Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen — Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen, also known as Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America (RSA), and often referred to as just Chofetz Chaim (חָפֵץ חַיִּים) is a major Orthodox yeshiva in the United States based in Kew Gardens… … Wikipedia
VANCOUVER — VANCOUVER, city in British Columbia and largest in Western Canada, with a population of nearly 2 million in 2001, including a Jewish community of 22,590. Jewish life in Vancouver began in the early 1880s, when a small number of pioneers arrived… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… … Universalium
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES, city in S. California with approximately 4,000,000 inhabitants occupying 469 square miles of territory; the third most populous city in the U.S. and the largest city in area in the world. Los Angeles County is the home of some… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Telshe yeshiva — Old photo of Telshe yeshiva, Telšiai, Lithuania Address 28400 Euclid Avenue Wickliffe, Ohio … Wikipedia
List of high schools in New York City — For all other high schools within the state of New York, excluding New York City (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island), see List of high schools in New York. This is a list of high schools in New York City. Contents 1 Bronx 2… … Wikipedia
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Arnold Resnicoff — Arnold E. Resnicoff Rabbi Arnold E. Resnicoff Religion Judaism Personal Nationality American … Wikipedia
education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… … Universalium
