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Simeon ben Zemah Duran — (1361 1444) (Hebrew: שמעון בן צמח דוראן), known as Rashbatz (רשב ץ), was a Rabbinical authority, student of philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, and especially of medicine, which he practised for a number of years at Palma (de Majorca). Biography… … Wikipedia
History of the Jews in Aden — The Jews of Aden are those Jews who were born in, or whose recent ancestors lived, in Aden , on the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula, bordering in Hadramaut akin to Biblical Chatzar Mavet. Aden is a sea port on the Red Sea, previously… … Wikipedia
Litany — Form of responsorial prayer in which the leader makes varying invocations, which are answered with a consistent refrain: Holy Mary, Mother of God . . . Pray for us. Saint Michael . . . Pray for us. Saints Peter and Paul . . . Pray for … Historical dictionary of sacred music
Spanish and Portuguese Jews — are a distinctive sub group of Sephardim who have their main ethnic origins within the crypto Jewish communities of the Iberian peninsula and who shaped communities mainly in Western Europe and the Americas from the late 16th century on. These… … Wikipedia
Jewish cuisine — is a collection of international cookery traditions linked by Jewish dietary laws (kashrus) and Jewish holiday traditions. Certain foods, notably pork and shellfish, are forbidden; meat and dairy are not combined, and meat must be ritually… … Wikipedia
Genesis Rabbah — Rabbinic Literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian Talmud Minor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael (Exodus) Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon (Exodus) Sifra (Leviticus) Sifre (Numbers Deuteronomy)… … Wikipedia
Efes Daromi — Efes was a scholar of the 3rd century, secretary to the patriarch Judah I (Gen. R. lxxv. 5), and one of the last tannaim. After Judah s death, while Efes conducted a college in southern Judea, on account of which he was called Efes (in Yerushalmi … Wikipedia
Four Species — The Four Species (Hebrew: ארבעת המינים, Arba at Ha Minim , also called Arba Minim ) are three types of branches and one type of fruit which are held together and waved in a special ceremony during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The waving of the… … Wikipedia
Shavuot — Ruth in Boaz s Field Official name Hebrew: שבועות or חג שבעות (Ḥag HaShavuot or Shavuot) … Wikipedia
Italian Jews — can be used in a broad sense to mean all Jews living in Italy or in a narrower sense to mean the ancient community who use the Italian rite, as distinct from newer arrivals who use the Sephardi or Ashkenazi rite.DivisionsItalian Jews historically … Wikipedia
