Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
JOSHUA BEN KORḤA — (middle of the second century C.E.), tanna. He is quoted four times in the Mishnah. In two of these cases (Ber. 2:2, Ned. 3:11) his statements have an aggadic character, and in two others (RH 4:4, San. 7:5) they are of a more halakhic nature. He… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AM HA-AREẒ — (Heb. עַם־הָאָרֶץ; lit., people of the land ). Bible In biblical Hebrew, the signification of the term varies in accord with its context. (a) Generally, it denotes population, whether Israelite (II Kings 16:15; 25:3; Ezek. 39:13; 45:22) or non… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MA'ASER SHENI — (מעשר שני) second tithe, name of a tractate in the Mishnah, Tosefta and Jerusalem Talmud, expounding on the biblical commandment (Dt. 14:22–27) to set aside a tenth of one s produce, to be consumed before the Lord thy God, in the place which he… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BERAKHOT — (Heb. בְּרָכוֹת: Benedictions, Blessings ), first tractate of the Mishnah, Tosefta, Palestinian and Babylonian Talmuds. On its placement at the head of the order Zera im, which deals with agricultural laws, see Zera im . The tractate deals with… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ROME — ROME, capital of Italy. The Classical Period THE MIDDLE AND LATE REPUBLIC The earliest record of contact between Jews and the Roman Republic is the embassy sent by judah the Maccabee to Rome, headed by Eupolemos ben Joḥanan, and Jason ben Eleazar … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Baraita on the Erection of the Tabernacle — is a Baraita cited several times by Hai Gaon, by Nathan ben Jehiel in the Aruk , as well as in Rashi, Yalḳut, and Maimonides. Rashi calls it a Mishnah . It treats in fourteen sections (in the Munich MS., sections i. and ii. constitute one… … Wikipedia
