PILGRIM FESTIVALS — (Heb. שָׁלוֹשׁ רְגָלִים, three pilgrim festivals ), collective term for the three festivals of passover , shavuot , and sukkot . The duty of pilgrimage on these three occasions stems from the biblical injunction, Three times a year shall all thy… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
FESTIVALS — (Heb. חַג, hag; מוֹעֵד, mo ed; or יוֹם טוֹב, yom tov). Introduction The root of חַג is חָגֹג ḥagog, to celebrate, or possibly חוּג ḥug, to go round. It is related to the Arabic ḥajja which means to go on a pilgrimage from which comes ḥajj, the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SABBATH AND FESTIVALS — <! > !shavuotfestival of the first fruitscelebrated in a kibbutz in israel with the presentation of first fruits. Shavuot festival of the first fruits celebrated in a kibbutz in Israel with the presentation of first fruits. In the Temple… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SABBATH AND FESTIVALS — Photo: ) Tashlikh a ceremony held near a sea or a running stream on the first day of Rosh Ha Shannah the name deriving from You wilt cast (tashlikh) all their sins into the depths of the sea (Micah 7:19). Photo: Ya acov Sa ar, Israel Government… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Mishpatim — (מִּשְׁפָּטִים Hebrew for “laws,” the second word of the parshah) is the eighteenth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the book of Exodus. It constitutes Exodus 21:1–24:18. Jews in the… … Wikipedia
Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… … Universalium
RELIGIOUS LIFE AND COMMUNITIES — Jews UNDER OTTOMAN RULE The Jews of the pre Zionist old yishuv, both sephardim (from the Orient) and ashkenazim (of European origin), dedicated their lives to the fulfillment of religious precepts: the study of the torah and the meticulous… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jewish religious year — Introduction the cycle of Sabbaths and holidays that are commonly observed by the Jewish religious community and officially in Israel by the Jewish secular community as well. The Sabbath and festivals (feast) are bound to the Jewish… … Universalium
Ki Tisa — Ki Tisa, Ki Tissa, Ki Thissa, or Ki Sisa (כי תשא Hebrew for when you take,” the sixth and seventh words, and first distinctive words in the parshah) is the 21st weekly Torah portion ( parshah ) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the… … Wikipedia
