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Gaonim (gāō`nĭm) [Heb.,=excellencies], title given to the heads of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia immediately following the period of the Saboraim Saboraim [Heb.,=expositors], in Judaism, title given to the Jewish scholars of the Babylonian academies in the period (6th–7th cent. A.D.) immediately following the Amoraim and preceding that of the Gaonim. Little is known about them.
..... Click the link for more information. until the middle of the 11th cent. Thereafter the title was adopted by the heads of the Palestinian academies; later it was used as an honorific title to indicate a great scholar. The Gaonim asserted the primacy of the Babylonian Talmud over the Palestinian Talmud and contributed to the standardization of Jewish law and liturgy. The greatest Gaon at Sura was Saadia ben Joseph al-Fayumi Saadia ben Joseph al-Fayumi , 882–942, Jewish scholar, b. Egypt. He was known as Saadia Gaon. He was the head of the great Jewish Academy at Sura, Babylonia, which under his leadership became the highest seat of Jewish learning, and a vigorous opponent of the
..... Click the link for more information. . Of those who held office at Pumbedita, Sherira Gaon (968–98) and his son Hai Gaon (998–1038) are most notable. Under Sherira the waning prestige of the Babylonian academies was restored, and it was maintained by Hai until his death. Thereafter European Jewry came to play an ever more dominant role in Jewish life.

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No references found	The term "Kabbalah" was originally used in Talmudic texts, among the Geonim, and by early Rishonim as a reference to the full body of publicly available Jewish teaching. An Overview of Kabbalah by Gregg Hall / News, opinion and commentary community In line with his position not to support scholars, Maimonides repudiated the vested interests of those Babylonian Geonim of the twelfth century who maintained a "retinue of scholars at public expense by relentless importuning for contributions. Maimonides, then and now by Birnbaum, Ruth / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought Now if the post-talmudic generations in the days of the Geonim in the Babylonian academies saw it as an imperative of the hour in their day to go beyond the letter of the law . Ra'ah ma'aseh ve-nizkar halakhah (sight of the predicament awakened ... by Sassoon, Isaac S.D. / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought	geometrical distortion geometrical factor geometrical horizon geometrical isomerism Geometrical Optics geometrical pitch geometrical similarity geometrical stair Geometridae Geometrization of Deposits geometrodynamics Geometroidea Geometry geometry accelerator geometry calculations Geometry of a Cutting Tool Geomoroi geomorphic cycle Geomorphological Cycle Geomorphological Levels Geomorphological Maps Geomorphology Geomyidae geon geonavigation Geonim geonium geopetal geopetal fabric geophagia geophagous Geophilomorpha geophilous Geophone geophysical engineering geophysical fluid dynamics Geophysical Observatory geophysical prospecting Geophysical Prospecting Methods Geophysical Satellite Geophysical Year, International geophysicist Geophysics geophyte Geophytes Geopolitics GeoPort geopotential geopotential height geopotential number geopotential surface	geomorphological geomorphological Geomorphological Cycle Geomorphological Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph Geomorphological Levels Geomorphological Maps geomorphologically geomorphologically geomorphologist geomorphologist geomorphologists geomorphologists geomorphology geomorphology Geomorphology and Riparian Vegetation Assessment Geomyidae Geomyidae Geomys Geomys Geomys bursarius Geomys pinetis Geon Geon GeOnAS geonavigation GEONDS GeoNet GEOnet Names Server GeoNetwork Steering Committee Geonetwork Technical Committee Geonim geonium Geons Geons GEOP Geopanax Geopard Geopard Geopard Geopathic Stress Geopathic Stress Geopathic theory Geopen Geopen Geopetal geopetal fabric geophagia geophagia geophagia geophagism geophagism geophagist geophagist Geophagous Geophagous geophagy geophagy geophagy Geophila Geophile Geophilia

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The term "Kabbalah" was originally used in Talmudic texts, among the Geonim, and by early Rishonim as a reference to the full body of publicly available Jewish teaching.

An Overview of Kabbalah by Gregg Hall / News, opinion and commentary community

In line with his position not to support scholars, Maimonides repudiated the vested interests of those Babylonian Geonim of the twelfth century who maintained a "retinue of scholars at public expense by relentless importuning for contributions.

Maimonides, then and now by Birnbaum, Ruth / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought

Now if the post-talmudic generations in the days of the Geonim in the Babylonian academies saw it as an imperative of the hour in their day to go beyond the letter of the law .

Ra'ah ma'aseh ve-nizkar halakhah (sight of the predicament awakened ... by Sassoon, Isaac S.D. / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought

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