Lamdan

Lamdan ( Hebrew : למדן) or Lamden ( Yiddish ) is the name of a Jewish connoisseur of rabbinic literature who does not work professionally as a scholar. The term probably only came up in the 18th century. In the German-speaking world, Jews mostly used the Lamden variant .

Lamdan is also a common Jewish surname, especially in Israel .

Individual evidence

^ Kahn, Gretchen: Diaries from July 1905 to October 1915 - Jewish life in Stuttgart. Transcribed and annotated by Rainer Redies - Kay Joe Petzold provided the translation and explanation of Hebrew passages and terms. Stuttgart 2017. p. 713 (Glossary)
^ German, Gotthard: Art. Lamden, in: The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York 1906.

[1] Kahn, Gretchen: Diaries from July 1905 to October 1915 - Jewish life in Stuttgart. Transcribed and annotated by Rainer Redies - Kay Joe Petzold provided the translation and explanation of Hebrew passages and terms. Stuttgart 2017. p. 713 (Glossary)

[2] German, Gotthard: Art. Lamden, in: The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York 1906.