Ran Chasdai

Commonly known by the acronym "Ran," he was the leader of Spanish Jewry in the 14th century.

Rabbi Chasdai Crescas is a landmark figure in Jewish thought. Thus far, we have traced the development of Jewish thought based on Greek philosophy.

Hasdaï Crescas (hébreu : חסדאי בן אברהם קרשקש Hasdaï ben Abraham Crescas), abbr. Reha"q, est un éminent philosophe et légaliste juif séfarade du XIV siècle ...

Rabbi Chasdai Crescas is known primarily for his philosophical work, but he was also a great Talmudist and halakhist. He writes in his ...

Despite attaining renown as a philosopher, R. Chasdai became a principled critic of Aristotelianism. Let's take a close look at one of Ran's ...

The "Or Adonai." Object of the Work. The First Cause. The Purpose of the World. Religious philosopher; born in Barcelona, Spain, 1340; died 1410.

He studied under his father as well as under Rav Peretz HaKohein, and was the teacher of Rav Ephraim Vidal and Rav Chasdai Crescas. He passed away around ...

Rabbi Hasdai Crescas was born in Barcelona, Spain, in the year 5110 (1340), in a noble family that had been famous for its scholars and leaders in Jewry for ...

His teacher was Rabbeinu Nisim of Gerona, also known as the Ran, and his most well-known student was R. Yosef Albo. In his philosophical work, ...