Halevi — may refer to:* Rabbi Aharon HaLevi (אהרן הלוי; 1235 c. 1290) * Ephraim Halevy ( he. אפרים הלוי; born 1934) * Ilan Halevi ( he. ; ) * Rabbi Yehuda Halevi ( he. יהודה הלוי; ) * Rabbi Abraham ibn Daud ha Levi * Adolf Abraham Halevi Fraenkel * Rabbi… … Wikipedia
IBN EZRA, ABRAHAM BEN MEIR — (1089–1164), one of the most important Jewish Bible exegetes; also a poet, composer of piyyutim , grammarian, translator, philosopher, astronomer, and astrologer. Exceptionally erudite, he was among the last creative geniuses of the Spanish… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of German Jews — The Jewish presence in Germany is older than Christianity; the first Jewish population came with the Romans to the city Cologne. A Golden Age in the first millennium saw the emergence of the Ashkenazi Jews, while the persecution and expulsion… … Wikipedia
List of Jews in religion — Biblical figures: See: List of Jewish Biblical figures .Rabbis: See: List of rabbis .Religious Figures by CountryGermanyRabbis* Hermann Adler * Nathan Marcus Adler * Samuel Adler (rabbi) * Amnon of Mainz (Amnon of Mayence, Mentz), medieval rabbi … Wikipedia
Haim Nathan Dembitzer — (June 29, 1820, Krakow November 20, 1892, Krakow) was a Polish Galician rabbi and historian. Biography His father, Jekuthiel Solomon, a scholarly merchant who claimed he was a descendant of R. Moses Isserles, died in 1833, aged forty one. While… … Wikipedia
Parashah — EstherThe book of Esther is traditionally read by Jews on the holiday of Purim from a handwritten scroll on parchment that must be halakhically valid. This means that the rules of open and closed parashot are of more practical relevance for… … Wikipedia
Ritual washing in Judaism — Part of Judaic series of articles on Ritual purity in Judaism … Wikipedia
WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period … Encyclopedia of Judaism