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  • 81ABLUTION — (Heb. טְבִילָה; immersion ), act of washing performed to correct a condition of ritual impurity and restore the impure to a state of ritual purity. The ritually impure (or unclean) person is prohibited from performing certain functions and… …

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  • 82HISTORY — For Prehistory see archaeology ; for Biblical and Second Temple periods, see history . Destruction of the Second Temple until the Arab Conquest (70–640 C.E.) THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR OF 66–70 C.E. The Jewish war against the Romans, which lasted… …

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  • 83MAIMONIDES, MOSES — (Moses ben Maimon; known in rabbinical literature as Rambam ; from the acronym Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon; 1135–1204), rabbinic authority, codifier, philosopher, and royal physician. BIOGRAPHY The most illustrious figure in Judaism in the post… …

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  • 84SUCCESSION — SUCCESSION, devolution of the deceased person s property on his legal heirs. Order of Succession The Pentateuchal source of the order of succession is If a man die and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.… …

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  • 85Convert — Con vert, n. 1. A person who is converted from one opinion or practice to another; a person who is won over to, or heartily embraces, a creed, religious system, or party, in which he has not previously believed; especially, one who turns from the …

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  • 86Proselytism — is the practice of attempting to convert people to another opinion and, particularly, another religion. The word proselytism is derived ultimately from the Greek language prefix πρός (towards) and the verb έρχομαι (I come). Incidentally,… …

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  • 87Minyan — This article is about the term in Judaism. For other meanings, see Minyan (disambiguation). Minyan Halakhic texts relating to this article: Torah: Leviticus 22:32 Mishnah: Megillah 4:3 …

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  • 88Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center — Infobox University name = BYU Jerusalem Center image size = 140px established = 1989 type = Private university Satellite campus of BYU endowment = staff = faculty = free label = Director free = James R. Kearl dean = students = undergrad =… …

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  • 89Antisemitism in early Christianity — The relationship between Christianity and antisemitism has a long history. Anti Jewish sentiments have been expressed by many Christians over the last 2,000 years, but many other Christians, increasingly in recent years, have condemned these… …

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  • 90Comment le peuple juif fut inventé — est un essai historique de l historien israélien Shlomo Sand publié en 2008[1]. L ouvrage est une étude de la construction nationale israélienne par le mouvement sioniste et défend l idée que cette construction s est appuyée sur un récit… …

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