VATICAN — VATICAN, residence of the pope , who is the ruler of Vatican City in Rome. The Vatican and Zionism Theodor Herzl was the first Zionist leader to understand the political importance of the Catholic Church in the Middle East. He also realized the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Chief Rabbinate of Israel — The Kotel is under the supervision of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel The Chief Rabbinate of Israel (הרבנות הראשית לישראל) is recognized by law [1] as the supreme halakhic and spiritual authority for the Jewish people in Israel. The Chief Rabbinate … Wikipedia
CALLIGRAPHY, MODERN HEBREW — Origins The origins of modern Hebrew calligraphy can be found in two ways. One can seek its sources in Hebrew scribal traditions, or one can see it as part of the international revival of calligraphy as an art form, a movement that has grown… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GRAJEWSKI, ARYEH LEIB — (1896–1967), talmudic scholar, jurist, and journalist. Grajewski was born near Lomza in Poland and studied in the yeshivah of Israel Meir Ha Kohen (the Ḥafeẓ Ḥayyim ), in Radin and at Slobodka. At the age of 16 he was ordained rabbi by… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HERZOG, ISAAC — (1888–1959), rabbinic scholar; chief rabbi of Israel. Born in Lomza, Poland, Herzog was nine years old when his father R. Joel Herzog immigrated to Leeds, England, to be the rabbi there. Though Isaac never attended a yeshivah, he achieved the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HILLMAN, DAVID — (1895–1974), British artist. Hillman was born in Courland and brought up in Glasgow, Scotland, where his father, Rabbi S.I. Hillman , was rabbi. He was influenced by the work of his teacher, the portrait painter solomon j. solomon , who also… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JAFFE, MAURICE ABRAHAM — (1917–1985), Israeli communal worker. Jaffe was born in Manchester and studied at the local yeshivah and at Manchester University, where he graduated in law (LL.B.) with honors in Public International Law. After serving as rabbi of the North… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MANUSCRIPTS, HEBREW — MANUSCRIPTS, HEBREW, term which includes religious and secular books, as well as letters and documents written on papyrus, parchment, hides, and paper in Hebrew characters, sometimes using them for the writing of languages other than Hebrew, e.g … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MENORAH — (Heb. מְנוֹרָה; candelabrum ), the name given to the seven branched candelabrum which, according to the Bible, was a prominent feature of the tabernacle erected by the people of Israel in the wilderness, as well as in the Jerusalem Temple. In… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
NEWSPAPERS, HEBREW — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the spread of the hebrew press main stages of development In Europe Through the Early 1880s ideology of the early press in europe until world war i in europe between the wars the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
