elijah ben solomon

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
{i} Gaon of Vilna (1720-1797), one of the prominent Jewish spiritual leaders and scholar during the 18th century, one of the opposers to Hasidism
born April 23, 1720, Sielec, Lith., Russian Empire died Oct. 9, 1797, Vilna Lithuanian scholar and Jewish leader. Born into a long line of scholars, he traveled in Poland and Germany before settling in Vilna, the cultural centre of eastern European Jewry. He refused rabbinic office and lived as a recluse while devoting himself to study and prayer, but he nevertheless became famous and revered in the Jewish community. His scholarly interests included biblical exegesis, Talmudic studies, folk medicine, grammar, and philosophy. A vehement opponent of Hasidism, he denounced its claims to miracles, visions, and spiritual ecstasy, calling instead for the intellectual love of God
elijah ben solomon

    الواصلة

    E·li·jah Ben So·lo·mon

    التركية النطق

    ilaycı ben sälımın

    النطق

    /ēˈlīʤə ˈben ˈsäləmən/ /iːˈlaɪʤə ˈbɛn ˈsɑːləmən/
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