Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - Colors
The Israelites used an indigo colored dye called tekhelet; this dye was made from snail murex trunculus. This dye was very important in b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - On Tombstones
Some common themes appear on many Jewish tombstones. Two hands with outspread fingers indicated that the dead man was descended from prie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - The Sacrifices
Abraham ibn Ezra, in his commentary to Leviticus, considered the olah sacrifice as the atonement of the heart for sinful thoughts. The th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - The Symbolic Values Of Numbers
The number three was the symbol of holiness. The Holy of Holies occupied one-third, and the Holy Place two-thirds, of the entire Temple. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Symbolism
Symbolism is the systematic or creative use of arbitrary symbols as abstracted representations of concepts or objects and the distinct re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kashrut: Encyclopedia - Kashrut
Kashrut (Hebrew: כַּשְׁרוּת kašrûṯ) or "keeping kosher" (Hebrew: כָּשֵׁר kāšēr) is the name of the Jewish dietary...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-defamation League: Encyclopedia - Anti-defamation League
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Encyclopedia - Chuppah: Encyclopedia - Chuppah
A chuppah (also spelled "huppah" "huppa" or "chuppa" - plural "chuppot") is a canopy traditionally used in Jewish weddings. It consists o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orthodox Union: Encyclopedia - Orthodox Union
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America™ (UOJCA), more popularly known as the Orthodox Union, or OU, is one of the oldest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chai: Encyclopedia - Chai
See article Chai (symbol) for the Jewish chai symbol. Chai (Hindi: चाय [cāy]) or Masala Chai is a term for spiced tea from India. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chai Symbol: Encyclopedia - Chai Symbol
In Judaism, the Chai symbol consists of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet Het (ח) and Yod (י). In the Hebrew language, the word chai (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bnei Akiva: Encyclopedia - Bnei Akiva
Bnei Akiva is the world's largest youth movement of Religious Zionism. It is active all over the world, with over 50,000 members. Bnei Ak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hexagram: Encyclopedia - Hexagram
A hexagram (also known as "sexagram" or a "magician's/sorcerer's star") is a six-pointed star, a type of complex star polygon. It is usua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basilideans: Encyclopedia - Basilideans
The Basilideans were a Gnostic sect founded by Basilides of Alexandria in the 2nd century. Basilides claimed to have been taught his doct...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marc Chagall: Encyclopedia - Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall (Russian: Марк Шага́л) (July 7, 1887 – March 28, 1985) was a Jewish Belarussian-born French painter. Among the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Beth-zechariah: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Beth-zechariah
The Battle of Beth-zechariah was fought between Jewish and Syrian forces during the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire. In 164 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Star Of David: Encyclopedia - Star Of David
The Star of David (Hebrew Magen David or Mogen Dovid מגן דוד, Arabic Najmat Dawuud نجمة داوود). It is also known as Solomo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormonism And Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormonism And Judaism - Jewish Symbolism In Mormonism
The LDS Church includes among its traditional symbols the Star of David, which has been in use among Jews since at least the 13th century...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syrian Malabar Nasrani: Encyclopedia Ii - Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Nasrani Symbol
The symbol of the Nasranis is the Syrian cross, also called as Nasrani Menorah or Mar Thoma kurish in malayalam. It is based on the Jewis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syrian Malabar Nasrani: Encyclopedia Ii - Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Nasrani Tradition Today
Though much of the Jewish tradition was obliterated and wiped out, some of the important traditions lived on. The symbol of the Nasrani p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rainbow Flag: Encyclopedia Ii - Rainbow Flag - Gay Pride
Current Rainbow Flag Six-striped (1979–present) Seven-striped (1978–1979) Eight-striped (1978) The rainbow flag, sometimes called ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormonism And Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormonism And Judaism - Mormons And Jews
LDS assert peaceful coexistence with the Jewish people, whom they recognize as Israelites who simply never lost the knowledge that they a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormonism And Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormonism And Judaism - Comparison Between Mormonism And Judaism
Mormonism and Judaism - Nature of God. Although monotheism is a fundamental tenet of Judaism, the Jewish religion arose and was codifie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rainbow Flag: Encyclopedia Ii - Rainbow Flag - Peace Movement
This rainbow flag originated in Italy. It was first used in a peace march in 1961 and was inspired by similar multi-colored flags used in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormonism And Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormonism And Judaism - Mormon Claims Of House Of Israel Descent
Mormons consider themselves to be the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (who was also known as "Israel") or adopted into the House...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormonism And Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormonism And Judaism - Mormons And Israel
Mormons, as a whole, are largely pro-Israel. Mormons, as well as many Jews, are also in favor of coexistence in the Holy Land. The LDS pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kashrut: Encyclopedia Ii - Kashrut - Reasons For The Biblical Dietary Laws
There continues to be a debate on the purposes and meaning of the laws regarding Kashrut. In Jewish philosophy it is recognized that many...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syrian Malabar Nasrani: Encyclopedia Ii - Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Christian Jewish Tradition
These early Christian Jews believed in Jesus as the Christ, but followed Jewish traditions and called themselves Nazaraeans or Nazrani (m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Bereavement: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Bereavement - Preparing The Body
In preparing the body, it must first go through the ritual of tahara, or purification. The body is thoroughly cleansed of dirt, body flui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syrian Malabar Nasrani: Encyclopedia Ii - Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Origins
The southern coast of the Indian subcontinent (hypothesized by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus to be the place mentioned as Ophir i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syrian Malabar Nasrani: Encyclopedia Ii - Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Persecution By Portuguese
The Judeo-Nasrani tradition of the Syro-malabar Nasranis was wiped out when the Portuguese invaded Kerala, and denounced the Nasrani acco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-defamation League: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-defamation League - Fighting Anti-zionism
The ADL holds that a modern and common form of anti-Semitism is the statement that Jews claim that all criticism of the State of Israel i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syrian Malabar Nasrani: Encyclopedia Ii - Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Nasrani People Today
Nasrani people largely live in the districts of Kottayam in Kerala and neighbouring districts. They have also migrated to other cities in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-defamation League: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-defamation League - History
Founded in October, 1913 by Sigmund Livingston, the ADL's charter stated "The immediate object of the League is to stop, by appeals to re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-defamation League: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-defamation League - Other Positions
On September 23, 2003 the ADL awarded Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi the ADL's distinguished statesman award [3]. This in spite...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Zion: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Zion
Zion 1)    a hill in Jerusalem (variously identified, but probably the Temple Mount). In the Bible, it is the place fro...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Zion: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Zion
Zion 1)  a hill in Jerusalem (variously identified, but probably the Temple Mount). In the Bible, it is the place from which God ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ash: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Ash
Ash (Hebrew, Jewish). Fire, whether physical or symbolical fire; also found written in English as As, Aish and Esch.   (See als...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ajax Amsterdam: Encyclopedia Ii - Ajax Amsterdam - Jewish Influence
Reference: Ajax and the Jewish issue The Ajax fans have the very remarkable tradition of using Jewish and Israeli symbols to express the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hexagram: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Hexagram
Hexagram - A six-pointed star of two equilateral triangles. In occultism it is not specifically a Jewish symbol, but represents the pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tu Bishvat: Encyclopedia Ii - Tu Bishvat - Trees In The Jewish Sources
Trees have been viewed both as an existential value and a symbol since the Jewish tribes approached the Land of Israel: "When you shall c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-defamation League: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-defamation League - Criticism Of Reporting On Pagan Symbols
The ADL publishes lists of symbols used by anti-semitic groups. [14] Included in these publications are several pagan symbols that were u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kashrut: Encyclopedia Ii - Kashrut - Identification Of Kosher Foods
Store-bought foods can be identified as kosher by the presence of a hechsher (plural hechsherim), a graphical symbol that indicates that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ajax Amsterdam: Encyclopedia Ii - Ajax Amsterdam - Jewish Influence
Reference: Ajax and the Jewish issue Ajax has the very remarkable tradition of using Jewish and Israeli symbols to express their allegian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Star Of David: Encyclopedia Ii - Star Of David - Used By Jews
The Star of David can be found on the tombstones of religious Jews going back hundreds of years in Europe, as it became accepted as the u...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tau: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Tau
Tau (Hebrew, Jewish). That which has now become the square Hebrew letter tau, but was ages before the invention of the Jewish alphabet...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Karnaim: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Karnaim
Karnaim (Hebrew, Jewish). Horned, an attribute of Ashtoreth and Astarte; those horns typify the male element, and convert the deity in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hay-yoth Ha Qadosh: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Hay-yoth Ha Qadosh
Hay-yoth ha Qadosh (Hebrew, Jewish) The holy living creatures of Ezekiel’s vision of the Merkabah, or vehicle, or chariot. These...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Boaz: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Boaz
Boaz (Hebrew, Jewish). The great-grandfather of David. The word is from B, meaning "in", and oz "strength", a symb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-defamation League: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-defamation League - Relations With Arabs And Muslims
The ADL has not often worked together with Arab-American and American Muslim civil rights groups, owing to disagreement concerning the Is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentagram: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentagram - Neopagan Use
Many Neopagans, especially Wiccans, use the pentagram as a symbol of faith similar to the Christian cross or the Jewish Star of David. (I...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yakin And Boaz: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Yakin And Boaz
Yakin and Boaz (Hebrew, Jewish). A Kabbalistic and Masonic symbol. The two pillars of bronze (Yakin, male and white; Boaz, female and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Star Of David: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Star Of David
STAR OF DAVID: this well known Jewish symbol, represents the united male & female. Consisting of 2 triangles, the one pointing up ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatical Year Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatical Year Bible - Modern Observance In Israel
According to Orthodox Judaism, the Sabbatical year is still in force in modern-day Israel, and the seven year cycle has not been lost. Th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Linga, Lingam: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Linga, Lingam
Linga or Lingam (Sanskrit). A sign or a symbol of abstract creation. Force becomes the organ of procreation only on this earth. In I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Top: Encyclopedia Ii - Top - Types Of Top
Top - Dreidel. A dreidel is a four-sided top, played with in the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Each side of it is bearing a letter: נ (N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tel Aviv: Encyclopedia Ii - Tel Aviv - Origin Of The Name
The name Tel Aviv in Hebrew means "Hill (tel) of Spring (aviv)", the title given by Nahum Sokolov to his Hebrew translation of Theodor He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Creationism: Encyclopedia Ii - Creationism - Jewish Creationism
See main article Judaism and evolution. Judaism has a continuum of views about creation, the origin of life and the role of evolution in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tel Aviv: Encyclopedia Ii - Tel Aviv - Origin Of The Name
The name Tel Aviv in Hebrew means "Hill (tel) of Spring (aviv)", the title given by Nahum Sokolov to his Hebrew translation of Theodor He...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sod: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Sod
Sod (Hebrew, Jewish). An "Arcanum", or religious mystery.   The Mysteries of Baal, Adonis and Bacchus, all sun-gods ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honey: Encyclopedia Ii - Honey - Honey In Culture And Folklore
In many cultures, honey has associations that go far beyond its use as a food. In language and literature, religion and folk belief, hone...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ophanim: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Ophanim
Ophanim (Hebrew, Jewish). More correctly written Auphanim. The "wheels" seen by Ezekiel and by John in the Revelation - worl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Essenes: Encyclopedia Ii - Essenes - Parallels And Influences
The Essenes are discussed in detail by Josephus and Philo. Many scholars believe that the community at Qumran that allegedly produced the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Linga, Lingam: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Linga, Lingam
Linga or Lingam (Sanskrit). A sign or a symbol of abstract creation. Force becomes the organ of procreation only on this earth. In Ind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Triskelion: Encyclopedia Ii - Triskelion - Nazis And Racist Groups
The Nazis adopted this Celtic symbol specifically as the insignia for a Waffen SS division composed of ("Celtic") Belgian volunteers. Tha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Urim: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Urim
Urim (Hebrew, Jewish). See" Thummim". The" Urim and Thummim "originated in Egypt, and symbolized the Two Truths, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lion Of Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - Lion Of Judah - Lion Of Judah And Judaism
Within Judaism, the Biblical Judah (in Hebrew: Yehuda) is the original name of the Tribe of Judah - traditionally symbolized by a lion. I...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dome Of The Rock: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Dome Of The Rock
Dome of the Rock An octagonal domed shrine built by the Umayyad Muslim Caliph Abd al-Malik in 691 on the sacred place in Jerusalem kno...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yod: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Yod
Yod (Hebrew, Jewish). The tenth letter of the alphabet, the first in the four fold symbol of the compound name Jah-hovah (Jehovah) or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amalek: Encyclopedia Ii - Amalek - Symbolism Of The Amalekites
In Jewish tradition, the Amalekites came to represent the archetypal enemy of the Jews. For example, Haman, from the Book of Esther, is c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cabala, Kabbala, Quabala: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Cabala, Kabbala, Quabala
CABALA/KABBALA/QUABALA - 1. Hebrew magickal system. (TRASB) 2. spelling usually employed when discussing the spread of Kabbalistic te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sephirot Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Sephirot Kabbalah - In The Occult
According to occult the shape of the Tree of Life has correlation to 22 Tarot parts too. It has cinnarot from Hod and Netzah to Malkuth. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tomar: Encyclopedia Ii - Tomar - Attractions
Tomar attracts many tourists, because of its varied monuments, such as the Convent of Christ, a Unesco World Heritage Site, built as head...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Alliance Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - National Alliance Italy - History
In January 1995, as officially Gianfranco Fini proclaimed MSI's dissolution, and the foundation of the AN, he announced the abandonment M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Covenant Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Covenant Theology - Covenant Theology And The Sacraments
Since Covenant Theology today is mainly Protestant and Reformed in its outlook, proponents view Baptism and The Lord's Supper as the only...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legio X Fretensis: Encyclopedia Ii - Legio X Fretensis - History
In 36 BC the Tenth legion fought under Octavian against Sextus Pompeius in the battle of Naulochus, where it earned its cognomen Fretensi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian X Of Denmark: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian X Of Denmark - Anecdotes And Trivia
In the early 1980s, the International Herald Tribune ran a full-page advertisement for war-era commemorative photo featuring Christian X ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ezekiel: Encyclopedia Ii - Ezekiel - Introduction
Ezekiel is a prophet who was instructed to act his prophesies. He was a prophet who loved drama and songwriting unlike the other prophets...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jachin: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Jachin
Jachin (Hebrew, Jewish). "In Hebrew letters IKIN, from the root KUN "to establish", and the symbolical name of one of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sephirot Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Sephirot Kabbalah - In The Occult
According to occult the shape of the Tree of Life has correlation to 22 Tarot parts too. It has cinnarot from Hod and Netzah to Malkuth. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Christos: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Christos
Christos (Greek) Anointed; applied in the Greek Mysteries to a candidate who had passed the last degree and become a full initiate. Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Circumcision Advocacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Circumcision Advocacy - History
Historically, circumcision was argued for on religious or traditional grounds. Philo Judaeus in the 1st Century defended Jewish circumcis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Reformed And Covenant Theology View
Paedobaptist Covenant Theologians see the administration of all the biblical covenants, including the New Covenant, as including a princi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Reformed And Covenant Theology View
Paedobaptist Covenant Theologians see the administration of all the biblical covenants, including the New Covenant, as including a princi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ark Of The Covenant: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Ark Of The Covenant
A Christian theological definition of Ark of the Covenant according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry: &nb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Disk-worship: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Disk-worship
Disk-worship. This was very common in Egypt but not till later times, as it began with Amenoph III., a Dravidian, who brought it from ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Beel-zebub: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Beel-zebub
Beel-Zebub (Hebrew, Jewish). The disfigured Baal of the Temples. and more correctly Beel-Zebul. Beel-Zebub means -literally "god ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Genesis: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Genesis
Genesis. The whole of the Book of Genesis down to the death of Joseph, is found to he a hardly altered version of the Cosmogony of the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Four Animals: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Four Animals
Four Animals. The symbolical animals of the vision of Ezekiel (the Mercabah). " With the first Christians the celebration of the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bar Mitzvah Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Bar Mitzvah
Bar Mitzvah Dream Symbols: A transformational period in your life. Moving from one phase to another. A need for mature thinking.  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Circumcision Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Circumcision
Circumcision: Connection between people with a bond of agreement; cutting off carnal nature; free in the Spirit; regeneration; of Jewi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Demons Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Demons
Demons/Devil   Devil   Basic Meaning - A fear of those repressed contents of the unconscious that are, when acknowledged the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fig Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Fig
Fig: Fig: Prosperity; peace; final judgment; the return of the Lord; the Jewish nation; barren religion; fathers of Israel; the righte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - The Priests
The Hebrew for priest is Kohen; the Kohanim (plural) mediated between God and man by offering sacrifices, and by other services in the Te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - Influence On Christian Symbols
The influence of Judaism upon Christian symbolism as early as the 2nd and 3rd centuries C.E., is apparent both in painting and in sculptu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - The Star Of David
Over time the Star of David became identified with the Jews, and has long since been used as a symbol of Judaism, as a religion, and of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - Symbolic Visions Of The Prophets
Jeremiah beheld an almond-tree as a token of the speedy fulfillment of the word of God. Amos saw a basket of summer fruit as a symbol of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - The Holy Of Holies
The two cherubim icons on the Ark of the Covenant were the only images in the Temple. The Ark of the Covenant was set in the Holy of Holi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - Metals And Minerals
Gold was the symbol of the divine or celestial light, the glory of God (Zech. vi. 11; Dan. xi. 21). Silver was the emblem of moral innoce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - Festivals And Holy Days
The Torah delineates three pilgrimage festivals, Passover, Shavuot (The Feats of Weeks) and Sukkot (Tabernacles). Each of these was tied ...   » Read the article