Hayyim ben Joseph Vital — (Calabria, 1543[1] – Damascus, 23 April 1620[2]) was a rabbi in Safed and the foremost disciple of Isaac Luria. He recorded much of his master s teachings. After Vital s death his writings spread having a powerful impact on various circles… … Wikipedia
List of synagogues — A list of synagogues around the world.A* Afghanistan: Charshi Torabazein Synagogue (Kabul), Yu Aw Synagogue (Herat) * Albania: Valona Synagogue (Vlorë) * Algeria: Great Synagogue (Oran) * Argentina: Mishkan Centro de Espiritualidad Judía (Buenos… … Wikipedia
BURSA — (Brusa, formerly Prusa), city in northwestern Anatolia, capital of the Ottomans in the 14th century; afterward a provincial capital. According to seven Hebrew inscriptions from 820 C.E., Jews lived in Bursa in the Byzantine period. When Bursa was … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… … Universalium
List of synagogues in Turkey — This is a list of notable synagogues in the Republic of Turkey.Istanbul* Ohrida Ahrida Synagogue * The Ashkenazi Synagogue * Bet Israel Synagogue * Etz Ahayim Synagogue * The Italian Synagogue * Zulfaris (now the Jewish Museum of Turkey) * Neve … Wikipedia
Talmud-Torah — Sièges d enfant dans une synagogue italienne, anciennement utilisés par le Talmud Torah local Les écoles de Talmud Torah furent créées dans le monde juif, tant ashkénaze que séfarade, afin de pourvoir un enseignement primaire aux enfants issus de … Wikipédia en Français
Talmud Torah — Sièges d enfant dans une synagogue italienne, anciennement utilisés par le Talmud Torah local Les écoles de Talmud Torah furent créées dans le monde juif, tant ashkénaze que séfarade, afin de pourvoir un enseignement primaire aux enfants issus de … Wikipédia en Français
CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM — (also known as Masorti Judaism), one of the three principal modern Jewish religious denominations, emerging, along with Reform and Orthodoxy, in the 19th century era of emancipation. After the denial of emancipation to Central European Jewry by… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Talmud Torah — schools were created in the Jewish world, both Ashkenazic and Sephardic, as a form of public primary school for boys of modest backgrounds, where they were given an elementary education in Hebrew, the Scriptures (especially the Pentateuch), and… … Wikipedia
Torah study — is the study by Jewish people of the Torah, Hebrew Bible, Talmud, responsa, rabbinic literature and similar works, all of which are Judaism s religious texts. Ideally within Judaism it is done for the purpose of the mitzvah ( commandment ) of… … Wikipedia
