- semikah
- se·mi·kah
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Semicha in sacrifices — See Semicha article about ordination of rabbis .Semicha in sacrifices was the placing/leaning [of the hands] before the offering of a korban ( animal sacrifice ) in the Temple in Jerusalem. This involved pressing firmly on the head of the… … Wikipedia
Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor — (or Isaac Elhanan Spector) (1817–March 6, 1896) ( he. יצחק אלחנן ספקטור) was a Russian rabbi, Posek and Talmudic sage of the 19th century. Early struggles Spektor was born in Resh, government of Grodno, then part of the Russian Empire. His father … Wikipedia
Levi Ibn Chaviv — Rabbi Levi Ibn Habib was rabbi of Jerusalem; born at Zamora, Spain, about 1480; died at Jerusalem about 1545.Under King Manuel of Portugal, and when about seventeen, he was compelled to submit to baptism, but at the first opportunity fled to… … Wikipedia
Laws and customs of the Land of Israel in Judaism — (Hebrew: מצוות התלויות בארץ; translit. Mitzvot Ha teluyot Be aretz) are special Jewish laws that apply only to the Land of Israel. According to a standard view, 26 of the 613 mitzvot apply only in the Land of Israel.[1] Overall, the laws and… … Wikipedia
Takkanah — A takkanah is a major legislative enactment within halakha (Jewish law), the normative system of Judaism s laws.A takkanah is an enactment which (1) revises an ordinance that no longer satisfies the requirements of the times or circumstances, or… … Wikipedia
Sanhedrin — • The supreme council and court of justice among the Jews Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sanhedrin Sanhedrin † … Catholic encyclopedia
Mantle — 1) Heb. addereth, a large over garment. This word is used of Elijah s mantle (1 Kings 19:13, 19; 2 Kings 2:8, 13, etc.), which was probably a sheepskin. It appears to have been his only garment, a strip of skin or leather binding it to his… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
KARO (J.) — KARO JOSEPH (1488 1575) Maître des talmudistes et de la communauté de Safed au XVIe siècle, Joseph Karo naquit sans doute à Tolède en Espagne. Après l’expulsion de 1492, sa famille s’exila au Portugal et prit le chemin de la Turquie. Il vécut là… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Rabbi — jüdischer Priester; Rabbiner; jüdischer Geistlicher * * * Rạb|bi 〈m.; s, s od. bi|nen; Ehrentitel für〉 jüd. Schriftgelehrter [<grch. rhabbi <hebr. rabbi, Anredeform zu rabb „Herr, Lehrer“] * * * Rạb|bi, der; [s], …inen, auch: s… … Universal-Lexikon
