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Eel-wrigglers
(philosophers)
:
(philosophers)
:
VIKKHEPIKAS
Eger, Akiba ben Moses
,
known also as Akiva Gins
,
known also as Akiva Gins
(1761–1837).
German
rabbi
. Despite the opposition of the reform movement, he became unofficial
chief rabbi
of Posen where he established a large
yeshivah
. Various editions of his
responsa
were published both in his lifetime and after his death.
German
rabbi
. Despite the opposition of the reform movement, he became unofficial
chief rabbi
of Posen where he established a large
yeshivah
. Various editions of his
responsa
were published both in his lifetime and after his death.
Egeria
or Etheria, Pilgrimage of
.
or Etheria, Pilgrimage of
.
An account of the journey of an abbess or nun (probably Spanish) to Egypt, Palestine, Edessa, Asia Minor, and Constantinople at the end of the 4th cent.
’Ehad mi yode‘a
(Heb., ‘Who knows one?’). A concluding
Passover
song in the
Ashkenazi
rite. The aim of the concluding songs ‘is to keep children awake’ (
B.Pes
. 108b). It is a progressive number song and probably originated in Germany in the 15th cent.
Passover
song in the
Ashkenazi
rite. The aim of the concluding songs ‘is to keep children awake’ (
B.Pes
. 108b). It is a progressive number song and probably originated in Germany in the 15th cent.
Eh
(contingent and secondary consequences)
:
(contingent and secondary consequences):
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