NAḤMAN OF BRATSLAV — (1772–1810), ḥasidic admor ( master, rabbi, and teacher ) and fertile thinker in the fields of philosophy and literature. His personality and his work resonate to this day far beyond the boundaries of the ḥasidic stream he founded. On his mother… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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DANCE — In Ancient Israel In the Bible, Mishnah, and Talmud, dance is referred to in various contexts as an important ritualized activity and as an expression of joy. None of these references, however, contain descriptions of how the dancers actually… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PARABLE — PARABLE, from the Greek παραβολὴ (lit. juxtaposition ), the usual Septuagint rendering of Hebrew mashal ( comparison, saying, and derived meanings ). No distinction is made in biblical usage between parable, allegory, and fable; all are forms of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Synagogue — A synagogue (from Greek: gr. συναγωγή, transliterated synagogē , assembly ; he. בית כנסת beit knesset, house of assembly ; yi. שול or he. בית תפילה beit tefila, house of prayer , shul; la. אסנוגה, esnoga) is a Jewish house of prayer.Synagogues… … Wikipedia
ALLEGORY — ALLEGORY, a narrative in which the agents and the action, and sometimes the setting as well, are contrived not only to make sense in themselves, but also to signify a second correlated order of things, concepts, or events (Abrams). In the Bible A … Encyclopedia of Judaism
DER NISTER — (Yid. the concealed one ; pseudonym of Pinkhes Kahanovitsch; 1884–1950), Yiddish writer. Born in Berdichev, Ukraine, he received a traditional Jewish education but also read secular works in Russian from an early age. His spiritual and literary… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Aryeh Leib of Shpola — (1725 1812) Ukrainian Hasid. He was known as a miracle worker, and was called Sabba ( grandfather ) by his followers. He and Nahman of Bratzlav engaged in a dispute over Shabbataism, which was continued by their disciples … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Axenfeld, Israel — (1787 1866) Russian Yiddish writer. He was born in Nemirov. He originally was a follower of Nahman of Bratzlav, but after contact with the maskilim, he became anti Hasidic. He wrote 30 novels and plays which satirize Hasidic life … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Setzer, Samuel Hirsch — (1882 1962) American Yiddish and Hebrew journalist, of Polish origin. He was the literary editor of Nahum Sokolov s Hebrew journal Ha Tzepihirah in Warsaw. Later he served as editor in chief of the Warsaw daily newspaper Der Telegraph. He… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
