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	Gaon ('Pride [of]'; Late medieval and modern Hebrew for 'genius') may refer to: One of the Geonim Geonim Geonim were the presidents of the two great Talmudic Academies in Babylonia of Sura and Pumbedita, in Babylonia, and were the generally accepted spiritual leaders of the Jewish community world wide in the early medieval era, in contrast to the Resh Galuta who wielded secular authority over the Jews in Islamic lands.... , that is to say the heads of the two major academies, at Pumbedita Pumbedita Pumbedita was the name of a city in ancient Babylonia that was a major center of Talmud scholarship that, together with the city of Sura , gave rise to the Babylonian Talmud.... and Sura Sura (city) Sura was a city in the southern part of ancient Babylonia, located west of the Euphrates River. It was well-known for its agriculture produce, which included grapes, wheat, and barley.... , and later in Baghdad, during the period 589-1040. Prominent Geonim are: Amram Gaon Amram Gaon Amram Gaon was a famous Geonim or head of the Jewish Talmud Talmudic Academies in Babylonia of Sura in the 9th century. He was the author of many Responsa, but his chief work was liturgy.... Hai Gaon Hai Gaon Hai ben Sherira, better known as Hai Gaon, was a medieval Jewish theologian, rabbi and scholar who served as Gaon of the Talmudic Academies in Babylonia Pumbedita during the early 11th century.... Saadia Gaon Saadia Gaon Rabbi Se`adiah ben Yosef Gaon , , was a prominent rabbi, Jew philosopher, and exegete of the Geonim period.He is known for his works on Hebrew language, Halakha, and Jewish philosophy.... Sherira Gaon Sherira Gaon Rav Sherira Gaon was the head of the yeshiva in Pumbeditha. He wrote the Iggeret Rav Sherira Gaon, a comprehensive history of the composition of the Talmud.... Yehudai Gaon Yehudai Gaon Yehudai ben Nahman or Yehudai Gaon was the head of the yeshiva in Sura from 757 to 761, during the Geonim period of Judaism. He was author of the book Halachot Pesukot, which discusses those halachah that were practiced in the Diaspora since the destruction of the Second Temple.... Samuel ben Hofni Samuel ben Hofni Samuel ben Hofni was the last gaon of Sura . His father was a Talmudic scholar and chief judge , one of whose responsa are extant , and on whose death Samuel wrote an elegy.... An honorific title given to a few leading rabbis of other countries in the same period, such as: Nissim Gaon Nissim Ben Jacob Nissim Ben Jacob was a rabbi and Talmudist best known today for his Talmudic commentary "HaMafteach", by which title he is also known.... Specific rabbi Rabbi Rabbi , in Judaism, means a religious ?teacher?, or more literally, ?my great one?, when addressing any master. The word rabbi derives from the Hebrew root word , rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ?great?, used in many senses, including the sense of a ?master? and apprentice, whence someone who is a distinguished ?teacher?.... s of later periods, called "gaon" (wise): The Vilna Gaon Vilna Gaon Rabbi Elijah ben Shlomo Zalman, known as the Vilna Gaon or Elijah of Vilna and simply by his Hebrew language acronym Gra , , was an exceptional Talmud, Halakha, Kabbalah, and the foremost leader of non-hasidic world Jewry of the past few centuries.... The Rogatchover Gaon Rogatchover Gaon The Rogatchover Gaon, Yosef Rosen , also known by the name of his main work Tzafnath Paneach, was a Rabbi and one of the prominent Talmudic scholars of the early 20th century, known as a "Gaon" because of his photographic memory and razor-sharp mind.... The "Lisser Gaon", Rabbi Jacob of Lissa The Steipler Gaon Avraham Haim Gaon Many great Rabbis, although not formally referred to as the "Gaon of ...", are nonetheless sometimes lauded with this honorific as a mark of respect, and as a means to indicate greatness.