YAHUDA, ABRAHAM SHALOM — (1877–1951), Orientalist. Born in Jerusalem of a Baghdad family, Yahuda was taught by his brother ISAAC EZEKIEL YAHUDA, who was 13 years his senior and the author of a comprehensive collection of Arabic proverbs (Mishlei Arav, 1932). At the age… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Abraham Yahuda — Infobox Scientist name = Abraham S. Yahuda image width = 250px caption = Left to Right: Ramón Pérez de Ayala, Albert Einstein, and Abraham Yahuda at the Central University of Madrid in 1933 birth date = 1877 birth place = Jerusalem residence =… … Wikipedia
MA'TUK, SULAYMAN BEN DAVID — (18th century), paytan and astronomer who lived in Baghdad. Ma tuk was a descendant of R. Ma tuk, the nasi of the Jewish community of ʾAna. The latter fled to Baghdad with his family in the first quarter of the 17th century, under the threats of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
FOLKLORE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LADINO — (Latino), or Judeo Spanish, the spoken and written Hispanic language of Jews of Spanish origin. It has no connection with the Rheto Romance dialect (Ladin) spoken in the Italian Tyrol. Over the centuries, various names have been given to this… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HAGGADAH, PASSOVER — (Heb. הַגָּדָה; telling ), a set form of benedictions, prayers, midrashic comments and psalms recited at the seder ritual on the eve of passover . INTRODUCTION The Haggadah is based on the seder service prescribed by the Mishnah (Pes. 10),… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SAMARITANS — This article is arranged according to the following outline: history samaritan origins samaritans in the time of nehemiah the samaritans in the second temple period samaritans in the graeco roman diaspora excavations on mt. gerizim late roman to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
