Regensburg
Bavaria (Holy Roman Empire) — medieval
Regensburg, a city in Bavaria on the Danube, had one of the oldest Jewish communities in the German lands, attested from the early eleventh century until the expulsion of 1519. It was the seat of Rabbi Judah ben Samuel he-Chasid of Regensburg (d. 1217), a central figure of the Chassidei Ashkenaz (German Pietists) and a principal author associated with the Sefer Chasidim.
4 teachers · 1 work · 12 most-discussed ideas
Teachers who lived here
Yehuda HeChasid
Yehuda HeChasid (1150–1217)
rabbinate 1195–1217
Yitzchak ben Moshe of Vienna
Yitzchak ben Moshe of Vienna (1180–1250)
study 1200–1217
Albert the Great
Albert the Great (1200–1280)
bishop 1260–1262
David HaReuveni
David Reuveni (1490–1538)
traveled 1532
Shlomo Molcho
Shlomo Molcho (1500–1532)
traveled 1532
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI (1927–2022)
professor 1969–1977
Works composed here
- 1175
Sefer Chasidim
- 1968
Introduction to Christianity
Ideas shaped here
Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Regensburg. Click any to trace the idea across time and place.
- Talmud Torah (Torah Study)44 passages
- Teshuvah (Return / Repentance)43 passages
- Tzedakah (Charity / Righteousness)43 passages
- Gezel (Robbery)36 passages
- Shabbat (The Sabbath)35 passages
- Kibud Av V'Eim (Honoring Parents)34 passages
- Yirah (Awe / Reverence)31 passages
- Yetzer HaRa (Evil Inclination)31 passages
- Derech Eretz (Proper Conduct)28 passages
- Lashon HaRa (Evil Speech)26 passages
- Kavanah (Intention)26 passages
- Tefillah (Prayer)25 passages