Meir - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Meir: Encyclopedia Ii - Meir - As Surname Or Name
Yisrael Meir Lau Yitzchak Meir Alter Yisrael Meir Kagan Golda Meir ... See also:Meir, Meir - as Surname or Name, Meir - as Placen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mishnah: Encyclopedia - Mishnah
The Mishnah (Hebrew משנה, "repetition") is a major source of rabbinic Judaism's religious texts. It is the first recording of the ora...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antwerp: Encyclopedia - Antwerp
Antwerp (Dutch name: Antwerpen; French name: Anvers) is a city and a municipality in Belgium, its chief centre of commerce and a strong f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antwerp: Encyclopedia Ii - Antwerp - History
According to folklore, the city got its name from a legend involving a mythical giant called Antigoon that lived near the river Scheldt. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mishnah: Encyclopedia Ii - Mishnah - Historical Study
Both the Mishnah and Talmud contain little serious biographical studies of the people discussed therein, and the same tractate will confl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mishnah: Encyclopedia Ii - Mishnah - The Writing Of The Mishnah
According to Jewish Law, the Written Law must be transmitted from a written source, and the Oral Law orally. Therefore, it was forbidden ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mishnah: Encyclopedia Ii - Mishnah - Relation Between The Hebrew Bible And The Mishnah
Rabbinical Judaism holds that the Five Books of Moses called the (Written) Torah have always been transmitted in parallel with an oral tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mishnah: Encyclopedia Ii - Mishnah - The Structure Of The Mishnah
The Mishnah consists of six orders (sedarim). This explains the traditional name for the Talmud as Shas, which is an abbreviation of shis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antwerp: Encyclopedia Ii - Antwerp - Fortifications
Besides being the chief commercial port of Belgium, Antwerp is the greatest fortress of that country. Nothing, however, remains of the fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antwerp: Encyclopedia Ii - Antwerp - Overview
Antwerp is, historically, one of Belgium and the Low Countries' most important cities in terms of economy and culture. It is one of the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antwerp: Encyclopedia Ii - Antwerp - Commerce
Since 1863, when Antwerp was opened to the trade of the outer world by the purchase of the Dutch right to levy toll, its position has com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mishnah: Encyclopedia Ii - Mishnah - Oral Traditions And Pronunciation
The Mishnah was and still is traditionally studied through recitation (out loud). Many medieval manuscripts of the Mishnah are vowelized,...   » Read the article