Positive Historical Judaism Exhausted - R' Dr. Daniel Gordis

Mikewind Dale

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:12:00 GM

But all the same, Rabbi . Saadia Gaon. says that there are commandments that make rational sense only after the fact, only after they are explained; whereas prohibitions of murder and theft are self-evident even without a command, ...

Rabbi Saadia Gaon (RSG) - The Global Yeshiva

unknown

ue, 17 Feb 2009 11:26:30 GM

I think many of us on this forum are unfamiliar with the works of Rabbeinu . Saadia Gaon. (RSG), seeing that he wrote his most momentous works in the Judaeo-Arabic script. This language was incomprehensibl​e to many of our ancestors who ...

Why is Saadia Gaon Important in Judaism

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hu, 16 Apr 2009 10:57:53 GM

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This Day, May16, In Jewish History

melamed&mavin

Sat, 16 May 2009 02:26:00 GM

0942: . Saadia Gaon. passed away. Born in 882, . Saadia Gaon. was the head of the Talmudic Academy of Sura (Babylonia). He was a recognized authority on the Talmud, and a profound student of philosophy and philology. . Saadia. was forced to deal ...

The Basic Philosphy of Sa'adia Gaon Video 5min.com

unknown

hu, 31 Jan 2008 10:54:48 GM

Sa'adiah ben Yosef . Gaon. was a prominent rabbi and philosopher, known for his works on Hebrew linguistics, Halakha, and Jewish philosophy.

parshablog: Devarim sources

joshwaxman

ue, 21 Jul 2009 12:07:00 GM

Tiferes Yehonasan from Rav Yonasan Eibeshitz (nothing on parshat Devarim). Even Shleimah -- from Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich. R' . Saadia Gaon's. Tafsir, Arabic translation of Torah (here and here). Abarbanel (hakdama to Devarim; ...

Saadia Gaon [electronic resource] his life and works, by Henry Malter.

unknown

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GM

Language: English. Published/Distr​ibuted: Philadelphia, The Jewish publication society of America, 1921. Series: The Morris Loeb series. [I]. Location: Online Resources: BM755.S2.

Arabic Juicing up Hebrew?

Sigal Mendelson

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:14:49 GM

Some of the greatest Jewish philosophy works were written in Arabic during Islamic Golden Age (7th-13th centuries) by the Rambam, Rabbi . Saadia Gaon. and others. Translation of those to Hebrew resulted in addition of dozens of Arabic ...

Ten Commandments

admin

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:52:13 GM

[23] Jewish tradition does, however, recognize them as the ideological basis for the rest of the commandments; a number of works (starting with Rabbi . Saadia Gaon. ) have made groupings of the commandments according to their links with the ...

beis medrash - introducing rabbeinu saadia gaon

David Ben-Abraham

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 06:07:01 GM

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beis medrash - introducing rabbeinu saadia gaon

David Ben-Abraham

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 07:22:49 GM

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beis medrash - introducing rabbeinu saadia gaon

David Ben-Abraham

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:08:23 GM

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Chavlei Shlomo: 27:2 - "Let a stranger praise you"

Matt

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:54:00 GM

It might be beneficial for other people to hear your praise, for the sake of inspiration to do good (this is what . Saadia Gaon. says on this pasuk, which I'll write about later). It might help you in a utilitarian way. ...

Mah Rabu: Chicken over rice

BZ

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:54:00 GM

I recall something to that effect in a paper I read about the karaites and . saadia gaon. . By Blogger Benjamin, at June 12, 2009 11:02 AM. janet writes: My understanding of halal is they don't soak and salt their meat ...

Aggadic Stories, History and Halakhah

(Rabbi Micha Berger)

hu, 23 Apr 2009 23:58:04 GM

Despite what is presented as the frum answer today, this is the position of R . Saadia Gaon. , the Rambam, his son R Avraham, the Maharsha, the Maharal, the Vilna . Gaon. , R Hirsch, R Yisrael Salanter, etc Because someone might be ...

What Does the Bible Say?

Reblen

Mon, 25 May 2009 10:34:00 GM

God also (to anticipate . Saadia Gaon. s view) gave us revelation, to inform us of the answers in case we could not figure them out for ourselves. Ultimately, the truths arrived at by reason and those offered by revelation should be in ...

class: isla-jews, gaonim, karaites and ben meir

Mordechai Torczyner

hu, 03 Jan 2008 19:36:00 GM

going to the government? sefer hazikkaron. rav . saadia gaon. s book puts an end to it. summary many sources of strife. historical context. calendar manipulation. the masorah of the gemara. the authority of the gaonim ben meir is crushed.

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LITIANLAIZHAN

hu, 30 Jul 2009 08:36:30 GM

- . Saadia Gaon. (c. 882-942). - al-Razi (c. 865 AD-925 AD). Rationalist. Major Islamic philosopher. Held that God creates universe by rearranging pre-existing laws. 1000-1100 AD - Ibn Sina (Avicenna) (c. ...

Hashem ain't Here (Part I)

Matt

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:54:00 GM

Saadia Gaon. , in Beliefs and Opinions 7:2, says: "It is a well-known fact that every statement found in the Bible is to be understood in its literal sense except for those that cannot be so construed for one of the following four reasons ...

Balashon - Hebrew Language Detective: omer

DLC

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:22:00 GM

The Syriac Peshitta translates omer in Vayikra 23:10 as kafa, as does R' . Saadia Gaon. in his Arabic translation to Devarim 24:19 - and I assume there's a connection between kafa and kaf (hand). And even in Hebrew the two words are ...