Knesset — Die Knesset (כנסת, Hebräisch für Versammlung) ist das Einkammerparlament des Staates Israel. Sie besteht aus 120 Abgeordneten, die für eine Legislaturperiode von vier Jahren gewählt werden, und trat am 14. Februar 1949 erstmals zusammen. Die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Beth Tefila — Neue Synagoge, Berlin Eine Synagoge (von griechisch συνάγω synago; [sich] versammeln) ist ein jüdisches Versammlungs und Gotteshaus für Gebet, Schriftstudium und Unterweisung. Mit zehn männlichen Betern, dem … Deutsch Wikipedia
Congregation Beth Israel West Side Jewish Center — For other synagogues named Beth Israel , see Beth Israel (disambiguation) Not to be confused with the Jewish Center, an Orthodox synagogue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. West Side Jewish Center Basic information Location … Wikipedia
Shin Beth — Shabak Pour le groupe ethnique d’Irak, voir l’article Shabak (peuple). Le Shabak (en hébreu, שב כ Shabak ) est un acronyme de Shérūt ha Bītāhōn ha Klālī שירות ביטחון כללי) aussi connu sous le nom de Shin Bet (qui était le nom sous lequel le… … Wikipédia en Français
HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ALIYAH AND ABSORPTION — GENERAL SURVEY Introduction Aliyah, ascension or going up, is the coming of Jews as individuals or in groups, from exile or diaspora to live in the Land of Israel. Those who go up for this purpose are known as olim – a term used in the Bible for… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Israel — This article is about the modern country. For other uses, see Israel (disambiguation). State of Israel … Wikipedia
religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… … Universalium
RELIGIOUS LIFE AND COMMUNITIES — Jews UNDER OTTOMAN RULE The Jews of the pre Zionist old yishuv, both sephardim (from the Orient) and ashkenazim (of European origin), dedicated their lives to the fulfillment of religious precepts: the study of the torah and the meticulous… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
POPULATION — THE JEWISH POPULATION Growth by Aliyah In 1882 the Jewish population of Ereẓ Israel numbered some 24,000, roughly 5% of the total, and about 0.3% of the world Jewish population. Since then there has been an almost continuous flow of aliyah, which … Encyclopedia of Judaism