Rosh

Rosh

Rosh may mean:

*Rosh, a character mentioned in the Book of Genesis
*ROSH, acronym for Rabbi Asher ben Jehiel (1250-1328) a prominent Talmudic scholar, sometimes called "the Rosh"

ee also

*Rosh Hashanah, the day of the Jewish New year
*Rosh Hashanah (Talmud), a tractate in the Mishna and Talmud dealing with a number of issues, including laws related to the holiday of Rosh Hashanah
*Rosh Chodesh, the first day of each Hebrew month
*Rosh Yeshiva, a title for the religious leader of a Yeshiva, a Jewish school of higher religious study
*Lea Rosh, German television journalist and publicist


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  • Rosh — Lea Rosh [roːs] (* 1. Oktober 1936 in Berlin; eigentlich Edith Renate Ursula Rosh) ist eine deutsche Fernsehjournalistin, Publizistin, FH Dozentin und Unternehmerin. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Öffentliche Debatten um Lea Rosh …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rosh — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. ראש (translittéré en français « roch » ou « rosh ») est un mot hébreu qui signifie « tête ». Il peut désigner aussi : Roch… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • rosh — pi·rosh·ki; rosh; kha·rosh·thi; Rosh; …   English syllables

  • Rosh — n. (Hebrew) start, head, top, beginning (used in expressions such as Rosh Hashana ) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Rosh Chodesh — Rosh Chodesh, ( he. ראש חודש; trans. Beginning of the Month ; lit. Head of the Month ), is the name for the first day of every month in the Hebrew calendar, marked by the appearance of the New Moon. It is considered a minor holiday, akin to the… …   Wikipedia

  • Rosh Hashanah — ).] Rosh Hashanah is observed as a day of rest () for a good year, or shana tova umetukah for a good and sweet year. Because Jews are being judged by God for the coming year, a longer greeting translates as may you be written and sealed for a… …   Wikipedia

  • ROSH HA-SHANAH — (Heb. רֹאשׁ הָשָּׁנָה), the Jewish New Year, the autumn festival celebrated on the first and second days of Tishri. In the Bible The name Rosh Ha Shanah as it is used in the Bible (Ezek. 40:1) simply means the beginning of the year, and does not… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Rosh yeshiva — Rosh yeshiva, (pl. Heb. Roshei yeshiva; Yeshivish Rosh yeshivas), (Hebrew: ראש ישיבה‎), is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy (yeshiva). It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh meaning head, and yeshiva a school of religious… …   Wikipedia

  • Rosh Pinna — Rosh Pina Rosh Pina (he) ראש פינה Données générales Pays  Israël …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rosh Ha'Ayin — Rosh HaAyin  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Roch Hachana. Rosh HaAyin (he) ראש העין (ar) روش …   Wikipédia en Français

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