Aharon Gaimani
Biographic Data
| ID | 1651087 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aharon Gaimani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aharon |
| FAMILY NAME | Gaimani |
| SIGNATURE | GAIMANI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bar-Ilan University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Visiting Graves of Ẓaddiqim in Yemen
The article deals with the phenomenon in Yemen of Jews’ visiting the graves of ẓaddiqim , which was a very limited one. Throughout Yemen there were but a few gravesites of Jewish ẓaddiqim to which pilgrimages were made; they were of interest only to people living in their vicinity. The most famous among the Yemenite graves of ẓaddiqim was that of Rabbi Shalom Shabazi, the most highly esteemed figure among Yemenite Jewry. This was the only site to…
Rabbi Yihye Yitzhak Halevi and his Relations with Imam Yahya
The chief rabbi of Yemen, Rabbi Yihye Yishaq Halewi, had a special relationship with the ruler, the Imam Yahya, after the Turks left Yemen in 1918. I will discuss several aspects of this relationship, including the public needs of his congregation in the capital city San'a, such as problems of ownership of the land of the Jewish quarter and collection of the poll tax, aid to Jewish congregations throughout Yemen in maintaining the public order, a…
Marriage and Divorce Customs in Yemen and Eretz Israel
Until the Yemenites' mass immigration to Israel in the years before and immediately after the establishment of the State, Yemenite Jewry preserved several marriage and divorce customs based on the rulings of the Talmud and of Maimonides that had been abandoned by other Jewish communities. These customs included the marriage of minor girls, levirate marriage (yibum), polygamy, divorce against the wife's will, and compelling a husband to divorce a …
The ‘Orphans’ Decree’ in Yemen
The Messianism of Shukr Kuḥayl II
Shukr Kuḥayl II was one of the last pseudo-messiahs who appeared in Yemen, and his movement, which lasted from 1868 to 1875, was the best known of them all. He took his name from, and sought to build his reputation after that of Shukr Kuḥayl I, who had been active a few years previously and was killed by Muslims. Although he was not as pious or learned as his namesake, Shukr Kuḥayl II achieved public notice through the many epistles that he wrote…
Succession to the Rabbinate in Yemen
Rabbinical appointments in modern times have been the subject of some study: in Ashkenaz it was customary for a son to inherit the office of rabbi from his father, provided he was deserving. Simḥa Assaf writes: “We do not find [in earlier periods] the practice which is widespread today, whereby a community, upon the death of its rabbi, appoints his son or son-in-law even if they are unworthy replacements. Previously, communities were not subject …
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Succession to the Rabbinate in Yemen
Rabbinical appointments in modern times have been the subject of some study: in Ashkenaz it was customary for a son to inherit the office of rabbi from his father, provided he was deserving. Simḥa Assaf writes: “We do not find [in earlier periods] the practice which is widespread today, whereby a community, upon the death of its rabbi, appoints his son or son-in-law even if they are unworthy replacements. Previously, communities were not subject …
The Messianism of Shukr Kuḥayl II
Shukr Kuḥayl II was one of the last pseudo-messiahs who appeared in Yemen, and his movement, which lasted from 1868 to 1875, was the best known of them all. He took his name from, and sought to build his reputation after that of Shukr Kuḥayl I, who had been active a few years previously and was killed by Muslims. Although he was not as pious or learned as his namesake, Shukr Kuḥayl II achieved public notice through the many epistles that he wrote…
The ‘Orphans’ Decree’ in Yemen
Marriage and Divorce Customs in Yemen and Eretz Israel
Until the Yemenites' mass immigration to Israel in the years before and immediately after the establishment of the State, Yemenite Jewry preserved several marriage and divorce customs based on the rulings of the Talmud and of Maimonides that had been abandoned by other Jewish communities. These customs included the marriage of minor girls, levirate marriage (yibum), polygamy, divorce against the wife's will, and compelling a husband to divorce a …
Rabbi Yihye Yitzhak Halevi and his Relations with Imam Yahya
The chief rabbi of Yemen, Rabbi Yihye Yishaq Halewi, had a special relationship with the ruler, the Imam Yahya, after the Turks left Yemen in 1918. I will discuss several aspects of this relationship, including the public needs of his congregation in the capital city San'a, such as problems of ownership of the land of the Jewish quarter and collection of the poll tax, aid to Jewish congregations throughout Yemen in maintaining the public order, a…
Visiting Graves of Ẓaddiqim in Yemen
The article deals with the phenomenon in Yemen of Jews’ visiting the graves of ẓaddiqim , which was a very limited one. Throughout Yemen there were but a few gravesites of Jewish ẓaddiqim to which pilgrimages were made; they were of interest only to people living in their vicinity. The most famous among the Yemenite graves of ẓaddiqim was that of Rabbi Shalom Shabazi, the most highly esteemed figure among Yemenite Jewry. This was the only site to…
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