BAR MITZVAH, BAT MITZVAH — (Heb. masc. בַּר מִצְוָה, fem. בַּת מִצְוָה; lit. son/daughter of the commandment, i.e., a person under obligation, responsible), term denoting both the attainment of religious and legal maturity as well as the occasion at which this status is… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Myriam Bat-Yosef — Myriam Bat Yosef, de son vrai nom Marion Hellerman, née le 31 janvier 1931 à Berlin d une famille originaire de Lituanie, est une artiste israélo islandaise, qui peint sur papiers, toiles, tissus, objets et êtres humains pour… … Wikipédia en Français
HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization … 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
HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Consejo Regional Costa del Carmelo — Costa del Carmelo Consejo Regional de Israel Entidad Consejo Regional • País … Wikipedia Español
Mount Carmel forest fire (2010) — Not to be confused with Mount Carmel forest fire (1989). Mount Carmel forest fire The fire in its early stages (looking west) Location Mount Carmel, Israel … Wikipedia
DELMEDIGO, JOSEPH SOLOMON — (1591–1655), rabbi, philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer; also known as Joseph Solomon Rofe acronym YashaR) of Candia (Crete). A writer of extensive Jewish and secular learning and of encyclopedic range, he is the author of works whose… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
