JACOB — (Heb. יַעֲקֹב ,יַעֲקוֹב), younger twin son of isaac and rebekah , third of the patriarchs of the people of Israel. His father was 60 years old at the time of Jacob s birth, which occurred after 20 years of childless marriage (Gen. 25:20, 26).… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jacob Ettlinger — (March 17, 1798 – December 7, 1871) (Hebrew: יעקב עטלינגר) was a German rabbi and author, and one of the leaders of Orthodox Judaism.He was born at Karlsruhe and died at Altona. He received his early education from his father Aaron, who was… … Wikipedia
Synagogue Rodef Shalom de Pittsburgh — 40° 26′ 53″ N 79° 56′ 37″ W / 40.44805556, 79.94361111 … Wikipédia en Français
B'nai Jacob — (Hebrew: Sons of Jacob ), or B nai Jacob Synagogue or Congregation B nai Jacob or variations, may refer to: Congregation B nai Jacob (Woodbridge, Connecticut) B nai Jacob Synagogue (Ottumwa, Iowa), listed on the National Register of Historic… … Wikipedia
FRANK, JACOB, AND THE FRANKISTS — Jacob Frank (1726–1791) was the founder of a Jewish sect named after him which comprised the last stage in the development of the Shabbatean movement. He was born Jacob b. Judah Leib in Korolowka (Korolevo), a small town in Podolia. His family… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Première synagogue roumano-américaine — 40° 43′ 12″ N 73° 59′ 20″ W / 40.72, 73.9888 … Wikipédia en Français
Hurva Synagogue — The Hurva Synagogue, 2010 Basic information Location 89 ha Yehudim Street Old City of Jerusalem [1 … Wikipedia
ABULAFIA, ḤAYYIM BEN JACOB — (II) (c. 1660–1744), rabbi, known as the Second. He is grandson of hayyim ben jacob abulafia the First. About 1666 the Abulafia family moved from Hebron to Jerusalem, where Hayyim studied with Moses Galante and others. In 1699 he went on a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
FRANKS, JACOB — (1688–1769), New York City merchant and founder of a prominent mercantile family. Franks, born in London, arrived in New York in 1708 or 1709. He became a freeman of New York in 1711. A year later he married Abigail Bilhah Levy, daughter of moses … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HANNAH AND HER SEVEN SONS — HANNAH AND HER SEVEN SONS, a story told in II maccabees , Chapter 7, of seven brothers who were seized along with their mother by antiochus IV Epiphanes, presumably shortly after the beginning of the religious persecutions in 167/166 B.C.E., and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
