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| − | The great wizard-rabbi of Prague, a notable Talmudic scholar and mystic who worked in that city in the late 1500s. (See his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_Loew entry at Wikipedia] for more details about the public and religious aspects of his life.) Also known as the ''Maharal''. | + | The great wizard-rabbi of Prague, a notable Talmudic scholar and mystic who worked in that city in the late 1500s. (See his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_Loew entry at Wikipedia] for more details about the public and religious aspects of his life.) Also known as the ''Maharal'': the word is a Hebrew-language acronym (MaHaRaL) for "Our teacher, Rabbi Loew." |
Judah Loew had a tremendous reputation as a teacher and thinker among nonwizardly people in Czechoslovakia and far beyond. But in wizardly circles he was best known for the creation of the [[Great Golem of Prague]], a [[construct]] which he built to protect the Jews of Prague's Ghetto from persecution by ignorant people of the city. | Judah Loew had a tremendous reputation as a teacher and thinker among nonwizardly people in Czechoslovakia and far beyond. But in wizardly circles he was best known for the creation of the [[Great Golem of Prague]], a [[construct]] which he built to protect the Jews of Prague's Ghetto from persecution by ignorant people of the city. | ||
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The great wizard-rabbi of Prague, a notable Talmudic scholar and mystic who worked in that city in the late 1500s. (See his entry at Wikipedia for more details about the public and religious aspects of his life.) Also known as the Maharal: the word is a Hebrew-language acronym (MaHaRaL) for "Our teacher, Rabbi Loew."
Judah Loew had a tremendous reputation as a teacher and thinker among nonwizardly people in Czechoslovakia and far beyond. But in wizardly circles he was best known for the creation of the Great Golem of Prague, a construct which he built to protect the Jews of Prague's Ghetto from persecution by ignorant people of the city.
(See also: Inhabition, Inanimate object, Lifewords, Famous_Wizards,_Sol_III_/_Earth)