David Weiss Halivni
American-Israeli researcher of Talmudic and Rabbinical literature
David Weiss Halivni (Hebrew: דוד וייס הלבני) (27 September 1927 – 29 June 2022) was a Czechoslovakian-born American-Israeli rabbi and scholar. His works focused on Jewish Sciences. He was a Professor of Talmud.[1] He was the Reish Metivta of the Union for Traditional Judaism's rabbinical school. Halivni was born in Kobyletska Poliana, Czechoslovakia.
In 1993, he became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2006, he was honored with the Israel Prize.
Halivni died in Jerusalem, Israel on 29 June 2022, aged 94.[2]
References
change- ↑ Sheleg, Yair (15 February 2008). "A living Talmud encyclopedia". Haaretz. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ↑ בגיל 95: פרופ' דוד וייס הלבני הלך לעולמו (in Hebrew)
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