Israeli history

Israeli history

The history of Israel encompasses the history of the modern State of Israel, as well as that of the Jews in the Land of Israel.

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Israeli history

(Pesach) The major Jewish spring holiday (with agricultural aspects) also known as hag hamatzot (festival of unleavened bread) commemorating the Exodus or deliverance of the Hebrew people from Egypt ...

Kohen or Cohen

History; Israeli history

An Israelite priest, generally descended from the tribe of Levi.

Mitnaged

History; Israeli history

Traditionalist and rationalistic Jewish opponents of eighteenth-century Jewish Hasidism.

mitzvah

History; Israeli history

A ritual or ethical duty or act of obedience to God's will.

nigun

History; Israeli history

Wordless prayer melody, usually repeated many times over to create a spiritual mood.

Posek

History; Israeli history

The rabbi one consults for halakhic decisions; an authority on Jewish Law.

sopher

History; Israeli history

Used as a general designation for scholars and copyists in both talmudic and later literature; a “scholastic,” a learned researcher whose vocation was the study and teaching of the tradition. In ...