- Industry: Religion
- Number of terms: 8235
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
It is customary in some Jewish communities to place small stones or rocks on a gravesite. I have heard two explanations of this custom: 1) it's a like leaving a calling card for the dead person; or 2) it was a substitute for a tombstone in areas where tombstones tended to get desecrated. See Life, Death and Mourning.
Industry:Religion
A type style used in writing the Hebrew Alphabet, distinguished by crowns on certain letters. Used in Sifrei Torah, Tefillin and Mezuzot.
Industry:Religion
Lit. Booth. The temporary dwellings we live in during the holiday of Sukkot. See also Blessing for Dwelling in the Sukkah.
Industry:Religion
Lit. Casting off. A custom of going to a river and symbolically casting off one's sins. See Rosh Hashanah.
Industry:Religion
613 Commandments. "Taryag" is a way of pronouncing the numeral 613, which is made up of the letters Tav (numerical value 400), Reish (200), Yod (10) and Gimmel (3). See A List of the 613 Mitzvot (Commandments); Halakhah: Jewish Law; Hebrew Alphabet: Numerical Values.
Industry:Religion
Acronym of Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings). Written Torah; what non-Jews call the Old Testament.
Industry:Religion
The fourth month of the Jewish year, occurring in June/July. See Months of the Jewish Year.
Industry:Religion
The most significant collection of the Jewish oral tradition interpreting the Torah.
Industry:Religion
Lit. Small tallit. A four-cornered, poncho-like garment worn under a shirt so that we may have the opportunity to fulfill the commandment to put tzitzit (fringes) on the corners of our garments.
Industry:Religion
