ARAKHIN — (Aram. עֲרָכִין, Valuations ), the fifth tractate of the Mishnah, Tosefta, and Babylonian Talmud in the order of Kodashim. Mishnah tractate Arakhin portrays the system of votive donations that financed the Temple s maintenance – as distinct from… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HEKDESH — (Heb. הֶקְדֵשׁ), consecrated property, property dedicated to the needs of the temple ; in post talmudic times the term hekdesh without qualification (setam hekdesh) came to mean property set aside for charitable purposes or for the fulfillment of … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Metzora (parsha) — Metzora, Metzorah, M’tzora, Mezora, Metsora, or M’tsora (מְּצֹרָע Hebrew for “one being diseased,” the ninth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 28th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah… … Wikipedia
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Kodashim — This page is about Kodashim, a section of the mishnah. See Kedoshim (parsha) for the Torah portion by that name. Kodashim or Qodhashim (Hebrew קדשים, Holy Things) is the fifth Order in the Mishna (also the Tosefta and Talmud). Of the six Orders… … Wikipedia
Mishpatim — (מִּשְׁפָּטִים Hebrew for “laws,” the second word of the parshah) is the eighteenth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the book of Exodus. It constitutes Exodus 21:1–24:18. Jews in the… … Wikipedia
Tazria — Tazria, Thazria, Thazri’a, Sazria, or Ki Tazria’ (תזריע Hebrew for she conceives,” the 13th word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 27th weekly Torah portion ( parshah ) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the… … Wikipedia
Shlach — Shlach, Shelach, Sh lah, Shlach Lecha, or Sh’lah L’kha (שלח or שלח לך Hebrew for send” or “send to you,” ) is the 37th weekly Torah portion ( parshah ) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the book of Numbers. It… … Wikipedia
Bechukotai — (alternately Bechukosai, B hukkothai, etc.; Hebrew: בחוקותי, by my decrees” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah ) is the 33rd weekly Torah portion ( parshah ) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the 10th… … Wikipedia
ORGAN — Antiquity In its conventional form, an organ is basically a set of pipes activated by compressed air, under the control of a keyboard. It is thought to have been invented in Hellenistic Alexandria around the beginning of the second century C.E.,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
