Pesik reisha — In Halacha (Jewish law) a pesik reisha is an action which will definitely cause as a side effect an action that would be forbidden. The classic case of pesik reisha is the dragging of a heavy chair over soft earth which will definitely result in… … Wikipedia
Pesik — Of all the surnames which derive from the saints and disciples of the Christian church, Petros meaning The rock has provided the world with the greatest number of both given names and the later medieval surnames. In their different spellings… … Surnames reference
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Dosetai — is a Greek given name meaning gift of God . It was extremely popular in late classical Judea and among Jewish communities in Egypt, and corresponds to the Hebrew Mattaniah or Nethaneel, which seems to have been a favorite one both in Palestine… … Wikipedia
Midrash Petirat Moshe — Rabbinic Literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian Talmud Minor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael (Exodus) Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon (Exodus) Sifra (Leviticus) Sifre (Numbers Deuteronomy)… … Wikipedia
Levi II — Levi was a Jewish Palestinian scholar of the 3rd century (third amoraic generation), contemporary of Ze era I and Abba b. Kahana (Yer. Ma as. iii. 51a). In a few instances he is quoted as Levi b. Laḥma (Ḥama; comp. Yer. R. H. iv. 59a with R. H.… … Wikipedia
Adam in rabbinic literature — Adam in rabbinic literature.In rabbinic literatureWhile the generic character that the name of Adam has in the older parts of Scripture, where it appears with the article ( the man ), was gradually lost sight of, his typical character as the… … Wikipedia
Electricity on Shabbat in Jewish law — Jews who observe the Shabbat (Sabbath) have the practice of refraining from turning electricity on or off during Shabbat. In most cases they also abstain from making adjustments to the intensity of an electrical appliance as well. Authorities of… … Wikipedia
Christian anarchism — Part of the Politics series on Anarchism … Wikipedia
