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...
Only then can we fulfill the words of the Prophet Isaiah, who said, “If you turn away your foot from traveling on Shabbos, and refrain from doing your affairs on My holy day, and you treat Shabbos like a delight, honoring Hashem’s holy day; if you honor it by not doing your busin...
doi:10.1080/1350167042000267989ElizabethA.PapazianInformaworldEast European Jewish Affairs
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...
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...
CALLED TO KEEP THE COVENANT-Another great distinctive of this movement is the calling we have from God to keep the Abrahamic Covenant that established us a nation and a people. [And I might add here that this covenant is by God's own words to exist as long as the heavens and earth exi...
Samuel, one of the earliest Babylonian amoraim, interpreted the words of Zech. viii. 10, "neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in," as applying to the restlessness of one who turns from the Talmud and confines himself to the study of the Mishnah (Ḥag. 10a)....
The real Hellenes, however, could not understand the Greek of this Bible, for it was intermixed with many Hebrew expressions, and entirely new meanings were at times given to Greek phrases. On the other hand, Judaism could not appreciate for any length of time the treasure it had acquired ...
Gematria uses the numerical values of the Hebrew letters to see what words and phrases are connected. Here is an example that some might see as the answer to who is supposed to use lights to remind us of God. The Hebrew word that opens this Torah portion, t’tzaveh, which means “...
“ollie” in the dictionary and was successful.A few years ago I made sure to check the dictionary before I told one of my students to look up the meaning of gay after he got insulted by another student. He was smiling when he announced to me that it meant happy. Words have meanings...