Lazar Grünhut
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Lazar, Grünhut Hungarian rabbi
and writer. He is especially renowned for his research & publications in the field of Midrash
.
Receiving his diploma as rabbi while a mere youth, he went to Berlin, where he attended the lectures of Dr. Israel Hildesheimer at the rabbinical seminary
, as well as those at the university. He graduated (Ph.D.) from the University of Bern. For eleven years he officiated as rabbi at Temesvár, Hungary.
In 1892 he moved to Jerusalem on invitation to be director of the Jewish orphanage
at Jerusalem. There he was active in teaching and in Zionist political activism. He was active in the Mizrachi
movement and was their representative in the Zionist Congress.
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
and writer. He is especially renowned for his research & publications in the field of Midrash
Midrash
The Hebrew term Midrash is a homiletic method of biblical exegesis. The term also refers to the whole compilation of homiletic teachings on the Bible....
.
Receiving his diploma as rabbi while a mere youth, he went to Berlin, where he attended the lectures of Dr. Israel Hildesheimer at the rabbinical seminary
Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary
The Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary was founded in Berlin on 22 October 1873 by Rabbi Dr. Azriel Hildesheimer for the training of rabbis in the tradition of Orthodox Judaism.-History:...
, as well as those at the university. He graduated (Ph.D.) from the University of Bern. For eleven years he officiated as rabbi at Temesvár, Hungary.
In 1892 he moved to Jerusalem on invitation to be director of the Jewish orphanage
Orphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
at Jerusalem. There he was active in teaching and in Zionist political activism. He was active in the Mizrachi
Mizrachi (Religious Zionism)
The Mizrachi is the name of the religious Zionist organization founded in 1902 in Vilnius at a world conference of religious Zionists called by Rabbi Yitzchak Yaacov Reines. Bnei Akiva, which was founded in 1929, is the youth movement associated with Mizrachi...
movement and was their representative in the Zionist Congress.
Grünhut's works
- "Kritische Untersuchung des Midrasch Kohelet Rabbah" (Berlin, 1892);
- "Das Verbot des Genusses von Gesäuertem am Rüsttage des Pessachfestes," in "Zeit. für Evangelische Theologie," 1894-98;
- "Midrash Shir ha-Shirim" http://www.hebrewbooks.org/33210 (Jerusalem, 1897);
- "Sefer ha-Liḳḳuṭim," i.-vi. (Jerusalem, 1898–1903);
- "Ezra und Nehemia, Kritisch Erläutert," part 1 (ib. 1899);
- "Saadia GaonSaadia GaonSaʻadiah ben Yosef Gaon was a prominent rabbi, Jewish philosopher, and exegete of the Geonic period.The first important rabbinic figure to write extensively in Arabic, he is considered the founder of Judeo-Arabic literature...
und Sein Commentar zum Buche Daniel" (St. Petersburg, 1899); - "Saadia Gaon und Sein Commentar zu (Daniel,) Ezra und Nehemia" (ib. 1902);
- "Yalkut ha-Machiri zu den SprüchenSalomosBook of ProverbsThe Book of Proverbs , commonly referred to simply as Proverbs, is a book of the Hebrew Bible.The original Hebrew title of the book of Proverbs is "Míshlê Shlomoh" . When translated into Greek and Latin, the title took on different forms. In the Greek Septuagint the title became "paroimai paroimiae"...
" (Jerusalem, 1902); - "Die Reisebeschreibungen des R. Benjamin von TudelaBenjamin of TudelaBenjamin of Tudela was a medieval Jewish traveler who visited Europe, Asia, and Africa in the 12th century. His vivid descriptions of western Asia preceded those of Marco Polo by a hundred years...
", published from manuscripts, with translations and introduction (ib. 1903).
other bibliography
- G. Kressel (Getzel Kressel), Cyclopaedia of modern Hebrew Literature (Leksīqōn has-sifrūt hā'ibrīt be-dōrōt ha-aharōnīm) 1965, (Hebrew).