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1WRITING — (Scripts, Materials, and Inscriptions). SCRIPTS AND MATERIALS General Survey From the end of the third millennium B.C.E., the art of writing was practiced in the ancient Near East (see alphabet ). Here, the pictographic, cuneiform, and… …
2BAR KOKHBA — (d. 135 C.E.), leader of the revolt in Judea against Rome (132–135 C.E.). The Man and the Leader Bar Kokhba is known in talmudic sources as Ben Kozevah, Bar Kozevah, or Ben Koziva (Heb. בן כוזבה, בר כוסבא, בן כוזיבא; Sanh. 93b; BK 97b; TJ, Ta an …
3BAR MITZVAH, BAT MITZVAH — (Heb. masc. בַּר מִצְוָה, fem. בַּת מִצְוָה; lit. son/daughter of the commandment, i.e., a person under obligation, responsible), term denoting both the attainment of religious and legal maturity as well as the occasion at which this status is… …
4BAR-YOSEF, OFER — (1937– ), Israeli prehistorian of the southern Levant. Born in Jerusalem, Bar Yosef undertook at the age of 18 his compulsory service with the Israel Defense Forces, and afterwards in 1960 began his studies at the Institute of Archaeology in the… …
5Bar Mitzvah Boy — is a British television play, written by Jack Rosenthal and originally transmitted in the Play for Today anthology series on BBC1. Broadcast on 14 September 1976, the 75 minute production was directed by Michael Tuchner and produced by Graeme… …
6BAR-ILAN, DAVID — (1930–2003), Israeli journalist and pianist. Bar Ilan was born in Haifa. A gifted pianist, he won a scholarship to Juilliard School of Fine Arts in New York at the age of 17. As a soloist he appeared with major orchestras and recorded six albums …
7bar|ba|rism — «BAHR buh rihz uhm», noun. 1. the condition of uncivilized people: »People who have no form of writing live in barbarism. 2. a barbarous act, custom, or trait. 3. the use of a word or expression not in accepted use: »Barbarism in conversation is… …
8Bar examination — For the broader meaning of bar in legal contexts, see Bar (law). A bar examination is an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction. Contents 1 Brazil 2 China,… …
9Bar and Bat Mitzvah — In Judaism, Bar Mitzvah (Hebrew: בר מצוה, one (m.) to whom the commandments apply ), Bat Mitzvah (בת מצוה, one (f.) to whom the commandments apply; Ashkenazi: Bas Mitzvah), and B nei Mitzvah (pl.), are the terms to describe the coming of age of a …
10Bar Kokhba revolt — The Bar Kokhba revolt (132–135CE) ( he. מרד בר כוכבא) against the Roman Empire was a second major rebellion by the Jews of Iudaea Province (also spelled Judaea ) and the last of the Jewish Roman Wars. Simon bar Kokhba, the commander of the revolt …
