Masechet
"Masechet" (alt. Masechta) (Aramaic; plural Masechtot): A "volume;" one of sixty three volumes of the Talmud...
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Akeidat Yitzchak
The binding; as in "Akeidat Yitzchak," the "Binding (as a Sacrifice is bound) of Yitzchak, and his offering by Avraham to HaShem, as a sacrifice...
Shaul HaMelech
Shaul, the first King of Israel, anointed by the Prophet "Shmuel," or Samuel. Described in the Bible...
Bereishit – (Genesis)
The first of the Five Books of Moses. It deals with the Creation of the Universe by G-d in Six "Days," and his "rest' on Shabbat...
Rosh Chodesh
"This is the very first commandment given to the nation as a whole, an indication that the concept of Rosh Chodesh, or the New Moon, is very meaningful.
Zohar
Basic Book of Jewish Mysticism; written by Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai in the Galilean Cave, during his period of enforced hiding from the Romans. Bar Yochai...
Gehinnom
Gehinnom refers, generally, to a limited-time experience (Edyos 2:10) in the afterlife where the soul is purged of its blemishes...
Mussar
Mussar refers to a moral movement, based on the study of traditional ethical literature. Probably the classic text in “Mussar” is “Pirkei Avot”, Ethics of the Fathers...
Mishnah
The Mishnah was the first written compilation of Oral Law of Judaism. Rabbi Akiva was first such compiler. "Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi,"...
Chassidut
Founded by the "Baal Shem Tov" in 1736, Chassidut emphasizes prayer and joy and infused European Jewry with...
Adam
Original Man; first human being created by G-d. He is created "B'tzelem Elokim," "in the image of G-d." One of the meanings of...
Devarim (Deuteronomy)
The fifth of the Five Books of Moses. Of all the Five Books, this is truly a "Book of Moses," in that it consists entirely of Moshe's farewell address to...
Eliyahu HaNavi
Eliyahu HaNavi, Elijah the Prophet, was one of the greatest prophets of Jewish History and Jewish Legend. He lived in the period after Yeravam ben Nevat...
Eishet Chayil
Composed by Shlomo Hamelech, Eishet Chayil (Mishlei 31:10-31) is recited on Friday night, after 'Shalom Aleichem" and prior to reciting Kiddush.
Chessed
An act of kindness. It was said by Shimon HaTzaddik (Simon the Righteous) that the world continues to exist because of...