EDUCATION, JEWISH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline. Bibliography at the end of a section is indicated by (†). in the biblical period the nature of the sources historical survey the patriarchal period and the settlement the kingdom the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
CODIFICATION OF LAW — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the concept and its prevalence in other legal systems in jewish law in the mishnah format and style of the mishnah the talmud and post talmudic halakhic literary forms variety of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jewish philosophy — Jewish theology redirects here. Philosophy and Kabbalah are two common approaches to Jewish theology Part of a series on … Wikipedia
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
Talmud — Rabbinic Literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian Talmud Minor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael (Exodus) Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon (Exodus) Sifra (Leviticus) Sifre (Numbers Deuteronomy) … Wikipedia
Jüdische Literatur — Jüdische Literatur. Die I. L., die man auch, aber unpassend, Rabbinische Literatur nennt, beginnt in demselben Zeitalter, in welchem der Übergang des Hebraismus in das Judenthum (s.d.) stattfand. Auf der Hebräischen Literatur (s.d.) wurzelnd u.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Hebrew literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Hebrew language and distinct from Jewish literature, which also exists in other languages. Literature in Hebrew has been produced uninterruptedly from the early 12th century BC,… … Universalium
KATZENELLENBOGEN, MEIR BEN ISAAC — (known as Maharam (acronym of Morenu Ha Rav Meir) of Padua; 1473–1565), one of the greatest Italian rabbis and halakhists of his time. Meir s father was the son in law of jehiel luria , the first rabbi of Brest Litovsk (Brisk). Meir was born in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Oppenheimer (Familie) — Samuel Wolf Oppenheimer (1630 1703) David ben Abraham Oppenheim (1664–1736) … Deutsch Wikipedia
