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(Encyclopedia) rabbi [Heb.,=my master; my teacher], the title of a Jewish spiritual leader. The role of the rabbi has undergone a number of transformations. In the Talmudic period, rabbis were…Akiba ben Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Akiba ben JosephAkiba ben Josephəkēˈbə [key], c.a.d. 50–c.a.d. 135, Jewish Palestinian religious leader, one of the founders of rabbinic Judaism. Although the facts of his life are…Schneerson, Menachem Mendel
(Encyclopedia) Schneerson, Menachem Mendel, 1902–94, American rabbi, b. Nikolayev, Russia (now in Ukraine). The son of a prominent rabbi, he studied at the Univ. of Berlin and the Sorbonne,…Wise, Stephen Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Wise, Stephen Samuel, 1874–1949, American Reform rabbi and Zionist leader, b. Budapest, grad. College of the City of New York, 1891, Ph.D. Columbia, 1901. He served as a rabbi in New…Israel's Lost Tribes
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Thursday, May 5, 2016, is a day of remembrance for six million Jews who perished during the Holocaust by Gerry Brown The motto "Work Makes Free" is inscribed in the gates of the first Nazi…The Major Faiths (concise table)
JudaismChristianityIslamHinduismBuddhismFounderThe Hebrew leader Abraham founded Judaism around 2000 B.C. Moses gave the Jews the Torah around 1250 B.C. Jesus Christ, who was crucified…What is Purim?
Celebration of the Deliverance of the Jews by Shmuel Ross Purim Dates (beginning at sundown on the following dates) 2016: March 23 2017: March 11 2018: February 28 2019: March…Major Religions of the World
Jerusalem is a holy city for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, whose adherents comprise >50% of the world's population.See Major Holidays for listings of religious holidays. The world's faithful…Trending
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