beth hamidrash
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beth hamidrash — ˌbāthˌhämiˈdräsh, ˌbāth.häˈmiˌdräsh, āt , ās noun or bet hamidrash āt , ās Etymology: Hebrew bēth hammidhrāsh, literally, house of study : a hall or school where Jews especially in eastern Europe study the Bible, the Talmud, and later Hebrew… … Useful english dictionary
Beth Hamedrash Hagadol — Infobox religious building building name =Beth Hamedrash Hagadol infobox width =295px image size = caption = map type = map size = map caption = location =60 64 Norfolk Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York, flag|United States geo =… … Wikipedia
bet hamidrash — noun see beth hamidrash … Useful english dictionary
ASH, ABRAHAM JOSEPH — (1813–1887), preacher, Talmud scholar. Ash was born in Semyatitch, Grodno region, Polish Russia, and immigrated to America around 1852. He was one of the founders of the Beth Hamidrash, New York s first Russian Polish congregation. Ash was often… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
NEW YORK CITY — NEW YORK CITY, foremost city of the Western Hemisphere and largest urban Jewish community in history; pop. 7,771,730 (1970), est. Jewish pop. 1,836,000 (1968); metropolitan area 11,448,480 (1970), metropolitan area Jewish (1968), 2,381,000… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
EDUCATION, JEWISH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline. Bibliography at the end of a section is indicated by (†). in the biblical period the nature of the sources historical survey the patriarchal period and the settlement the kingdom the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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GLAZER, SIMON — (1878–1938), U.S. Orthodox rabbi and author. Glazer, who was born in Ezwillig, Lithuania, was ordained in 1896 by Rabbi Alexander Mose Lapidus and Rabbi Isaac Rabinowitz. He fled from service in the Russian army; unable to receive permission to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sanhedrin — The Sanhedrin (), and so an additional judge is required (12–10). Finally, a court should not have an even number of judges to prevent deadlocks; thus 23.] The Great Sanhedrin was the Supreme Court of ancient Israel. In total there were 71… … Wikipedia
