Kahana — may refer to:* Amalia Kahana Carmon * Eliezer Kahana * Jacob ben Abraham Kahana * Kahana b. Tahlifa * Kahana, Hawaii, a small town South of Kapalua, Hawaii on West Maui* ITC Kahana * Ahupua a O Kahana State Park * An alternate transliteration of… … Wikipedia
KAHANA, ABRAHAM — (1874–1946), biblical scholar and historian. Kahana, who was born in Skomorochy, Russia, was self educated and started writing on Jewish subjects at an early date. In 1923 he emigrated to Palestine where he engaged in teaching and also served as… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Pesiqta de Rab Kahana — Midrasch (hebr. מדרשׁ, pl. Midraschim) ist die Auslegung religiöser Texte im rabbinischen Judentum. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Wortbedeutung 2 Geschichte 3 Form 3.1 Halachische Midraschim 3.2 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pesiqta de-Rav Kahana — La Pessikta deRav Kahana (judéo araméen : פסיקתא דרב כהנא Pesiqta de Rav Kahana, « Sections de Rav Kahana ») est un recueil de midrashei aggada (homélies rabbiniques) sur les fêtes et sabbats spéciaux au cours de l’année. Compilé… … Wikipédia en Français
Pirke De-Rabbi Eliezer — (Aramaic: פרקי דרבי אליעזר) is a aggadic midrashic work on Genesis, part of Exodus, and a few sentences of Numbers, ascribed to R. Eliezer ben Hyrcanus, and composed shortly after 833 CE. It is quoted immediately before the end of the 12th… … Wikipedia
ABBA BAR KAHANA — (late third century), Palestinian amora. It is possible that he was the son of Kahana the Babylonian, the pupil of Rav who immigrated to Ereẓ Israel. Abba quotes halakhot in the name of Ḥanina b. Ḥama and Ḥiyya b. Ashi (Shab. 121b; TJ, Ber. 6:6,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ELEAZAR (Eliezer) HA-KAPPAR — (late second century C.E.), Palestinian tanna, sometimes referred to as Eleazar ha Kappar Beribbi (i.e., the descendant of eminent scholars). It is occasionally difficult to distinguish between the statements of Eleazar and those of bar kappara … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ISRAEL BEN ELIEZER BA'AL SHEM TOV — (known by the initials of Ba al Shem Tov as Besht; c. 1700–1760), charismatic founder and first leader of Ḥasidism in Eastern Europe. (See Chart: Ba al Shem Tov Family). Through oral traditions handed down by his pupils (jacob joseph of Polonnoye … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jacob Neusner bibliography — This is a list of books by Professor Jacob Neusner as of early 2005. Articles, reviews, etc. are not included here.* A Life of Yohanan ben Zakkai. Leiden, 1962: Brill. Abraham Berliner Prize in Jewish History, Jewish Theological Seminary of… … Wikipedia
ḤASIDISM — ḤASIDISM, a popular religious movement giving rise to a pattern of communal life and leadership as well as a particular social outlook which emerged in Judaism and Jewry in the second half of the 18th century. Ecstasy, mass enthusiasm, close knit … Encyclopedia of Judaism