nefesh
1Nefesh B'Nefesh — (Hebrew: נפש בנפש) is an organization that encourages immigration by Jewish people to Israel from North America and the United Kingdom. The organization was founded in 2002 by Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart, and works in cooperation with… …
2Nefesh habehamit — In Kabbalah the nefesh habehamit (נפש הבהמית, the animal soul, also nefesh habehamis) is the source of animalistic desires within a soul. Initially, its desire is to seek out worldly physical pleasures. However, it can be trained to desire… …
3Nefesh ha'elokit — In Kabbalah the nefesh ha elokit (נפש האלקית, Divine soul, also nefesh ha elokis) is the Divine soul. It functions as the yetzer tov, the good inclination, and is the source of G‑dly desires. The nefesh ha elokit is composed of the ten sefirot… …
4Pikuach nefesh — (פיקוח נפש, saving of human life ) is the principle in Jewish law that the saving of a human life paramount, virtually overriding any other religious consideration. Talmudic sourceThe Talmud discusses a number of cases as examples in which… …
5Yedid Nefesh — Yedid Nefech (en hébreu ידיד נפש «  Amant de mon âme ») est le nom d un poème liturgique traditionnellement chanté par les Juifs le jour du chabbat. Tradition et origine Ce poême a été composé au XVIème siècle par le rabbin et… …
6Yedid Nefesh — (Hebrew: יְדִיד נֶפֶשׂ y’did nefesh ) is the title of a piyyut . It is usually sung on the Jewish Sabbath.Traditions and originSome sing it between Minchah (afternoon prayer) of Friday and the beginning of Kabbalat Shabbat (literally: receiving… …
7Yedid nefesh — Yedid Nefech (hébreu : ידיד נפש yedid nefesh, « Amant de l âme ») est le nom d un poème liturgique traditionnellement chanté par les Juifs le jour du chabbat. Tradition et origine Ce poême a été composé au XVIe siècle par le rabbin …
8PIKKU'AḤ NEFESH — (Heb. פִּקּוּחַ נֶפֶשׁ; regard for human life ), the rabbinical term applied to the duty to save human life in a situation in which it is imperiled. The danger to life may be due to a grave state of illness or other direct peril (sakkanat… …
9Atzat Nefesh — ( he. עצת נפש) is an Orthodox Jewish organization based in Israel. It was founded in 2001 by Abinr. It addresses people who are struggling with problems of homosexuality, keeping the covenant (masturbation), and what the organization calls sexual …
10KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …
