Mar Isaac (Firuz Shabur)

Mar
Isaac
מר רב יצחק גאון
TitleGaon
Personal
ReligionJudaism
EraTransition period between the Savora Jewish sages and the Geonim
Known forLast Dean of the Yeshiva academy in Firuz Shapur
Other namesמר יצחק מן פרוז שבור, רב יצחק
Senior posting
Based inFiruz Shapur, Babylonia

Mar Isaac [1] (Hebrew: מר רב יצחק גאון,[2] or (מר יצחק (מן פרוז שבור,[2] or merely רב יצחק) was a Gaon of the Yeshiva academy of Firuz Shapur in Babylon, during the transition period between the Savora Jewish sages and the Geonim. The academy in Firuz Shapur functioned for several generations as a third Yeshiva academy in Babylon, in parallel to the Pumbedita and Sura Yeshiva academies. Mar Isaac was the last Dean of the Yeshiva academy in Firuz Shapur. During the times Babylon was conquered by the Muslims, Mar Isaac came with 90,000 Jews to meet the conqueror, Ali Ibn Abi Talib, and was received in a friendly manner.[1]

  1. ^ a b FIRUZ-SHABUR Archived 2011-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, jewishencyclopedia.com; Article
  2. ^ a b Iggeret Rav Sherira Gaon