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41Jewish languages — The Jewish languages are a set of languages that developed in various Jewish communities around the world, more notably in Europe, West Asia, and North Africa. The usual course of development for these languages was through the addition of Hebrew …
42Jewish leadership — has evolved over time. Since the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE, there has been no single body that has a leadership position over the entire Jewish diaspora. Various branches of Judaism, as well as Jewish religious or… …
43Jewish Christians — The first Christians were practising Jews. It took time before the revolution, which was their belief in Jesus, established a new relationship with Judaism and there was a bitter internal conflict in the Church. Judaism was not a monolithic… …
44TEMPLE MOUNT — TEMPLE MOUNT, the trapezoid shaped (approximately rectangular) walled in area (approx. 140 dunams) in the southeastern corner of the Old City of Jerusalem. The four walls surrounding it (see western wall ) date – at least in their lower parts –… …
45The Temple Institute — The Temple Institute, known in Hebrew as Machon HaMikdash ( he. מכון המקדש), is an organization in Israel focusing on the controversial endeavor of re establishing the Third Temple. Its long term aim is to build the third Jewish temple on the… …
46Jewish symbolism — The Hebrew word for symbol is ot which in early Judaism denoted not only a sign, but also a visible religious token of the relation between God and man.habbat and circumcisionAncient Israel had two fundamental symbols, each regarded as… …
47Jewish mythology — is generally the sacred and traditional narratives that help explain and symbolize the Jewish religion, whereas Jewish folklore consists of the folk tales and legends that existed in the general Jewish culture. There is very little early folklore …
48Jewish military history — focuses on the military history aspect of the Jewish people in Jewish history from ancient times until the modern age.Ancient IsraelitesWhile complete details in the Biblical account of a system of fighting forms are not extant, the Midrashic,… …
49The Machabees — The Machabees † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Machabees (Gr. Hoi Makkabaioi; Lat. Machabei; most probably from Aramaic maqqaba= hammer ). A priestly family which under the leadership of Mathathias initiated the revolt against the… …
50TEMPLE SCROLL — TEMPLE SCROLL, scroll of the dead sea sect . In 1967 yigael yadin acquired for the Shrine of the Book, through the generosity of the Wolfson foundation, a scroll which almost certainly came from the Qumran caves. It is one of the most important… …
