Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
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
GENIZAH, CAIRO — Introduction The term genizah is a word shortened from the rabbinical Hebrew phrase bet genizah (see also genizah ). Its counterpart in late biblical Hebrew is genez (pl. genazim, ginzei) which in Esther evidently means a treasury, as well as the … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LINGUISTIC LITERATURE, HEBREW — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction foreword the beginning of linguistic literature linguistic literature and its background the development of linguistic literature Foreword: A Well Defined Unit the four… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Nazarene (title) — For other uses, see Nazarene (disambiguation). Mary s Well, said to be the site of the Annunciation, Nazareth, 1917 Nazarene is a title applied to Jesus (c. 4 BC c. AD 30), who grew up in Nazareth … Wikipedia
Chief Rabbi — Chief Rabbinate redirects here. See also Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country s Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular… … Wikipedia
List of Jews from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus — This List of Jews contains individuals who, in accordance with Wikipedia s and policies, have been identified as Jews by . A few years before the Shoah, the Jewish population of the Soviet lands (excluding the Baltic states) stood at over 5… … Wikipedia
Jüdische Familiennamen — weisen etymologische Besonderheiten auf, die nachfolgend dargestellt werden sollen. Dieser Artikel beschränkt sich vorerst auf das aschkenasische Judentum. Die sephardischen, orientalischen, slawischen und neu hebräischen Namen bleiben hier… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Jüdischer Familienname — Jüdische Familiennamen weisen etymologische Besonderheiten auf, die nachfolgend dargestellt werden sollen. Dieser Artikel beschränkt sich vorerst auf das aschkenasische Judentum. Die sephardischen, orientalischen, slawischen und neu hebräischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
HISTORY — For Prehistory see archaeology ; for Biblical and Second Temple periods, see history . Destruction of the Second Temple until the Arab Conquest (70–640 C.E.) THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR OF 66–70 C.E. The Jewish war against the Romans, which lasted… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LABOR — In the Bible and Apocrypha The Bible regards labor as human destiny and an aspect of the order of heaven and earth and all therein. According to Genesis 2:5, a condition of the creation of plant life was the presence of a human being to cultivate … Encyclopedia of Judaism
