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  • 1SHA'ATNEZ — (Heb. שַׁעַטְנֵז; Gr. κίβδηλος, counterfeit ), cloth combining wool and linen. Leviticus 19:19 and Deuteronomy 22:11 prohibit the wearing of sha atnez, in the former passage explained as beged kilʾayim, cloth made from a mixture of two kinds of… …

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  • 2Shaatnez — Shatnez (or Sh atnez/Shaatnez) (שעטנז) is the Jewish law derived from the Torah that prohibits the wearing of a garment containing both interwoven wool and linen (linsey woolsey) ; any such fabric is referred to in Judaism as shatnez . The… …

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  • 3CRAFTS — In the Bible Genesis 4:2, 17, 20–22 describes Cain and four of his descendants as the first to engage in crafts. Cain worked the land, Enoch engaged in building, Jubal, in music, Jabal (like Abel) was a shepherd, and Tubal Cain worked with metals …

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  • 4RIGHTS, HUMAN — The following article deals with the subject of human rights, their essence and the contents of various fundamental rights as reflected in the sources of Jewish Law. The interpretation of Israel s Basic Laws concerning human rights in accordance… …

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  • 5TAILORING — The Hebrew word for tailor, חַיָּט, first appears in mishnaic and midrashic literature. Tailors are mentioned more frequently in the Talmud (Shab. 1:3, 11b; BK 10:10), and Jewish tailors were to be found in Muslim countries at this period, but… …

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  • 6Takhrikhin — Les takhrikhin (hébreu mishnaïque : תכריכין) sont des habits funéraires blancs, généralement en lin, dans lesquels la Hevra Kaddisha (société des derniers devoirs) enveloppe le défunt après sa dernière toilette. Sommaire 1 Les takhrikhin… …

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  • 7CAMEL — (Heb. גָּמָל, gamal), one of the first animals domesticated by man. Its bones have been found in Egypt from the time of the beginning of the First Dynasty, thus removing doubts as to the plausibility of Abraham receiving camels from Pharaoh (Gen …

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  • 8DRESS — In the Bible The biblical terms for clothing (Heb. בֶּגֶד, beged; כְּסוּת, kesut; לְבוּשׁ, levush) and the corresponding verbs are employed in connection with the cover of the body for warmth or reasons of modesty. Extensive use is also made of… …

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  • 9ECONOMIC HISTORY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: first temple period exile and restoration second temple period talmudic era muslim middle ages medieval christendom economic doctrines early modern period sephardim and ashkenazim… …

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  • 10HARE — (Heb. אַרְנֶבֶת, arnevet), according to the Pentateuch one of the prohibited animals (Lev. 11:6; Deut. 14:7). The Hebrew word is connected with the Akkadian annabu ( the jumper ). The Vulgate translates it from the Greek λαγώς ( a hare ) as lepus …

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