List of rabbis

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List of rabbis.

This is a list of prominent rabbis. Rabbis are Judaism's spiritual and religious leaders.

See also: List of Jews.

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[edit] Rabbis: Pre-Mishnaic (Zugot)

See: Mishnah.
  • Avtalyon, rabbinic sage in the early pre-Mishnaic era. A convert to Judaism.
  • Ben Sira, 2nd century BCE, Egypt, ethics and wisdom teacher - Apocryphal
  • Eliezer ben Jose/Yosey ha-Galili (?-c.160), famous for Baraita of Thirty-Two mitzvoth. The father of Rabbi Hananiah. See the fifth chapter of Hulin, and Moed Katan 28.
  • Shemaya, rabbinic sage in the early pre-Mishnaic era. A convert to Judaism.
  • Shimon ben Shetach, (c.120-40 BCE) was a Pharisee scholar and Nasi of the Sanhedrin

[edit] Rabbis: Mishnaic (Tannaim)

See Mishnah, Tannaim.
  • Akiva, 1st century Judea, central scholar in Mishnah
  • Hillel the Elder, 1st century BCE, in Judea, considered the greatest sage of the Second Temple period.
  • Judah haNasi, 2nd century, Judah the Prince, in Judea, redactor (editor) of the Mishnah
  • Shammai, 1st century BCE, in Judea, key scholar in Mishnah
  • Shimon bar Yochai, 1st century mystic, reputed author of the Zohar
  • Yohanan ben Zakkai, 1st century sage in Judea, key to the development of the Mishnah

[edit] Rabbis: Talmudic (Amoraim)

See Talmud and Amora.
  • Abaye, 3rd century Talmudist
  • Abba Arika, known as Rav, last Tanna, first Amora. Moved from Israel to Babylon, 3rd century.
  • Abbahu, 4th century Talmudist
  • Eleazar Kalir, early Talmudic liturgist and poet
  • Hamnuna - Several rabbis in the Talmud had this name.
  • Hillel, son of Gamaliel III, 3rd century, in Judea, grandson of Judah ha-Nasi, and younger brother of Judah Nesiah
  • Hillel II, 4th century creator of the Hebrew calendar, in Judea, son of Judah Nesiah, grandson of Gamaliel IV
  • Judah II, 3rd century sage, sometimes called Judah Nesi'ah and Rebbi like his grandfather
  • Judah III, 4th century scholar, son of Gamaliel IV, and grandson of Judah II
  • Rabbah bar Nahmani
  • Rav Ashi, 5th century Babylonian Talmudic sage - primary redactor of the Babylonian Talmud
  • Rav Nachman
  • Rav Papa
  • Rav Yosef
  • Rava, important Amora
  • Ravina, primary aide to Rav Ashi in the redaction of the Babylonian Talmud
  • Resh Lakish
  • Shmuel (Talmud), rabbi of Nehardea, physician
  • Yochanan, primary author of the Jerusalem Talmud
  • Rav Jonah

[edit] Rabbis: Middle Ages

See: Geonim and Rishonim.
  • Abba Mari, (Minhat Kenaot), 13th century French Talmudist
  • Don Isaac Abravanel, (Abarbanel), 15th century philosopher and Torah commentator
  • Jacob Berab, 15th-16th century proponent of Semichah (Ordination)
  • Abraham ibn Daud, (Sefer HaKabbalah), 12th century Spanish philosopher
  • Obadiah ben Abraham of Bertinoro, (Bartenura) 15th century commentator on the Mishnah
  • Abraham ben David of Posquières, 1100s, France.
  • Abraham ibn Ezra, (Even Ezra), 12th century Spanish-North African Biblical commentator
  • Amram Gaon, 9th century organizer of the siddur
  • Asher ben Jehiel, (Rosh), 13th century German-Spanish Talmudist
  • Bahya ibn Paquda, (Hovot ha-Levavot), 11th century Spanish philosopher and moralist
  • Chananel Ben Chushiel (Rabbeinu Chananel), 10th century Tunisian Talmudist
  • Dunash ben Labrat, 10th century grammarian and poet
  • Eliezer ben Nathan, 12th century poet and pietist
  • Hasdai Crescas, (Or Hashem), 14th century Talmudist and philosopher
  • Rabbenu Gershom, 11th century German Talmudist and legalist
  • Gersonides, Levi ben Gershom, (Ralbag), 14th century French Talmudist and philosopher
  • Hillel ben Eliakim, (Rabbeinu Hillel), 12th century Talmudist and disciple of Rashi
  • Ibn Tibbon, a family of 12th and 13th century Spanish and French scholars, tranlators, and leaders
  • Isaac Alfasi, (the Rif), 12th century North African and Spanish Talmudist and Halakhist; author of "Sefer Ha-halachot".
  • Jacob ben Asher, (Baal ha-Turim ; Arbaah Turim), 14th century German-Spanish Halakhist
  • Joseph Albo, (Sefer Ikkarim), 15th century Spain
  • Joseph ibn Migash 12th century Spanish Talmudist and Rosh Yeshiva; teacher of Maimon, father of Maimonides
  • Maimonides, Moshe Ben Maimon, (Rambam), 13th century Spanish-North African Talmudist, philosopher, and law codifier
  • Mordecai ben Hillel, (The Mordechai), 13th century German Halakhist
  • Nahmanides, Moshe ben Nahman, (Ramban), 13th century Spanish and Holy Land mystic and Talmudist
  • Nissim Ben Jacob (Rav Nissim Gaon) 10th century Tunisian Talmudist
  • Nissim of Gerona, (RaN), 14th century Halakhist and Talmudist
  • Rashi, (Solomon ben Yitzchak), 11th century Talmudist, the primary commentator of Talmud
  • Elazar Rokeach, (Sefer HaRokeach) 12th century German rabbinic scholar
  • Saadia Gaon, (Emunoth ve-Deoth ; Siddur) 10th century Exilarch and leader of Babylonian Jewry
  • Samuel ben Judah ibn Tibbon, 12th-13th century French Maimonidean philosopher and translator
  • Tosafists, (Tosfot) 11th, 12th and 13th century Talmudic scholars in France and Germany
  • Yehuda Halevi, (Kuzari), 12th century Spanish philosopher and poet devoted to Zion

[edit] Rabbis: 16th - 18th centuries

See: Acharonim.

[edit] Rabbis: 16th - 17th centuries

[edit] Rabbis: 18th century

[edit] Orthodox rabbis

See Orthodox Judaism.

[edit] Orthodox rabbis: 19th century

[edit] Orthodox rabbis: 20th century

[edit] Chareidi leaders

[edit] Modern and Zionist leaders

[edit] Orthodox rabbis: Contemporary

[edit] Haredi rabbis

[edit] Modern Orthodox

See also article Modern Orthodox for a list of rabbis.

[edit] Conservative rabbis

See: Conservative Judaism.

[edit] Conservative rabbis: 19th century

  • Zecharias Frankel, 19th century critical historian, founder of the "Positive Historical" school, the progenitor of Conservative Judaism.
  • Nachman Krochmal, 19th century Austrian philosopher and historian
  • Yosef Guttmann, 19th century Polish rabbi

[edit] Conservative rabbis: 20th century

  • Louis Finkelstein, 20th century Conservative Talmud scholar
  • Louis Ginzberg, 20th century American Conservative Talmud scholar
  • Robert Gordis, 20th century leader in Conservative Judaism
  • Abraham Joshua Heschel, 20th century Conservative Judaism philosopher and scholar of Hasidism
  • Isaac Klein, 20th century American Conservative rabbi and scholar
  • Saul Lieberman, 20th century rabbi and scholar
  • Marshall Meyer, 20th century American Conservative rabbi and human rights activist, founded a Rabbinical school and synagogue in Argentina
  • Solomon Schechter, 20th century scholar and a founder of Conservative Judaism

[edit] Conservative rabbis: Contemporary

[edit] Conservative rabbinical organizations

[edit] Union for Traditional Judaism

[edit] Reform rabbis

See Reform Judaism.

[edit] Reform rabbis: 19th century

[edit] Reform rabbis: 20th century


[edit] Reform rabbinical organizations

[edit] Reconstructionist rabbis

See: Reconstructionist Judaism.

[edit] Reconstructionist rabbis: 20th century

  • Mordecai Kaplan, 20th century founder of the Reconstructionist movement in America

[edit] Reconstructionist rabbis: Contemporary

[edit] Other rabbis

See Jewish Renewal ; Humanistic Judaism

[edit] External links

[edit] Orthodox

[edit] Conservative

[edit] Pan-denominational

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