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
HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ABRAHAM BEN ISAAC OF GRANADA — ABRAHAM BEN ISAAC OF GRANADA, Spanish kabbalist, putative author of Berit Menuḥah ( The Covenant of Rest ), one of the main works of the kabbalah . Nothing is known of his life or of the era to which he belongs. In the introduction to his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
RELIGIOUS LIFE AND COMMUNITIES — Jews UNDER OTTOMAN RULE The Jews of the pre Zionist old yishuv, both sephardim (from the Orient) and ashkenazim (of European origin), dedicated their lives to the fulfillment of religious precepts: the study of the torah and the meticulous… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
RISHONIM — (Heb. רִאשׁוֹנִים; lit. the early authorities ), a term with many connotations–chronological, literary, ethical, and halakhic–serving to indicate the standing and authority of preceding scholars in relation to the scholars of the time in the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZEMIROT — (Heb. זְמִירוֹת songs ). (1) Term applied by Sephardi, Italian, and eastern communities to the biblical verses, psalms, and doxologies recited before the main part (yoẓer , shema , and amidah ) of the morning service. The terms zemirot and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Kabbalah — This article is about traditional Jewish Kabbalah. For other Kabbalistic traditions see Christian Cabbalah, Hermetic Qabalah, and Practical Kabbalah Part of a series on … Wikipedia
Jewish name — For the article on Hebrew given names, see Hebrew name.The Jewish name has historically varied, encompassing throughout the centuries several different traditions. This article looks at the onomastics practices of the Jewish People, that is, the… … Wikipedia
Abraham ben Isaac of Granada — was a Kabbalist of the thirteenth century. Works Abraham wrote: *A work on the Kabbala, under the title of Sefer ha Berit. This is quoted by Moses Botarel in the introduction to his commentary on the Sefer Yeẓirah, which passage contains a… … Wikipedia
Menuha — f Jewish: name meaning ‘peace, stillness, tranquillity’ in Hebrew. Variant: Menuhah … First names dictionary
