SHOVAVIM TAT — (Heb. שׁוׁבָבִים תַּ״ת), an acrostic composed of the initial letters of the names of the first eight weekly sidrot ( Torah portions ) of the Book of Exodus which are read in the winter months between Ḥanukkah and purim . Since diseases were… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Shovevim — (Hebrew: שובבי ם ) is an acronym for the Jewish weekly Torah portions of Shemot , Va era , Bo , B Shallach , Yitro and Mishpatim . The period in which those portions are read typically falls around January February.During this 6 week time period… … Wikipedia
Shaar Hashamayim Yeshiva — Shaar Hashamayim Yeshiva, located in the Mekor Baruch neighborhood of Jerusalem, was founded in 1906 by Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Leib Auerbach, author of Chacham Lev , and kabbalist Rabbi Shimon Tzvi Horowitz, for the purpose of teaching and studying… … Wikipedia
Kabbalah — (Cabala, Kabala, Qabalah) The mysticism of classical Judaism, and part of the foundation of the Western magical tradition. Kabbalah is derived from the Hebrew word QBL (Qibel), meaning “to receive” or “that which is received.” It refers… … Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology
DEMONS, DEMONOLOGY — A demon is an evil spirit, or devil, in the ordinary English usage of the term. This definition is, however, only approximate. In polytheistic religions the line between gods and demons is a shifting one: there are both good demons and gods who… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
FASTING AND FAST DAYS — FASTING AND FAST DAYS, the precept (or custom) of refraining from eating and drinking. In the Bible Although the origins of the ritual of fasting are obscure, several current theories claim that it originated as (1) a spiritual preparation for… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MONDAY AND THURSDAY — (in Heb. Sheni va Ḥamishi, the second and fifth (day of the week) ), those days on which the liturgy of the morning service includes additional penitential and supplicatory prayers (among them the long Taḥanun ). On these days, in ancient times,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
OTTOLENGO, SAMUEL DAVID BEN JEHIEL — (d. 1718), Italian rabbi, kabbalist, and poet. Samuel was born in Casale Monferrato and studied under moses zacuto and Benjamin Cohen. He served as chief rabbi of Padua and later of Venice. His published works are Kiryati Ne emanah (Venice,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SELIḤOT — (Heb. סְלִיחוֹת). The word seliḥah means forgiveness, and in the singular is used to indicate a piyyut whose subject is a plea for forgiveness for sins. In the plural, the word is used for a special order of service consisting of non statutory… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZACUTO, MOSES BEN MORDECAI — (c. 1620–1697), kabbalist and poet. Zacuto, who was born into a Portuguese Marrano family in Amsterdam, studied Jewish subjects under saul levi morteira (an elegy on the latter s death by Zacuto was published by D. Kaufmann in REJ, 37 (1898),… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
