JAFFE, LEIB — (1876–1948), Russian Zionist leader, writer, and poet. Born in Grodno, a grandson of R. mordecai gimpel jaffe , he participated in the First Zionist Congress and in those following it and was one of the foremost Zionist propagandists in speeches … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JAFFE, MORDECAI-GIMPEL — (1820–1891), rabbi, member of the Ḥibbat Zion movement. Born in Utyana, Kovno district, Jaffe studied at the Volozhin yeshivah and became well known for his religious scholarship and his Hebrew and general education, the latter acquired by his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JAFFE, BEZALEL — (1868–1925), Zionist leader in Russia and in Ereẓ Israel. The brother of leib jaffe , he was a key figure in the Zionist movement in the area of his native Grodno. He was a member of benei moshe , established a modernized ḥeder in his home town,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JAFFE, SAMUEL BEN ISAAC ASHKENAZI — (d. late 16th century), commentator on the Midrash. Jaffe was rabbi of the Ashkenazi community of Constantinople. He studied under Joseph Leib. When Samuel reached an advanced age, his son Joseph was appointed to succeed him. Jaffe s fame rests… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JEHIEL MICHAEL (Michel) BEN JUDAH LEIB HE-ḤASID — JEHIEL MICHAEL ( Michel ) BEN JUDAH LEIB HE ḤASID (1680–1728), rabbi, known as R. Michel Ḥasid. Jehiel Michael served as rabbi of Zlotow and other Polish communities before being invited to become head of the Berlin yeshivah, and in 1714, with… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
DULZIN, ARYE LEIB — (1913–1989), Zionist leader and Israeli politician. Born in Minsk, Belorussia, he immigrated with his parents to Mexico in 1928, where he was educated and was for many years active in commerce. From 1931 to 1937 he acted as the honorary general… … 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
HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization … Encyclopedia of Judaism
STERN, JOSEPH — (1803–1858), Hungarian rabbi. Stern was the son in law of menahem stern . He studied with Ḥayyim of Kosov in the home of his father Menahem Mendel of Kosov. Stern claimed that he had studied the Shulḥan Arukh, Yoreh De ah, 140 times and the other … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Keren Hajessod — Der Keren Hajessod (קרן היסוד, hebr.: „Grundfonds“, engl.: The Erez Israel Foundation Fund, deutsch: Palästina Grundfonds) ist die 1921 als zentrale Finanzorganisation des Palästina Aufbaus gegründete Gesellschaft der zionistischen Bewegung. Sie… … Deutsch Wikipedia
