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The Dead Sea Scrolls
The first of the Dead Sea Scroll discoveries occurred in 1947 in Qumran, a village situated about twenty miles east of Jerusalem on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. A young Bedouin shepherd,…U.S. Jewish Population?
The Question: What is the approximate Jewish population in the United States? The Answer: According to the Jewish Virtual Library,…Nabucco
Music:Giuseppe VerdiLibretto:Temistocle SoleraPremiere:Milan, March 9, 1842 Verdi's first truly successful opera opens in ancient Jerusalem, as King Nabucco of Babylon, whose daughter Fenena…Jewish Holidays
The Question: What are the three most important holidays in the Jewish religion and how many holidays are there altogether? The Answer: The two most important Jewish holidays are Rosh Hashanah…Shekinah
(Encyclopedia) ShekinahShekinahshēkīˈnə [key] [Heb.,=dwelling, presence], in Judaism, term used in the Targum (Aramaic translation of the Hebrew Bible) and elsewhere to indicate the manifestation of…Winter Holidays 2015: Traditions and Celebrations
Major Celebrations Advent: Nov. 27–Dec. 24 The start of the Christmas season Hanukkah: Dec. 24–Jan. 1 The "festival of lights" celebrates Jewish triumphs…Winter Holiday Roundup
Learn More About Major December Celebrations Advent: Variable, beginning on the fourth Sunday before Christmas. The start of the Christmas season Hanukkah: Variable…Saadia ben Joseph al-Fayumi
(Encyclopedia) Saadia ben Joseph al-FayumiSaadia ben Joseph al-Fayumisäˈdēä, äl-fīy&oomacr;ˈmē [key], 882–942, Jewish scholar, b. Egypt. He was known as Saadia Gaon. He was the head of the great…Sabbath
(Encyclopedia) Sabbath [Heb.,=repose], in Judaism, last day of the week (Saturday), observed as a rest day for the twenty-five hours commencing with sundown on Friday. In the biblical account of…Strauss, Leo
(Encyclopedia) Strauss, Leo, 1899–1973, American philosopher, b. Hesse, Germany. Strauss fled the Nazis and in 1938 came to the United States, where he taught at the New School in New York City (1938…Trending
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