Jacob Weilとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Jacob Weil (Mahariv, Hebrew: יעקב בן יהודה ווייל) was a German rabbi and Talmudist who flourished during the first half of the fifteenth century. Of his life no details are known, but, according to Grätz, he died before 1456. He was one of the foremost pupils of Jacob Moelin (Maharil), who ordained him in the rabbinate, and authorized him to officiate in Nuremberg. Weil, however, did not avail himself of this permission lest he should offend an older scholar, Solomon Cohen, who had been appointed rabbi of that city long before. This despite the fact that Weil himself ruled that a rabbi had no lifetime tenure (Responsa, No. 151)! Indeed, this example illustrates two facets of Weil's personality - his deep humility and his deep felt desire to avoid unncessary confrontation and conflict. He generally signed his responsa "the little one, Jacob Weil".