Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
HOROVITZ, SAUL — (1858–1921), scholar of talmudic literature and medieval religious philosophy. Horovitz was born in Szanto, Hungary. He studied at the Warsaw yeshivah of J.B. Soloveitchik ; at the Breslau Jewish Theological Seminary, where he was deeply… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BRODA, ABRAHAM BEN SAUL — (d. 1717), rabbi and halakhic authority. Broda was born in Bunzlau (Bohemia) and served as rabbi in Lichtenstadt and in Raudnitz. In 1693 he was appointed head of a yeshivah in Prague but left after a dispute with other rabbis of the city. In… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
DAVID — (Heb. דָּוִד), youngest son of Jesse of the Ephrathite family that lived in Beth Lehem in Judah (I Sam. 16:1; 20:27–28; I Chron. 2:13–15; cf. Micah 5:1). In the Bible SOURCES I Samuel 16–II Kings 2 is our main source for David, supplemented by I… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AMALEKITES — (Heb.עֲמָלֵק), people of the Negev and the adjoining desert, a hereditary enemy of Israel from wilderness times to the early monarchy (Exod. 17:8–16; Judg. 3:13; 6:3; 10:12; I Sam. 14:48; ch. 15; ch. 30). Amalek, a son of Esau s son Eliphaz (Gen … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SIFREI (Aram. סִפְרֵי) NUMBERS — (SN) is a midrash halakhah of the school of R. Ishmael . The Aramaic word sifrei means books, and this name was also given to a halakhic Midrash on Deuteronomy. In the past a halakhic Midrash on Exodus was also similarly named. SN consists of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Liste der Hip-Hop-Musiker — Diese Liste verzeichnet bekannte Hip Hop Musiker, die über ihre Artikel dem Hip Hop Genre selbst und deren Sub Genres (Eastcoast Hip Hop, Westcoast Hip Hop, G Funk, Down South, Bass Music, Ghetto Tech, Miami Bass, Rio Funk, Crunk, Rap, Gangsta… … Deutsch Wikipedia
ART — This article is arranged according to the following outline: Antiquity to 1800 INTRODUCTION: JEWISH ATTITUDE TO ART biblical period the sanctuary and first temple period second temple period after the fall of jerusalem relation to early christian … Encyclopedia of Judaism
UNITED STATES LITERATURE — The Influence of the Bible and Hebrew Culture The Jewish influence on American literary expression predated the actual arrival of Jews in the United States in 1654, for the Puritan culture of New England was marked from the outset by a deep… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GOLIATH — (Heb. גָּלְיָת), Philistine warrior from the city of Gath (I Sam. 17:23) who advanced from the ranks of the Philistines when they faced the Israelites in battle in the Valley of Elah (I Sam. 17). Because of Goliath s great size, he is described… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
