“Heaven” (name for God)
From the Encyclopaedia Judaica 7:682 The Earliest occurrences (except for Dan. 4:23 : “It is Heaven that rules”) of the substitution of the word “Heaven”
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From the Encyclopaedia Judaica 7:682 The Earliest occurrences (except for Dan. 4:23 : “It is Heaven that rules”) of the substitution of the word “Heaven”
This informative excerpt from the Encyclopedia Judaica 2:81-82 provides a detailed explanation of the significance and symbolism involved in the act of ritual immersion or
Page 313 Tal. 64b …’Who is ger toshavגר תושבger: “foreigner” or “alien” + toshav: “resident”,”resident alien”is a halakhic term used in Judaism to designate the
From the Encyclopaedia Judaica 2:165 Designation in the New Testament (Luke 16:22-31) of the abode of the blessed souls of pious and poor in the
sayer, spokesman Term used originally for the “interpreter,” who communicated audibly to the assembled pupils the lessons of the rabbinic teacher. It was later applied
Amoraim designation of the scholars who were active from the period of the completion of the Minshnah (c. 200 C.E.) until the completion of the
High Priest of the family of Anan the son Of Seth. Appointed to the office by Agrippa II in 62 C.E.,Anan officiated for three months
(Holman Bible Dictionary) (assh’ tuhrahth) is the plural form of Ashtoreth, a Canaanite goddess of fertility, love, and war and the daughter of the god
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Astarte (from Greek ?στ?ρτη (Astárt?)) is the name of a goddess as known from Northwestern Semitic regions, cognate in
(From Easton’s Bible Dictionary) plural of Baal; images of the god Baal (Judges 2:11; 1 Samuel 7:4).
From When a Jew Celebrates In the Bible and the Talmud there were two separate ceremonies Connected with marriage. There was the ceremony of betrothal
From Jewish Marriage pages 21-22 The woman’s position regarding birth control emanates directly from extreme sensitivity of the Torah The first five books of the
A method or doctrine dealing with cases of conscience and the resolution of questions of right or wrong in conduct.
From When A Jew Celebrates Pages 20 -22 On the eighth day after birth, Jewish boys are circumcised. According to the Torah, this ceremony began
nounan ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was
From the Encylopaedia Judaica Yom ha Kippurim, (/ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊər, ˌjɔːm ˈkɪpər, ˌjoʊm-/;[1] Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר, Yōm Kippūr, [ˈjom kiˈpuʁ] one of the “apointed seasons of
a: discussion and reasoning by dialogue as a method of intellectual investigation. b: the Platonic investigation of eternal ideals
The Almighty God (EL= Almightyness, Shaddai = Exhautless Bounty) Found in Genesis 43:14 El Shaddai (Hebrew: אֵל שַׁדַּי, romanized: ʾĒl Šaddāy; IPA: [el ʃadːaj]) or just Shaddai
One of God’s Names God The Creator Elohim (Hebrew: אֱלֹהִים, romanized: ʾĔlōhīm: [(ʔ)eloˈ(h)im]), the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the
adjective 1a. designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone < a body of ~ legal doctrine b. of or relating to a small
The history of a linguistic form (as a word) shown by tracing it’s development since it’s earliest recorded occurrence in athe language where it is
To explain, interpret, fr. ex-the geisthai to lead – more at SEEK an explanation or critical inter operation of a text.
From When a Jew Celebrates Redeeming the firstborn is another traditional ceremony marked for some babies – firstborn sons. (This refers only to the
From the Encyclopedia Judaica (Valley of Ben-Hinnom, Valley of [the Son(s) of Hinnom, Gehenna) a valley south of Jerusalem on one of the borders between
Lit. ” proselyte settler” i.e., a Gentile who renounces idolatry to become a settler in Palestine.
Paska 22 The phrase “taking God’s Name in vain” or it’s equivalent “false swearing” is interpreted successively as follows: Study Torah and not imparting it’s
The Study of halakhah in the rabbinic period and beyond it became the supreme religious duty. Because of it’s difficult subject matter and it’s importance
Jewish Marriage (A Halakhic Ethic) The Husband has ten essential obligations. Briefly, they are as follows: to sustain his wife to provide adequate clothing to
The act of marriage creates certain rights and duties between husband and wife. In performing them both parties have to conduct themselves according to the
From the Encyclopaedia Judaica 8:1122 The Husband’s duty to cohabit with his wife stems from biblical law (Exodus 21:10) and he is obliged to do
From the Encyclopaedia Judaica 8:1120 A husband has ten obligations toward his wife (or her descendants) and four rights in respect of her, The obligations
“incline the heart to the Lord” Joshua 24:3 “Make oneself a new heart” Ezekiel 18:31 “circumcise the heart” Jer. 4:4 “wash the heart” Jer. 4:14
Joshua (/ˈdʒɒʃuə/) also known as Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ Yəhōšuaʿ, Tiberian: Yŏhōšuaʿ, lit. ‘Yahweh is salvation’) Yeshua or Y’shua (ישוע; with vowel pointing Hebrew: יֵשׁוּעַ, romanized:
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