# Judah Loew ben Bezalel

> A 16th-century Talmudic scholar and mystic in Prague who became, centuries after his death, the protagonist of a legend far more famous than his actual work: the rabbi who shaped clay into the Golem.

*Czech rabbi*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Born:** 1520
- **Died:** 1609-09-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Judah Loew ben Bezalel spent most of his life as a leading rabbi in Mikulov and Prague, writing on Jewish philosophy and mysticism while also studying mathematics and astronomy. His Gur Aryeh al HaTorah, a supercommentary on Rashi's Torah commentary, reflects the scholarly depth that made him a major Talmudic authority in Moravia and Bohemia. He died on 17 September 1609, known in his time as the Maharal — "Our Teacher, Rabbi Loew" — a figure of learning and rabbinical leadership. The Golem legend came later, a story that wasn't his but attached itself to his name and outlasted everything he actually wrote.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 55.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 23.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/ch0066477/ (@ch0066477)

## Topics
#Academics, #Academic, #Mathematics, #Philosophy, #Early Modern Era

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q363513)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_Loew_ben_Bezalel)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Judah%20Loew%20ben%20Bezalel)
- [Judah Loew ben Bezalel](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_Loew_ben_Bezalel)
- [Jehuda ben Becalel](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehuda_ben_Becalel)
- [Judah Löw](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_L%C3%B6w)
- [Judah Loev ben Bezalel](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_Loev_ben_Bezalel)
- [Rabbi Judah Loew](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbi_Judah_Loew)
- [Judah Loew ben Bezalel](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_Loew_ben_Bezalel)
- [Rabbi Löw](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbi_L%C3%B6w)
- [Maharal](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharal)
- [Judah Löw ben Bezalel](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_L%C3%B6w_ben_Bezalel)
- [Judah Loew ben Bezalel](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_Loew_ben_Bezalel)
- [מהר"ל מפראג](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%94%D7%A8%22%D7%9C_%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%92)
- [Judah Loew ben Bezalel](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_Loew_ben_Bezalel)
- [Júda Löw ben Becalél](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BAda_L%C3%B6w_ben_Becal%C3%A9l)
- [Judah Loew ben Bezalel](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_Loew_ben_Bezalel)
- [Judah Löw](https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_L%C3%B6w)
- [Judah Loew](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_Loew)
- [イェフダ・レーヴ・ベン・ベザレル](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%95%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%B6%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AB)
- [Iudas Loew ben Bezalel](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iudas_Loew_ben_Bezalel)
- [Maharalas iš Prahos](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharalas_i%C5%A1_Prahos)
- [Jūda Lēvs ben Becalels](https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%ABda_L%C4%93vs_ben_Becalels)
- [Juda Loew ben Bezalel](https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juda_Loew_ben_Bezalel)
- [Jehoeda Löw](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehoeda_L%C3%B6w)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Judah_Loew_ben_Bezalel)
- [Wikiquote](https://he.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%94%D7%A8%22%D7%9C_%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%92)
- [Wikiquote](https://vi.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jehuda_L%C3%B6w_ben_Becalel)
- [يهوذا بن لو بتسلئيل](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B0%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%88_%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84)
- [Rabbi Judah Loew](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbi_Judah_Loew)

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