ARNON — (Heb. אַרְנוֹן; Ar. al Mawjib), river in Transjordan having its source east of the al Karak region and flowing south to north, then turning west for an overall distance of 50 mi. (80 km.). After the Jordan, it is one of the longest water courses… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Meir ben Judah Leib Poppers — or Meir ben Judah Loeb Ha Kohen Ashkenazi Poppers (ca. 1624 1662) was a Bohemian rabbi and kabbalist. He was born in Prague and died in Jerusalem in February or March, 1662. He studied the Kabbala under Israel Ashkenazi and Jacob Zemah, and he… … Wikipedia
Liste der Kibbuzim — Die folgende Liste enthält eine alphabetische Übersicht über die israelischen Kibbuzim. Detaillierte Informationen zum Kibbuz allgemein enthält der Artikel „Kibbuz“. Die Listeneinträge können folgende Einzelinformationen enthalten: Name des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
ASAPH HA-ROFE — (i.e., Asaph the physician; also known as Asaph ha Yehudi, Rabbenu Asaph, Asaph ben Berechiah, Asaph ha Yarhoni; sixth century), physician who gave his name to a Hebrew book on medicine, Sefer Asaf ha Rofe, written somewhere in the Middle East.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
EDELMANN, SIMḤAH REUBEN — (Sar ha Adulammi; 1821–1893), Lithuanian Hebrew scholar. Edelmann was born in Vilna and studied at the Volozhin yeshivah. He tried his hand in various branches of Jewish scholarship, and also wrote poetry and was one of the first to discover J.L … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ḤASIDISM — ḤASIDISM, a popular religious movement giving rise to a pattern of communal life and leadership as well as a particular social outlook which emerged in Judaism and Jewry in the second half of the 18th century. Ecstasy, mass enthusiasm, close knit … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HOROVITZ, SAUL — (1858–1921), scholar of talmudic literature and medieval religious philosophy. Horovitz was born in Szanto, Hungary. He studied at the Warsaw yeshivah of J.B. Soloveitchik ; at the Breslau Jewish Theological Seminary, where he was deeply… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
INTERPRETATION — This article is arranged according to the following outline: definition of terms bible exegesis substance of bible exegesis in jewish creative interpretation and integrative interpretation … Encyclopedia of Judaism
POPULATION — THE JEWISH POPULATION Growth by Aliyah In 1882 the Jewish population of Ereẓ Israel numbered some 24,000, roughly 5% of the total, and about 0.3% of the world Jewish population. Since then there has been an almost continuous flow of aliyah, which … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MA'OZ ḤAYYIM — (Heb. מָעוֹז חַיִּים), kibbutz in central Israel, in the Beth Shean Valley near the Jordan River, affiliated to Ha Kibbutz ha Me uḥad. It was founded in 1937 during the 1936–39 Arab riots, as the first stockade and watchtower village east of Beth … Encyclopedia of Judaism
