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A homiletic and non-legalistic exegetical text in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, particularly as recorded in the Talmud and Midrash. A parable that demonstrates a point of the Law in the Talmud.
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Alternative form of aggadic [Of or pertaining to the Aggadah.]
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Any of the Jewish scholars of about 200 to 500 CE who orally transmitted the teachings of the Mishna.
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The Talmud composed and compiled primarily from the teachings, discussions and disagreements of the Amoraim of the Babylonian exile.
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A tractate (book) of the Talmud which deals with the laws of property.
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(Judaism) The Pentateuch collectively.
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(Judaism) The sages from the time of the Second Temple and afterward, through the sixth century C.E.
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An elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and Hebrew.
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(Judaism) A rabbi who interprets Jewish religious law.
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Alternative form of aggadic [Of or pertaining to the Aggadah.]
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(Judaism) God, literally "the Holy One, blessed be He".
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A law or tradition by which Jews live. They are derived from the Torah and from later rabbinic literature.
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conversion to Haredi Judaism
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To convert to or bring into conformity with Haredi Judaism.
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(Judaism) a Jewish movement founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal-Shem-Tov
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The Jewish Enlightenment, an Enlightenment movement among European Jewry.
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Alternative form of YHWH [Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (or IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe).]
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One of the Magi, also known as Caspar.
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(figuratively, by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice.
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Of or relating to the Chabad movement in Judaism
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(often with "the") Judah Loew ben Bezalel, a Jewish mystic, philosopher and Talmudic scholar, and a leading rabbi in the cities of Mikulov in Moravia and Prague in Bohemia (both in present-day Czech Republic).
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(historical, Judaism) The secret practice of Judaism by the Marranos.
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(Judaism) Of or related to the maskilim.
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(historical) A set of regulations restricting the activities of Jews in Russia, enacted in May 1882.
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(Judaism, specifically) the Book of Esther
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A Rabbinic commentary on a text from the Hebrew Scripture.
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(Judaism) One who writes a commentary on the Midrash.
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pertaining to the Minyans
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From or referring to the Mishnah, the first part of the Talmud.
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The world of the living, as opposed to the afterlife.
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An adherent of Orthodox Judaism
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(Judaism, in the Mishna) A subdivision of a massechet; loosely, a chapter or section thereof.
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Alternative form of cabalist [A member of a cabal.]
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Abbreviation of Rabbi. [The title of a rabbi (a Jewish scholar or teacher); used before or instead of the rabbi's name.]
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The role or status of rabbi.
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The office or function of a rabbi.
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Formulated or enacted by rabbis.
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(dated) Rabbinic Judaism
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To interpret from the perspective of rabbinic teaching; to make consistent with rabbinic lore.
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Rashi's commentary on the Hebrew Bible or Talmud.
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Of Reform Judaism, its tenets, or its adherents.
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(Judaism, Christianity, biblical) An epithet of God in His role as protector of the Israelite army, usually translated (alongside YHWH or Elohim) as "Lord of Hosts".
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(historical) A class of monk in Catholic belief who dwelt in his own home, or in or near a city.
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(Judaism) A Torah, or the Torah
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A misnaged, an opponent to Chassidic Judaism (more likely modern, for cultural reasons).
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Any of the rabbis who composed the anonymous statements and arguments in the Talmud, some of whom may have worked during the period of the Amoraim, but who mostly made their contributions later.
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(Judaism) A passage from the Gemara discussing a specific issue in the Mishna.
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A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).
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The teachings of the Talmud, or adherence to them.
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Any of the rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishna, from approximately 10–220 CE.
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the main work of Chabad Hassidic philosophy, formally called Likkutei Amarim, written by Shneur Zalman of Liadi, first published in 1797
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One versed in the targums.
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A compilation of the Jewish oral law from the late 2nd century, the period of the Mishna.
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(Jewish law) Standards of modesty in dress and conduct, especially between the sexes.
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(Judaism) An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.
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Alternative form of YHWH [Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (or IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe).]
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Alternative form of Sabianism [the worship of the sun, moon and stars]
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A Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to Rabbi Simon ben Yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century AD. Modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the 13th century.
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