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Judah Loew ben Bezalel ("Judah Loew son of Bezalel"), (according to some his name was Yehudah ben Bezalel Levai [or Loew ]), ( 1525 — 1609 ) was an important Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic and philosopher who served as a leading rabbi in Prague (now in the Czech Republic ) for most of his life. He is still widely known to many scholars of Judaism as the Maharal of Prague , or simply as the Maharal ( MaHaRaL is the Hebrew acronym of Moreinu ha-Rav Loew ("Our Teacher The Rabbi Loew").) His descendants' surname may have also been pronounced as Loewy or Lowy .¹ Within the world of Torah and Talmudic scholarship, he is known for this works on Jewish philosophy and Jewish mysticism and his supercommentary on Rashi 's Torah commentary known as Gur Aryeh al HaTorah .² He is also known, especially outside of Judaism, for the story about the golem (a type of " kosher " homunculus ), which he supposedly created using mystical magical powers based on the esoteric knowledge of how God created Adam rooted in the creation narrative of the first few chapters of the Book of Genesis (known in Judaism as Ma'aseh Bereishis ).³ According to the legend he did this to defend the Jews of the Prague Ghetto from antisemitic attacks against them motivated by false blood libels emanating from certain prejudiced quarters.⁴ It has also been thought that Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was based partly on the story of the Maharal's Golem.⁵

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Ladislav Šaloun 's statue popularly ascribed to Loew at the new town hall of Prague in the Czech Republic . Loewe, Löwe, or Levai, (c. 1520 – 17 September 1609) widely known to scholars of Judaism as the Maharal of Prague , or simply The MaHaRaL , the Hebrew acronym of " Moreinu ha-Rav Loew ," ("Our Teacher, Rabbi Loew") was an important Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic , and philosopher who served as a leading rabbi in the city of Prague in Bohemia for most of his life. Within the world of Torah and Talmudic scholarship, he is known for his works on Jewish philosophy and Jewish mysticism and his work Gur Aryeh al HaTorah , a supercommentary on Rashi 's Torah commentary. The Maharal is particularly known for the legend that he created The Golem of Prague , an animate being fashioned from clay, using mystical powers based on the esoteric knowledge of how God created Adam . This legend, which first appeared in print nearly 200 years after the Maharal's death, states he created the golem to defend the Jews of the Prague Ghetto from antisemitic attacks; particularly blood libels emanating from certain prejudiced quarters. There are no contemporary accounts of this occurring. Rabbi Loew is buried at the Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague in Josefov , where his grave and intact tombstone can still be visited. Bohemia, as a Catholic country, adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1584. On the Julian calendar it was 7 September. His gravestone, as quoted by Gal Ed, Megilas Yuchsin and others, gives his date of death as Thursday 18 Elul 5369. The Golem, according to Czech legend, was fashioned from clay and brought to life by a rabbi to protect Prague's 16th-century ghetto from persecution, and is said to be called forth in times of crisis. True to form, he is once again experiencing a revival and, in this commercial age, has spawned a one-monster industry. : Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= ( help )

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Ladislav Šaloun 's statue popularly ascribed to Loew at the new town hall of Prague in the Czech Republic . Loewe, Löwe, or Levai, (c. 1520 – 17 September 1609) widely known to scholars of Judaism as the Maharal of Prague , or simply The MaHaRaL , the Hebrew acronym of the initials of " Moreinu Ha-Rav Loew ," ("Our Teacher, Rabbi Loew") was an important Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic , and philosopher who, for most of his life, served as a leading rabbi in the cities of Mikulov in Moravia and Prague in Bohemia . Within the world of Torah and Talmudic scholarship, he is known for his works on Jewish philosophy and Jewish mysticism and his work Gur Aryeh al HaTorah , a supercommentary on Rashi 's Torah commentary. The Maharal is the subject of a nineteenth-century legend that he created The Golem of Prague , an animate being fashioned from clay. Rabbi Loew is buried at the Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague in Josefov , where his grave and intact tombstone can still be visited. Bohemia, as a Catholic country, adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1584. On the Julian calendar it was 7 September. His gravestone, as quoted by Gal Ed, Megilas Yuchsin and others, gives his date of death as Thursday 18 Elul 5369.

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Löw, Loewe, Löwe, or Levai (between 1512 and 1526? – 17 September 1609 ), widely known to scholars of Judaism as the Maharal of Prague , or simply The Maharal , the Hebrew acronym of " Moreinu Ha-Rav Loew " ("Our Teacher, Rabbi Loew"), was an important Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic , and philosopher who, for most of his life, served as a leading rabbi in the cities of Mikulov in Moravia and Prague in Bohemia . Within the world of Torah and Talmudic scholarship, Loew is known for his works on Jewish philosophy and Jewish mysticism and his work Gur Aryeh al HaTorah , a supercommentary on Rashi 's Torah commentary. He is also the subject of a 19th-century legend that he created the Golem of Prague , an animate mythological being fashioned from clay. Rabbi Loew is buried at the Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague in Josefov , where his grave and intact tombstone can still be visited. Bohemia, as a Catholic country, adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1584. On the Julian calendar it was 7 September. His gravestone, as quoted by Gal Ed, Megilas Yuchsin and others, gives his date of death as Thursday 18 Elul 5369.

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Czech rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel ( ; between 1512 and 1526 – 17 September 1609), also known as Rabbi Loew ( alt. Löw, Loewe, Löwe or Levai), the Maharal of Prague ( ), or simply the Maharal (the Hebrew acronym of " Moreinu ha-Rav Loew ", 'Our Teacher, Rabbi Loew'), was an important Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic , mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who, for most of his life, served as a leading rabbi in the cities of Mikulov in Moravia and Prague in Bohemia . Loew wrote on Jewish philosophy and Jewish mysticism . His work Gur Aryeh al HaTorah is a supercommentary on Rashi 's Torah commentary. He is also the subject of a later legend that he created the Golem of Prague , an animate being fashioned from clay. Bohemia, as a Catholic country, adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1584. On the Julian calendar it was 7 September. His gravestone, as quoted by Gal Ed, Megilas Yuchsin and others, gives his date of death as Thursday, 18 Elul 5369. Besides being a great Talmudist, he was a mathematician and astronomer. The most famous one was the story of the giant body ( golam ) which he had fashioned out of earth."

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Czech rabbi and Kabbalist (d. 1609) Judah Loew ben Bezalel ( Hebrew : יהודה ליווא בן בצלאל ; 1512 – 17 September 1609), also known as Rabbi Loew ( alt. Löw, Loewe, Löwe or Levai), the Maharal of Prague ( Hebrew : מהר״ל מפראג ), or simply the Maharal (the Hebrew acronym of " Moreinu ha-Rav Loew ", 'Our Teacher, Rabbi Loew'), was an important Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic , mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who, for most of his life, served as a leading rabbi in the cities of Mikulov in Moravia and Prague in Bohemia . Loew wrote on Jewish philosophy and Jewish mysticism . His work Gur Aryeh al HaTorah is a supercommentary on Rashi 's Torah commentary. He is also the subject of a later legend that he created the Golem of Prague , an animate being fashioned from clay. Bohemia, as a Catholic country, adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1584. On the Julian calendar it was 7 September. His gravestone, as quoted by Gal Ed, Megilas Yuchsin and others, gives his date of death as Thursday, 18 Elul 5369. Besides being a great Talmudist, he was a mathematician and astronomer. The most famous one was the story of the giant body ( golam ) which he had fashioned out of earth."

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