Pesahim (Hebrew: פסחים, lit. "Passovers") is the third tractate of "Seder Moed" ("Order of Festivals") of the "
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TALMUD, BABYLONIAN — (Heb. תַּלְמוּד בַּבְלִי), a literary work of monumental proportions (5,894 folio pages in the standard printed editions), which draws upon the totality of the spiritual, intellectual, ethical, historical, and legal traditions produced in… … 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
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS — Oil lamp, provenance unknown, 5th–6th century C.E. Bronze, 10.5 × 9.5 × 17.0 cm. 89.114/1. Schloessinger collection, Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, exhibited at The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Photo © The Israel Museum … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Passover — This article is about the Jewish holiday. For other uses, see Passover (disambiguation). Passover Seder plate with symbolic foods Official name Hebrew: פסח (Pesach) Obs … Wikipedia
ISAAC BEN ABRAHAM OF NARBONNE — (13th century), halakhist of Provence. Almost no biographical details on him are known. He was a pupil (according to some, a colleague disciple) of Naḥmanides and jonah gerondi and one of the teachers of solomon b. abraham adret . Some identify… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Abbahu — ( he. אבהו) was a Jewish Talmudist, known as an amora, who lived in the Land of Israel, of the 3rd amoraic generation (about 279 320), sometimes cited as R. Abbahu of Caesarea (Ḳisrin). His rabbinic education was acquired mainly at Tiberias, in… … Wikipedia
Exilarch — An exhibit depicting Exilarch Huna at the Beit Hatefutsot Exilarch (Hebrew: ראש גלות Rosh Galut, Aramaic: ריש גלותא Reish Galuta lit. head of the exile , Greek: Æchmalotarcha) refers to the leaders of the Diaspora Jewish community in Babylon… … Wikipedia
Jose ben Halafta — Rabbi Jose ben Halafta or Yose ben Halafta (Hebrew: רבי יוסי בן חלפתא) was a Tanna of the fourth generation (2nd century CE). Jose was a student of Rabbi Akiba and was regarded as one of the foremost scholars of halakha and aggadah of his day. He … Wikipedia
AGGADAH or HAGGADAH — (Heb. הַגָּדָה, אַגָּדָה; narrative ), one of the two primary components of rabbinic tradition, the other being halakhah, usually translated as Jewish Law (see: kadushin , The Rabbinic Mind, 59f.). The term aggadah itself is notoriously difficult … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AMORAIM — (Aram. אָמוֹרָאִים), designation of the scholars in the Land of Israel and Babylonia who succeeded the tannaim and preceded (in Babylonia) the savoraim and geonim. (See Table: Heads of Academies.) The composition of the Mishnah by R. Judah ha… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
