| ISAAC, MARC JACOB – French educationist and writer; born March 10, 1828, at Niederhomburg, near Saargemünd, Lorraine. After attending the teachers' seminary at Colmar (1844-47), he taught in several Jewish schools in Alsace, and later in Paris. He... |
| ISAAC B. MEÏR OF DUEREN – See Dueren, Isaac b. Meïr. |
| ISAAC BEN MEÏR OF NARBONNE – French liturgical poet of the first half of the twelfth century. He is mentioned as a liturgical poet by Joseph Ḳara in his commentary to Job. He was probably the author of the following five poems: "Yomam 'Enenu," pizmon, in... |
| ISAAC BEN MELCHIZEDEK OF SIPONTO – Italian rabbi and Talmudist; lived about 1110-70; born in Siponto, a seaport of Apulia and an ancient seat of Jewish learning. His father was known there as an erudite Talmudist and was connected with the bet ha-midrash; Isaac... |
| ISAAC B. MENAHEM THE GREAT – French Talmudist; flourished in the second half of the eleventh century. Isaac, who lived at Orléans, was a pupil of Eliezer the Great of Mayence, and the teacher of Eliezer ben Judah of Châlons (Gross, "Gallia Judaica," p.... |
| ISAAC BEN MERWAN HA-LEVI – French Talmudist; flourished in the first third of the twelfth century; elder son of Merwan of Narbonne. As highly respected in the community as his father, he was elected rabbi of Narbonne. He is often quoted, his Talmudic... |
| ISAAC BEN MORDECAI GERSHON – Talmudist of the fifteenth century. He was the author of "Shelom Ester," a commentary on the scroll of Esther (Constantinople, 15th cent.). Steinschneider, in Benjacob's "Oẓar ha-Sefarim" (p. 583, No. 679), attributes to the... |