tzaddiq — or zaddik One who embodies the religious ideals of Judaism. The term is used repeatedly in the Old Testament and in the Talmud, which asserts that the continued existence of the world is due to the merits of 36 righteous men. In Hasidism it came… … Universalium
Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… … Universalium
Church of the East & Abroad Catholicos — H.H. Catholicos Patriarch +Mar Malakosios Isagelos Chazak Alon Yaza (i.e. +Mar Michai)The Jurisdiction of this particular Church is was sometimes referred to as Nasrani Thomasine. They use the term Nasrani which means Nazarene or the term M… … Wikipedia
List of English words containing Q not followed by U — In English, the letter q is usually followed by the letter u . While this is true in the vast majority of cases, there are some exceptions, the majority of which are romanised from Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Inuktitut, or other languages which do… … Wikipedia
Shemariah Catarivas — was a Talmudic writer of the eighteenth century. He was originally from Tiberias, and went to Tunis in 1750 as alms collector, settling there after a sojourn in Algiers. He gained a reputation for scholarship and piety. Catarivas was an intimate… … Wikipedia
Naḥman ben Simḥah of Bratslav — ▪ Hasidic rabbi Naḥman ben Simḥah also spelled Nakhmen ben Simkhe born 1772, Medzhibozh, Podolia, Pol. [now in Ukraine] died 1811, Uman, Ukraine, Russian Empire Hasidic rabbi and teller of tales, founder of the Bratslaver Hasidic sect.… … Universalium
Melchizedek — name of a priest king in the Old Testament, from Hebrew Malki tzedeq, lit. king of righteousness, from melekh king; second element related to tzadaq he was righteous, tzaddiq just, righteous … Etymology dictionary
