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1. Hasdai Crescas: Rabbi Hasdai Crescas (ca. 1340–1410/11) was the head of the Jewish community of Aragon, and in some ways all of Hispanic Jewry, during one of its most critical periods. (Philosophy) [100%] 2021-12-28
2. Hasdai Crescas: Hasdai ben Abraham Crescas (c. 1340 - 1411) was a Jewish philosopher, theologian, and a renowned "halakhist" (teacher of Jewish law). During the catastrophic period of Spanish-Jewish history between 1391 and 1492, Hasdai Crescas wrote a treatise, Or Adonai (Light ... [100%] 2023-02-04
3. Abiathar Crescas: Abiathar Crescas (Template:IPA-an, Eastern Catalan: [əβiəˈtaɾ ˈkɾeskəs]) was a 15th-century physician and astrologer from the Crown of Aragon (now part of Spain ). He was head astrologer to King John II of Aragon, father of King Ferdinand of Aragon. (Biography) [100%] 2023-08-25 [Medieval Jewish philosophers]
4. Meshullam Ben Machir (Don Bonet Crescas De Lunel): French scholar; settled at Perpignan, where he died in 1306. Abba Mari, who was a relative of Meshullam, lamented the latter's death in a letter of condolence which he sent to the community of Perpignan ("Minḥat Ḳena'ot," MS ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [50%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
5. Caslari, Israel Ben Joseph Halevi (Known As Crescas Caslari): Physician and poet, lived at Avignon in 1327. He was the author of a liturgic poem for Purim, beginning with the words. In a manuscript of this poem ("Rev. (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [47%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
6. Crescas, Astruc Don: Provençal scholar; lived probably at Perpignan, in the fourteenth century. Samuel, son of Solomon Shalom of Perpignan (compare Azulai, "Shem ha-Gedolim," p., consulted Crescas on a halakic question in a complicated case of marriage. (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [81%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
7. Crescas, Ḥasdai Ben Abraham: Religious philosopher; born in Barcelona, Spain, 1340; died 1410. He was of an illustrious and learned family, in "Ḳore ha-Dorot" falsely designated as of the family (the abbreviation of, found at the end of the genealogy in his own ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [70%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
8. Crescas, Vidal, De Caslar: Physician and liturgical poet of Avignon; member of the Yiẓhari family of that place. In 1327 Crescas translated into Hebrew the "Regimen Sanitatis" of his contemporary, the Spanish physician Arnold de Villanueva, under the title "Ma'amar be-Hanhagat ha ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [70%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
9. Crescas, Abiatharibn, Ha-Kohen: Physician in ordinary to King Juan II. of Aragon (1458-79); skilful oculist and learned astrologer., 1468, he freed the king, who was seventy years of age, from a double cataract of the eyes, which had caused his total blindness. (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [70%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
10. Crescas, Hasdai Ben Abraham: Crescas, Hasdai Ben Abraham (1340-1410), Spanish philosopher. His work, The Light of the Lord (’Or ’Adonai), deeply affected Spinoza, and thus his philosophy became of wide importance. had brought Jewish thought entirely under the domination of Aristotle. [70%] 2022-09-02
11. Crescas, (Don) Vidal, Of Perpignan: French Talmudist; flourished in the first half of the fourteenth century. He was probably a native of Spain, going to Perpignan shortly before the outbreak of the Maimonides controversy. His position in this religio-philosophical discussion was, like that of ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [63%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
12. Crescas, Mordecai En, Of Orange: Prominent member of the community of Carcassonne, France; lived in the second half of the thirteenth century. As leader (syndic) of the Jews of the whole district, he succeeded in obtaining special jurisdiction for the Jews of Carcassonne, and secured ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [63%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]