Levanah

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• MOON, BLESSING OF THE — MOON, BLESSING OF THE, prayer of thanksgiving recited at the periodical reappearance of the moon s crescent. In Hebrew, the prayer is known by several names: Birkat ha Levanah ( the blessing of the moon ) or Kiddush Levanah ( sanctification of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• ASTRONOMY — In the Bible Although the Bible contains no explicit mention of the science of astronomy, it nevertheless has many references to topics such as the laws of the heavens (Jer. 31:34 (35); 33:25; Job 38:33) and the movements of the sun and the moon… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• MOON — (Heb. usually יָרֵחַ, yare aḥ; poetical form לְבָנָה, levanah; Isa. 24:23, 30:26; Song 6:10). A deity for ancient Israel s neighbors, the moon is for Israel the lesser light created on the fourth day of creation to rule the night (Gen. 1:16). The …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Rosh Chodesh — Rosh Chodesh, ( he. ראש חודש; trans. Beginning of the Month ; lit. Head of the Month ), is the name for the first day of every month in the Hebrew calendar, marked by the appearance of the New Moon. It is considered a minor holiday, akin to the… …   Wikipedia

• Guebourah — Sephiroth (Kabbale) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sephiroth. Religion Religions abrahamiques : Judaïsme Christianisme Islam …   Wikipédia en Français

• Sefirot — Sephiroth (Kabbale) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sephiroth. Religion Religions abrahamiques : Judaïsme Christianisme Islam …   Wikipédia en Français

• Sephiroth (Kabbale) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sephiroth. Les Sephiroth sont dix puissances créatrices énumérées par la Kabbale dans son approche mystique du mystère de la Création. Chaque Sephira est l émanation d une énergie du Dieu Créateur des Juifs. Ces… …   Wikipédia en Français

• ALEMANNO, JOHANAN BEN ISAAC — (1435/8–after 1504), philosopher, kabbalist and biblical exegete. A descendant of an Ashkenazi family expelled from France, his father married an Aragonese Jewess, and the family came to Italy because of his grandfather s (Elijah) mission to the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• ASTROLOGY — ASTROLOGY, the study of the supposed influence of the stars on human events and the predictions based on this study. Bible and Apocrypha There is no explicit mention of astrology in the Bible, but two biblical passages dealing with the diviner… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• AZULAI, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECAI — (c. 1570–1643), kabbalist. Azulai, who was born in Fez, first mastered the study of the Talmud and philosophic literature and then Kabbalah. He did not agree with the interpretations of the Zohar which his teachers provided, and he did not really …   Encyclopedia of Judaism