There are five main categories of expenses to think about when figuring out how much your college education is really going to cost: tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, personal expenses, and transportation. You can control some of these costs to some extent. What costs the most […]
The 2021 Worldwide Cost of Living report from the Economist Intelligence Unit has revealed that Tel Aviv is the most expensive city in the world, topping even Paris, Hong Kong and London. Why is living in Tel Aviv so expensive? How did Tel Aviv become the most expensive city to […]
Family of four estimated monthly costs are 3,823$ (12,785₪) without rent. A single person estimated monthly costs are 1,076$ (3,599₪) without rent. Cost of living in Israel is, on average, 15.83% higher than in United States. What is considered a good salary in Israel? Salaries. In Israel, the average salary […]
Jewish people believe there’s only one God who has established a covenant—or special agreement—with them. Their God communicates to believers through prophets and rewards good deeds while also punishing evil. Most Jews (with the exception of a few groups) believe that their Messiah hasn’t yet come—but will one day. What […]
This first saying of Jesus on the cross is traditionally called “The Word of Forgiveness”. It is theologically interpreted as Jesus’ prayer for forgiveness for the Roman soldiers who were crucifying him and all others who were involved in his crucifixion. What was the actual reason Jesus was put on […]
the Mishnah. Pirkei Avot consists of the Mishnaic tractate of Avot, the second-to-last tractate in the order of Nezikin in the Mishnah, plus one additional chapter. Who wrote Ethics of the Father? Ethics of the Fathers: Pirkei Avos (ArtScroll mesorah series) (English and Hebrew Edition): Meir Zlotowitz, NOSSON SCHERMAN: 9780899062051: […]
Hebrew School Levels Students learn about their Jewish names, as well as the events of the Jewish year, food, holidays, Jewish values, and Torah stories through hands-on activities, including music, games, movement, art, cooking, and more. What is Hebrew school called? yeshiva, also spelled yeshivah, or yeshibah (Hebrew “sitting”), plural […]
Josephus ( c. 37 – c. 100 CE), believed by many historians to be a Pharisee, estimated the total Pharisee population before the fall of the Second Temple to be around 6,000. Was Apostle Paul a Pharisee? Paul’s Conversion Paul was a Pharisee, and claims that when it came to […]
The Seven Laws of Noah include prohibitions against worshipping idols, cursing God, murder, adultery and sexual immorality, theft, eating flesh torn from a living animal, as well as the obligation to establish courts of justice. What are the laws of Judaism? This immense work by Archie Rand includes one painting […]
between 400 and 1200 CE. The word Midrash, especially if capitalized, can refer to a specific compilation of these rabbinic writings composed between 400 and 1200 CE. When was the Mishnah written? Compiled in c. ce 200 in Palestine by the patriarch Judah haNasi and his school, the Mishnah comprises […]
Although the number 613 is mentioned in the Talmud, its real significance increased in later medieval rabbinic literature, including many works listing or arranged by the mitzvot. The most famous of these was an enumeration of the 613 commandments by Maimonides. How many Torah laws are there? 613The 613 refers […]
BMG Acronym Definition BMG Browning Machine Gun BMG Be My Guest BMG Baader-Meinhof Gang (Germany) BMG Meteorology and Geophysics Agency What does BMG mean in slang? BMG means “Be My Guest.” The phrase “Be My Guest” is an idiom used with the meaning “please do,” “go ahead,” or simply “yes.” […]
Zohar. / (ˈzəʊhɑː) / noun. Judaism a mystical work, consisting of a commentary on parts of the Pentateuch and the Hagiographa, probably composed in the 2nd century ad. Is Zohar a girls name? The name Zohar is both a boy’s name and a girl’s name meaning “light, brilliance”. A Top […]
כוללים, kollelim, a “gathering” or “collection” [of scholars]) is an institute for full-time, advanced study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature. Like a yeshiva, a kollel features shiurim (lectures) and learning sedarim (sessions); unlike a yeshiva, the student body of a kollel consists mostly of married men. What do you […]
The rosh chaburah is typically somebody that is more advanced than the members of the chabura and his primary function is to assist the chabura in their studies. Additionally some roshai chaburah assist in pairing the members of their chaburah with an appropriate chavrusah (study partner). What is a Chabura? […]