pre-Jew ishadjective pro-Jew ishadjective Discover More Word History and Origins Origin ofJewish1 1540–50;Jew+-ish1; compareOld Englishiudēisc<Late Latiniudē(us) Jew +Old English-isc-ish1 Discover More Compare Meanings How doesJewishcompare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the...
Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms is a unique and much needed guide to the way many Hebrew, Yiddish, and Aramaic words and meanings are used by English speakers. Sol Steinmetz draws upon his years of dictionary editorial experience, as well as his lifelong stud...
been written—moving poetry that seeks to come to terms with the tragedy even in theGerman language—in works byNelly SachsandPaul Celan, among others. Gripping work dealing with the horror, pain, and loss of the Holocaust has appeared in every literarygenreand inmusic,film,painting, and...
“Ideas for a Pure Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy”]), phenomenology does not restrict these data to the range ofsense experiencebut admits on equal terms such nonsensory (“categorial”) data as relations and values, as long as they present themselvesintuitively. Consequently, ...
Of course other scholars differ and think that the transsexual surgery does not impact the halacha in any meaningful way.—Caitlyn is still considered “Bruce” in terms of fulfilling his manly obligations. According to this perspective, human sexuality is something that is fixed and rigid.[4]Mos...
This phase is a product of the translation of Arabic works on philosophy and science. The insufficiency of the old language for the treatment of scientific subjects was supplied by the creation of new word-forms, especially of abstract terms and adjectives, by giving new meanings to old words,...
The same terms are also applied to the days preceding and following any of the festivals; as "'Ereb Pesaḥ," "'Ereb Sukkot," etc. The weekly Sabbaths are distinguished from one another by the lesson from the Pentateuch or by that from the Prophets, read on Sabbath. "Shabbat Bereshit...
In the introductory section of Sefer Hakhmoni as well as in Sefer ha-mazzalot Donnolo ascribes to the term tli two distinct meanings. Firstly, it is the imaginary line connecting the two points known as "lunar nodes," along which the orbit of the Moon intersects the terrestrial ecliptic....
They permitted girls to study it, and declared it to be the only language into which the Torah might be translated (Yer. i. 1). The Jews called themselves Palestinians in religion, but Hellenes in language (Philo, "De Congressu Quærendæ Erud." § 8), and the terms ἡμε...
The scant literary development of Judæo-German previous to the middle of the nineteenth century has left the vocabulary poor; and various means have been used to supply its needs. Some have freely introduced the common terms of the other European languages, while others persist in coining new...