly class
Eliezer_ben_Hurcanus
Collective term for all Jewish religious literature
spread out over sixty three tractates. However, later rabbis — namely the Geonim of the Early Middle Ages, the Rishonim of the High and Late Middle Ages
Sifrei_Kodesh
Code of Jewish religious law authored by Maimonides
(teshuvot) of the Geonim. The maxims and decisions of the Geonim are frequently presented with the introductory phrase "The Geonim have decided" or "There
Mishneh_Torah
Jewish yeshiva in Sura, Babylonia
Hebrew Wikipedia; & Jewish Encyclopedia – Gaon- Synchronistic List of the Geonim of Sura and Pumbedita The list names is also based on "Jews in Islamic countries
Sura_Academy
Concept in Rabbinic and Orthodox Judaism
the Geonim. Rabbinic scholars subsequent to the Shulkhan Arukh are known as Acharonim ("the latter ones"). The distinction between Rishonim and Geonim is
Yeridat_ha-dorot
Rabbinical eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim v t e
Derekh_Eretz_Rabbah
Rabbis and poskim of the 11th–15th centuries
Table", a common printed code of Jewish law, 1563 CE) and following the Geonim (589–1038 CE). Rabbinic scholars subsequent to the Shulchan Aruch are generally
Rishonim
Term for a Jew considered to be non-white
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Jews_of_color
Religious legal rulings by rabbis
multiple questions that were posed. Later Geonim also referred to the responsa and commentaries of earlier Geonim when writing responsa. Later in the geonic
History of responsa in Judaism
History_of_responsa_in_Judaism
3rd- and 4th-generation Bablyonian Amora
Rabbinical eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim v t e
Ḥiyya_bar_Ami
Teacher of Torah and spiritual leader in Judaism
learned teachers—overlapping with the Tannaim, Amoraim, Savoraim, and early Geonim—assembled to codify Judaism's written and oral laws. The title "rabbi" was
Rabbi
Jewish sage
Rabbinical eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim v t e
Baba_ben_Buta
Sacrificial offering in Judaism
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Korban
Anonymous kabalistic work from the early 14th century
whole the same as that found in the mystical writings of the time of the Geonim, with which the work has much in common; hence, according to the Jewish
Masseket_Azilut
Rabbi and Talmudist (1250/1259–1327)
even if it be based on the works of the Geonim." (For instance, the Rosh ruled that the liturgy of the Geonim was not subject to the Talmudic rule against
Asher_ben_Jehiel
Arabic-speaking pre-Sephardic Jewish communities of the Middle East
of piyyut was always considered a Palestinian speciality: the Babylonian Geonim made every effort to discourage it and restore what they regarded as the
Musta'arabi_Jews
3rd-century Judean rabbi
Batra 75a Job 31:15; Yerushalmi Bava Kamma 8 6c Berachot 5b; see Hiddushei Geonim ad loc. Ketuvot 54b, 84b Yerushalmi Megillah 1 72b; Bava Metziah 84a Bava
Johanan_bar_Nappaha
Jewish ritual pointer
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Yad
Rabbinical court of Judaism
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Beth_din
Ethnoreligious group
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Jews
Jewish prayer composed by Rabbi Nechunya ben Hakanah
piyyut and writes that the name was only passed down among the Babylonian geonim. By contrast, Rashi and Maimonides write that the 42-letter name is lost
Ana_BeKoach
Jewish legalistic body
the Geonim before the middle of the ninth century. The extant material consists essentially of a list in Seder Olam Zutta relating all the geonim to Mar
Palestinian_Gaonate
Gaon of Academy of Pumbedita
Sefer HaKabbalah of Rabbi Abraham ben David (Ravad), he was the last of the Geonim. As a consequence of the calumnies of their antagonists Hai and his father
Hai_ben_Sherira
Movement in Orthodox Judaism
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Modern_Orthodox_Judaism
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to Gaon (Hebrew), a non-formal title given to certain Jewish Rabbis Geonim, presidents of the two great Talmudic Academies of Sura and Pumbedita Vilna
Gaon
8th-century Jewish scholar
רב אחא [אחאי] משַׁבָּחָא) was a leading scholar during the period of the Geonim, an 8th-century Talmudist of high renown. He enjoys the distinction of being
Ahai_of_Shabha
Literary work composed by Sherira Gaon
Sifre, etc.), spanning the period of the Tannaim, Amoraim, Savoraim, and Geonim under the Babylonian Exilarchs (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: רֵאשׁ גלותא Rēsh
Iggeret_of_Rabbi_Sherira_Gaon
Leader of the Jewish community in Mesopotamia
In Baghdad, the privilege of using seals was limited to the exilarch and geonim. Serving under the authority of the caliph, they were extremely powerful
Exilarch
13th century Catalonian rabbi and scholar
Nachmanides, the wisdom of the rabbis of the Mishnah and Talmud, as well as the Geonim (rabbis of the early medieval era) was unquestionable. Their words were
Nachmanides
Pre-Purim fast in Judaism
is mentioned in the Midrash and other later sources from the days of the Geonim. Therefore, it is considered less severe than the other fasts. It is a common
Fast_of_Esther
Female entity in Near Eastern mythology
commentary (meaning obscure). Yom Tov of Seville writes (ad loc.) "The Geonim record that every time it says 'I saw' in this formula, it was a dream-vision"
Lilith
Death anniversary in Judaism
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Yahrzeit
Traditional count of Torah commands
of Commandments") by Rabbi Saadia Gaon. Written during the period of the Geonim, Saadia's work is a simple list (though it was later expanded by Rabbi Yerucham
613_commandments
British-Israeli professor
a thesis titled The Aramaic Language in the Responsa of the Babylonian Geonim. From 2002 to 2013, he performed research and taught at the University of
Matthew_Morgenstern
Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel (born 1957)
clarifying the complex issue of Bain Hashmashot (twilight) according to Geonim and Rabbeinu Tam, defending his father's stance on the matter. Breuer, Eliav
David_Yosef
Russian Orthodox rabbi (1816–1893)
was unique in its focus on Midrashic literature and the literature of the Geonim. His seminal work, "Haamek She’elah," was written on the She'iltot of Rabbi
Naftali_Zvi_Yehuda_Berlin
Traditionalist branches of Judaism
and most basic sources are the Mishna and the Talmuds, augmented by the Geonim. Those were followed by the great codes which sought to assemble and standardize
Orthodox_Judaism
Religious liturgy of Askhenazi Jews
standardization process. Most differences preserved since the time of the Geonim, particularly those from Eretz Yisrael, are now obsolete. Medieval Ashkenazi
Nusach_Ashkenaz
Theological concept in Judaism about a worshiper's state of mind and heart
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Kavanah
Orthodox form of Judaism since the 6th century AD
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Rabbinic_Judaism
Hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Antisemitism
Central text of Rabbinic Judaism
Fuchs, Talmudam shel Geonim: yaḥasam shel geone Bavel lenosaḥ ha-Talmud ha-Bavli (The Geonic Talmud: the Attitude of Babylonian Geonim to the Text of the
Talmud
Gift of a kosher-slaughtered animal to a kohen
The gift of the foreleg, cheeks and maw (Hebrew: זְרועַ לְחָיַיִם וְקֵיבָה) of a kosher-slaughtered animal to a kohen is a positive commandment in the
Foreleg,_cheeks_and_maw
Sephardic rabbi from Smyrna (1808–1862)
Amsterdam, 1846). In his book Iyye ha-Yam, a commentary on the Responsa of the Geonim, he provided an extensive analysis of the Geonic chain of tradition, arguing
Israel_Moses_Hazan
Secularism in a specifically Jewish context
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Jewish_secularism
Word meaning 'non-Jew'
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Goy
Philosophy carried out by Jews or in relation to the religion of Judaism
themselves. Medieval rediscovery of ancient Greek philosophy among the Geonim of 10th-century Babylonian academies brought rationalist philosophy into
Jewish_philosophy
Jewish leaders living from the 16th century to today
ones"—the rabbinic scholars between the 11th and the 16th century following the Geonim and preceding the Shulchan Aruch. The publication of the Shulchan Aruch
Acharonim
Jewish diaspora of Spain and Portugal
philosophy, and everyday business, as had been the case with Babylonian geonim. This thorough adoption of the Arabic language also greatly facilitated
Sephardic_Jews
Egyptian Jewish leader (d. 1204)
Yaḥyā Abū Zikrī; d. 1204), also called Zutta, was the last of the Egyptian geonim. He controversially held office in Fustat as the nagid of the Egyptian community
Sar_Shalom_ben_Moses
Polish-Lithuanian rabbi and Talmudist (1720–1797)
of the Tannaim and Amoraim, the sages of the Talmud, or as akin to the Geonim of Lower Mesopotamia. Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz wrote: We regard the Gaon
Vilna_Gaon
Religion of the Jewish people
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Judaism
Judaism's weekly day of rest
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Shabbat
Jewish holiday period
the modern liturgy's relative standardization dating to the time of the Geonim and roughly in place by the Middle Ages. The Hebrew month preceding Rosh
High_Holy_Days
Holiest day in Judaism
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Yom_Kippur
Jewish holiday
has been also customary since the time of the early medieval era of the Geonim to unroll the whole Megillah before reading it, to give it the appearance
Purim
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Significance of numbers in Judaism
Significance_of_numbers_in_Judaism
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
List of Jewish messiah claimants
List_of_Jewish_messiah_claimants
2nd century rabbi and tanna
Rabbinical eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim v t e
Eleazar_ben_Shammua
Babylonian rabbi (d. 875)
important work of Amram, marking him as one of the most prominent of the geonim before Saadiah, is his prayer book, the so-called Siddur Rav Amram. Amram
Amram_ben_Sheshna
Terms of honor in Judaism
Talmudic and Geonic periods, but Modern Hebrew adopted it as "Mr.". The Geonim used the double title "Mar-Rav" for heads of Talmudic academies. A synonymous
Honorifics_in_Judaism
Lunisolar calendar used for Jewish religious observances
arithmetic rules were established in Babylonia during the times of the Geonim (7th to 8th centuries). Most likely, the procedure established in 359 involved
Hebrew_calendar
Jewish religion between 516 BCE and 70 CE
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Second_Temple_Judaism
Tomb in al-Kifl, Iraq
original (photos) on 3 September 2014. Arami, Kobi. "The Five Tombs Of Geonim (were the presidents of the two great Babylonian, Talmudic Academies of
Ezekiel's_Tomb
Geonic halakhic work
was the author of Halachot Gedolot. Many ancient authorities, like the Geonim Sherira ben Hanina and Hai ben Sherira, and others, support Kayyara's authorship;
Halachot_Gedolot
Babylon and in the Land of Israel. He was a student of Rav. According to the Geonim tradition, Rav Kahana was the stepson of Rav from his second wife. Despite
Rav_Kahana_II
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Hebrew_name
Rabbinical eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim v t e
Simeon_Shezuri
Atheism practiced by ethnic and cultural Jews
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Jewish_atheism
Polish rabbi
Rabbinical eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim v t e
Moses_Isserles
Rabbi
Rabbinical eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim v t e
Jose_ben_Akabya
Foods conforming to Jewish dietary law
frequently the rennet in cheese is not kosher. Rabbeinu Tam and some of the geonim suggested that this decree does not apply in a location where cheese is
Kosher_foods
Moses Alashkar's Responsa, or of his collection of the responsa of the Geonim. His Bible commentaries, mentioned by some of the old writers, have also
Joseph_ben_Samuel_Bonfils
French rabbi and commentator (1040–1105)
in Tosefta, Jerusalem Talmud, Midrash, Targum, and the writings of the Geonim, and determine which readings should be preferred. However, in his humility
Rashi
Modesty and discretion, as well as a group of Jewish laws pertaining to conduct
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Tzniut
Jewish dietary laws
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Kashrut
Jewish holy days
sources as the Jerusalem Talmud, the Pesikta Rabbati, and the writings of the Geonim, and has been the predominant title since the period of the Rishonim. The
Ten_Days_of_Repentance
Era of the Pairs
Rabbinical eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim v t e
Zugot
Prescribed method of blowing the ram's horn on the Jewish New Year
following the opinion of the Geonim or Rabbeinu Tam, 60 blasts are blown after musaf; in communities following the Geonim, this makes a total of 100, whereas
Shofar_blowing
Concept of rebirth in different physical form
Modena, Solomon ben Aderet, Maimonides and Asher ben Jehiel. Among the Geonim, Hai Gaon argued in favour of gilgulim. In the Western Hemisphere, belief
Reincarnation
Jewish community associated with modern-day Ethiopia
Israel, his testimonies was also accepted and cited by the many prominent Geonim. His writings also gave to the rise of the legend Prester John. In the mid
Beta_Israel
Assemblies of 23 or 71 Jewish elders
Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Rabbinic sages Chazal Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Religious roles Rabbi Rebbe Posek Hazzan Dayan Rosh yeshiva
Sanhedrin
GEONIM
GEONIM
GEONIM
GEONIM
Male
Celtic
, high.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Sun; Bright; Luminous
Male
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of Old Norse Ãvarr, ÃŒMHEAR means "bow warrior."
Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Borghildr, BORGHILD means "helpful battle maid."Â
Girl/Female
Celtic
Mythical sister of Ove.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named Stanford, for example in Bedfordshire, Kent, and Norfolk, or Stanford Dingley in Berkshire, Stanford in the Vale in Oxfordshire, or Stanford le Hope in Essex, etc., all named from Old English stÄn ‘stone’ + ford ‘ford’.An early bearer, Thomas Stanford of England, settled in Charlestown, MA, in the mid 17th century and started a family line that includes Leland Stanford (1824–93), the railroad developer who was governor of CA, a U.S. senator, and the founding benefactor of Stanford University.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Pure
Boy/Male
Latin
Blessed.
Boy/Male
French, German, Greek
Supreme Ruler; All Power
Girl/Female
Greek
Butterfly. Also, from Phanessa, the mystic goddess of an ancient Greek brotherhood.
GEONIM
GEONIM
GEONIM
GEONIM
GEONIM