Documents — History

Temple D'hérode

(Redirected from ULAM.) In the eighteenth year (20-19 BCE) of his reign, Herod rebuilt the Temple on a more magnificent scale. There is abundant evidence that he shared the passion for construction that animated many powerful men of this era. He…

Yavin Da'at – Chasdei Avot

יבין דעת - חסדי אבות

Yavin Da'at – Chasdei Avot — work by Israel Joshua Trunk.

Midrashim, Smaller

A certain number of midrashim exist that are of smaller dimensions, and generally of more recent date, than those treated in the articles [Midrash Haggadah](/articles/10806-midrash-haggadah) and [Midrash Halakah](/articles/10807-midrash-halakah). The principal…

Wehu Raḥum

A prayer, beginning with Ps. lxxviii. 38, recited on Mondays and Thursdays before [Tachanun](/articles/14198-tahanun). It is composed primarily of biblical verses and is divided into seven parts : (1) « Wehu Raḥum » ; (2) « Haṭṭeh Elo'a Ozneka » ; (3) « Habbeṭ Na » ; (4)…

Welt, Die

Zionist periodical, published weekly in Vienna (it was decided to transfer its headquarters to Berlin in 1906). The first issue appeared on June 4, 1897, since which the periodical has been published regularly. A Yiddish edition was published at one time. There is…

Oriental Figures – Drawing on Ivory

Oriental figures. Tempera on a rectangular ivory plaque. Not signed. 7X10 cm. Good condition. Several stains. In a frame 23X25.5 cm.

Asader Tushbeḥata

אסדר תושבחתא

Piyut in Aramaic by David ben Aaron ibn Ḥassin.

Egyptian Figure

Egyptian figure – a profile. Oval enamel plaque. Not signed. 4.5X2.5 cm. Good condition. Minor damages.

Figure of a Woman

Figure of a woman adorned with jewelry – a profile. Round, varicolored, enamel plaque. Not signed. Diameter: 3.5 cm. Silver filigree frame. Good condition. Minor damages.

Chanukah Lamp – Vienna

Ḥanukah lamp. [Vienna, first half of 20th century]. Silver (stamped: Argentor Wien), partially gilded. Polish style, lions grasping Tablets of Law, Torah crown and floral decorations. Height: 25 cm. Missing oil font.

B'nei Heichala

בני היכלא

Aramaic Sabbath hymn composed by Isaac Louria (the Ari).

Likutei Torah (Arizal)

לקוטי תורה (אריז"ל)

Kabbalistic collection in the Lurianic tradition attributed to Isaac Luria (the Ari).

An Underground Life

Memoirs of Gad Beck, a homosexual Jewish survivor in Nazi Berlin.

An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures

Literary work by Clarice Lispector.

Addirei ayouma yaadirou be-qol

אדירי איומה יאדירו בקול

Piyyut by Eleazar Hakalir, liturgical poem sung in synagogal services.

The Arab Mind

המוח הערבי

Study by Raphael Patai on the culture and social psychology of the Arab world.

Shisha Sidrei Mishna

שישה סדרי משנה

Shisha Sidrei Mishna — work by Hanoch Albeck.

Sarei ha-Me'ah

שרי המאה

Biographical compendium by Yehuda Leib Maimon devoted to major rabbinic figures of recent centuries.

Mo'ed

Mo'ed ("Appointed Times") Name of an order of the Mishnah and the Tosefta both in the Babli and in the Yerushalmi. The name "Mo'ed", which is mentioned in the Talmud itself (Suk. 4b), is applied to this order because all the tractates that make up its contents contain…

Dictionnaires, Bible

# Calmet Dictionary. Collections of articles in alphabetical order treating various biographical, archaeological, geographical, and other biblical subjects. Until very recent times, Jews took very little part in such work. The first attempt at…

Oswald's Tale

Biographical inquiry by Norman Mailer on Lee Harvey Oswald.

The Unconscious God

Writing by Viktor Frankl (published in 1943).

The Art of Living

Essay by André Maurois on the art of conducting one's life, thought, and relationships.

Sefer Jecira

ספר יצירה

Translation/edition by Aryeh Kaplan (published in 1998).