DIETARY LAWS — DIETARY LAWS, the collective term for the Jewish laws and customs pertaining to the types of food permitted for consumption and their preparation. The Hebrew term is kashrut, which is derived from the root כשר ( fit or proper ). The word appears… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hagarenes — (Greek Ἀγαρηνοί), also mhaggre (with a pun on the word muhajir , from Hagar s expulsion), is a term that describes the followers or descendants of Hagar . The name was used in Judeo Christian literature and Byzantine chronicles for Hanif Arabs,… … Wikipedia
EGGS — One of the few references to the egg in the Bible, and the only injunction connected with it, is the command to drive away the dam before taking the eggs from the nest (Deut. 22:6). The only other references to birds eggs are in Isaiah 10:14 and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HIRSCHBEIN, PERETZ — (1880–1948), Yiddish dramatist, novelist, journalist, travel writer, and theater director. Born in Kleszczele, Poland, Hirschbein left home at the age of 14 to study in various yeshivot, moving first to Grodno and then to Vilna. Beginning in 1901 … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HUNTING — (Heb. צוד, hunt ; צַיִד, hunting, game ; צַיָּד, hunter ; מְצוֹדָה ,מָצוֹד, hunting implement, net ). Biblical Period In the earliest periods of human history, hunting was an essential means of procuring food, clothing, and tools. In biblical… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JEWISH IDENTITY — Through the ages Jewish identity has been determined by two forces: the consensus of thinking or feeling within the existing Jewish community in each age and the force of outside, often anti Jewish, pressure, which continued to define and to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TEREFAH — (Heb. טְרֵפָה; lit. torn by beast of prey), an animal whose death is due to physical defects or injuries is said to be terefah (Maim. Yad, Ma akhalot Asurot, 4:8). The biblical prohibition, Ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
