Alfandari — was a family of eastern rabbis prominent in the 17th and 18th centuries, found in Smyrna, Constantinople, and Jerusalem. The name may be derived from a Spanish locality, perhaps from Alfambra. The following is a list of the chief members of the… … Wikipedia
ALFANDARI — ALFANDARI, family originating in Andalusia, Spain, and claiming descent from the family of Bezalel of the tribe of Judah. After the Expulsion (1492) the family spread throughout the Turkish Empire and France. For many generations they were among… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ALFANDARI, ḤAYYIM BEN ISAAC RAPHAEL — (c. 1660–1733), kabbalist and rabbi. He lived at Brusa, Turkey, where in 1681 he met (Abraham Miguel Cardozo (Cardoso)(retrieve.do?inPS=true&prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=humboldt&tabID=&contentSet=GALE&docId=GALE%7CCX2587503957) . According to the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ALFANDARI, JACOB — (c. 1620–1695), halakhic writer and preacher, the oldest son of Ḥayyim Alfandari the Elder, one of the leading scholars of Constantinople. Alfandari, who studied under his father, taught at a yeshivah. His disciples included Jacob Sasson.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ALFANDARI, SOLOMON ELIEZER BEN JACOB, — ALFANDARI, SOLOMON ELIEZER BEN JACOB, known as Mercado or Maharsha (Moreinu ha Rav Shelomo Eliezer; 1826 or 1829–1930), rabbinic authority. Alfandari was born in Constantinople. When he was about 25, he headed the yeshivah founded by a certain… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ALFANDARI, AARON BEN MOSES — (1690?–1774), rabbi and author. He taught at the yeshivah of Smyrna, where he served as dayyan. About 1757 he settled in Hebron where he was appointed chief rabbi. He wrote Yad Aharon, an attempt to bring … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Arturo Alfandari — (born 8 June 1888, died 1 May 1969) was a Belgian diplomat, known as the creator of the language Neo. Life Originally from Italy, in the First World War he served as a cipher officer for the Italian High Command. After the war he settled in… … Wikipedia
Elijah Alfandari — (Hebrew: אליהו אלפנדארק) was a writer on matrimonial law, and rabbi at Constantinople in the latter half of the 18th and in the beginning of the 19th century. He published two works on matrimonial law, Seder Eliyahu Rabbah we Zuṭṭa (The Great and … Wikipedia
Aaron Alfandari — Aaron ben Moses Alfandari (c. 1700–1774) ( he. אהרן אלפנדארק) was a Talmudic writer born in Smyrna. He emigrated to Palestine in his old age, where he met Azulai. He was the author of two works: * Yad Aharon ( Aaron s Hand ), a collection of… … Wikipedia
Hayyim Alfandari (the Younger) — Hayyim ben Isaac Raphael Alfandari the Younger (Hebrew: חיים בן יצחק אלפנדארק) was Rabbi in Constantinople during the latter half of the 17th and in the beginning of the 18th century. In his old age he went to Palestine, where he died. He was the … Wikipedia