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Rudolf Hess
History; Israeli history

(1894-1987) Deputy and close associate of Hitler from the earliest days of the Nazi movement. On May 10, 1941, he flew alone from Augsburg and parachuted, landing in Scotland ...

Karaites
History; Israeli history

Derived from Heb., qara, “scripture.” A Middle Eastern heterodox Jewish group that arose in opposition to Rabbinic Judaism in the 8th century CE and emphasized the written ...

Masoretes
History; Israeli history

Derived from masorah, meaning "tradition"; the Masoretes were the rabbis in ninth-century Palestine who sought to preserve the traditional text of the Bible (hence called the ...

Hasmoneans
History; Israeli history

Descendants of Hashmon, a Jewish family that included the Maccabees and the high priests and kings who ruled Judea from 142 to 63 B.C.E.

Levite
History; Israeli history

Descendents of Levi, the Levites tasks are to assist the Kohanim in matters relating to the Temple.

Chillul Hashem
History; Israeli history

Desecration of the divine name. Concept that one should not perform a negligible act lest an onlooker associate it with the teachings of Judaism and look down upon God.

Hillul Hashem/Chillul Hashem
History; Israeli history

Desecration of the Divine Name. Jewish concept that performing a dishonorable act or one that is against Jewish teachings while in public brings shame to both God and the Jews.

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