Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
JAWITZ, ZE'EV — (1847–1924), writer and historian. Jawitz was born in Kolno to a wealthy family distinguished in lineage, scholarship, and piety. After an unsuccessful attempt at business, he devoted all his time to writing and scholarship. He contributed to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KEFAR ḤITTIM — (Heb. כְּפַר חִטִּים), moshav shittufi northwest of Tiberias. After earlier attempts at settlement failed, the settlement was renewed in 1924 by a Ha Po el ha Mizrachi moshav group, which was replaced in 1932 by a group of Sephardi Jews who left… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Bennington College — Infobox University name =Bennington College native name = latin name = motto = established =1932 type =Private Liberal Arts endowment =$12,000,000 staff = faculty = president =Elizabeth Coleman provost =Elissa Tenny principal = rector =… … Wikipedia
MIZRACHI — (term coined from some of the letters of the Hebrew words merkaz ruḥani, spiritual center), religious Zionist movement whose aim was expressed in its motto: The Land of Israel for the people of Israel according to the Torah of Israel (coined by… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction CHILDREN S LITERATURE IN HEBREW early period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ḤABIB, ḤAYYIM BEN MOSES BEN SHEM TOV — (16th century), rabbinical author. Among the Jews exiled from Portugal in 1497, he escaped to Fez. In 1505 he compiled over 3,000 responsa of solomon b. abraham adret , in Sefer ha Battim. Ḥ.J.D. Azulai heard of the existence of the manuscript in … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KLAR, BENJAMIN MENAḤEM — (1901–1948), Israeli Hebrew scholar. Klar, born in Linets, Ukraine, was educated at the university and the Jewish Theological Seminary in Vienna. In 1936 he emigrated to Palestine and taught at the Mizrachi Teachers Seminary in Jerusalem, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PRAYER BOOKS — Books containing the texts of the customary daily prayers did not exist in ancient times. Sources of tannaitic and amoraic times take it as understood that prayer is by heart (e.g., Ber. 5:3–5; RH 4:5–6; Ta an. 2:2). In public prayer the reader… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZECHARIAH — ZECHARIAH, son of Jeberechiah, one of the two faithful witnesses to isaiah s prophecy when he wrote on a sheet to maher shalal ḥash baz and named his newborn son Maher Shalal Hash Baz ( Plunder hastens, booty speeds ), as a sign that before the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
