Gadol — or godol גדול (plural: gedolim גדולים) (Hebrew big or great ), is a Hebrew term used mostly by Haredi Litvish Jews to refer to the most revered rabbis of their generation. These rabbis are usually held in high esteem by other Haredi or Orthodox… … Wikipedia
Activities prohibited on Shabbat — Main article: Shabbat See also: Shomer Shabbat and Rabbinically prohibited activities of Shabbat The commandment to keep Shabbat as a day of rest is repeated many times in the Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible. (See for example Exodus 31:12 17 quoted … Wikipedia
SABBATHS, SPECIAL — SABBATHS, SPECIAL, those Sabbaths on which special events are commemorated. They are distinguished from the regular Sabbaths through variations in the liturgy and special customs. Two such Sabbaths, which recur on several occasions throughout the … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TORAH, READING OF — History The practice of reading the Pentateuch (Torah) in public is undoubtedly ancient. The sources, however, do not permit the definite tracing of the historical development of the custom. The command to assemble the people at the end of every… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sabbath — Sabbathless, adj. Sabbathlike, adj. /sab euhth/, n. 1. the seventh day of the week, Saturday, as the day of rest and religious observance among Jews and some Christians. Ex. 20:8 11. 2. the first day of the week, Sunday, similarly observed by… … Universalium
HORACE, QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS° — (65–8 B.C.E.), Roman lyric poet and satirist. At the beginning of one of his Satires (1:4, 10) he describes a poet as scribbling bad verse while standing on one foot, which was the phrase used by the proselyte who approached hillel , Horace s… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
History of the Jews in England — The first written records of Jewish settlement in England date from the time of the Norman Conquest, mentioning Jews who arrived with William the Conqueror in 1066 although it is believed that there were Jews present in Great Britain since Roman… … Wikipedia
Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz — Shlomo Ephraim ben Aaron Luntschitz (1550–3 March 1619) was a rabbi, poet and Torah commentator, best known for his Torah commentary Keli Yakar .BiographyHe was born in Lenczyk (also known as Luntschitz) and studied under Solomon Luria in Lublin … Wikipedia
Keli Yakar — ( Récipient précieux ) est l ouvrage le plus célèbre et le nom de plume de Salomon Ephraim de Luntschitz (1550 1619), rabbin, poète, prédicateur et commentateur biblique. Biographie Il est né à Lenczyk (Luntschitz) et étudia auprès du Rav Salomon … Wikipédia en Français
HOROWITZ, ẓEVI HIRSCH BEN PHINEHAS HAL-EVI — (d. 1817), German rabbi and author. Horowitz was born in Poland and was called to Frankfurt by his father phinehas ha levi horowitz to help him in the conduct of his yeshivah. On the death of his father in 1805 he succeeded him as rabbi of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
