Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
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
JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period … 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
Décompte de l'omer — « Calendrier » de l’omer à trois panneaux, indiquant « dix jours (panneau supérieur) qui font une semaine (panneau médian) et trois jours (panneau inférieur) » Sources halakhiques … Wikipédia en Français
SIX-DAY WAR — SIX DAY WAR, the war between Israel and egypt , jordan , syria , and iraq that lasted from June 5 to June 10, 1967, and in the course of which Israel routed the threatening Arab armies and occupied the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank (Judea and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ḤASIDISM — ḤASIDISM, a popular religious movement giving rise to a pattern of communal life and leadership as well as a particular social outlook which emerged in Judaism and Jewry in the second half of the 18th century. Ecstasy, mass enthusiasm, close knit … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TEL AVIV-JAFFA — (Heb. תֵּל־אָבִיב יָפוֹ), second biggest city in Israel, in the central part of the Coastal Plain, created in 1949 by the merger of Tel Aviv and jaffa . Tel Aviv itself, the first all Jewish city (הָעִיר הָעִבְרִית הָרִאשׁוֹנָה) in modern times,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
