ellauri094.html on line 225: As part of the Persian Empire, the former Kingdom of Judah became the province of Judah (Yehud Medinata) with different borders, covering a smaller territory. The population of the province was greatly reduced from that of the kingdom, archaeological surveys showing a population of around 30,000 people in the 5th to 4th centuries BCE.
ellauri094.html on line 229: The exilic period was a rich one for Hebrew literature. Biblical depictions of the exile include Book of Jeremiah 39–43 (which saw the exile as a lost opportunity); the final section of 2 Kings (which portrays it as the temporary end of history); 2 Chronicles (in which the exile is the "Sabbath of the land"); and the opening chapters of Ezra, which records its end. Other works from or about the exile include the stories in Daniel 1–6, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, the "Story of the Three Youths" (1 Esdras 3:1–5:6), and the books of Tobit and Book of Judith. The Book of Lamentations arose from the Babylonian captivity. The final redaction of the Pentateuch took place in the Persian period following the exile,:310and the Priestly source, one of its main sources, is primarily a product of the post-exilic period when the former Kingdom of Judah had become the Persian province of Yehud.
ellauri094.html on line 280: Gedaliah the Babylonian-appointed governor of Yehud_(Babylonian_province)" title="Yehud (Babylonian province)">Yehud Province assassinated.
Many Jews flee to Egypt and a possible fourth deportation to Babylon
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Foundations of Second Temple laid
ellauri109.html on line 847: Yehuda had a happy childhood, raised in nearby Afula by Batia and Asher Kantor, an Ashkenazi Jewish couple originally from Eastern Europe.
ellauri109.html on line 851: She always feared losing him and so, out of respect for his adoptive parents, it was only after they died that Yehuda opened his adoption file.
ellauri109.html on line 855: They then approached her five children asking them to do DNA tests. These showed they are the half-brother and half-sisters of Yehuda.
ellauri109.html on line 856: "Wow, there are a lot," remarked Yehuda, as he was told the news ahead of an emotional first meeting filmed by Israeli television.
ellauri109.html on line 858: However, they were able to give some information on his roots and Yehuda is delighted to be getting to know them better.
ellauri152.html on line 697: "Yehuda Ben Biltema said, 'Be bold as a leopard... to carry out the will of your Father in Heaven" (Pirkko Avot 5:23)

ellauri238.html on line 767: A year later he became a member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. In 1991, receiving the Jerusalem Prize gave Herbert another reason to travel to Israel for a while. There he befriended Yehuda Amichai and wrote a poem about him. "To Yehuda Amichai, Because you are a king and I'm only a prince". Just because Yehuda got translated to 40 tongues but Herbert only 38. Scandinavian krimi bestsellerists can boast with more.
ellauri238.html on line 860: Yehuda">Layle Silbert Yehuda Amichai (1924-2000) is recognized as one of Israel´s finest poets. His poems, written in Hebrew, have been translated into 40 languages (2 more than Herbert), and entire volumes of his work have been published in English, French, German, Swedish, Spanish, and Catalan. “Yehuda Amichai, it has been remarked with some justice,” according to translator Robert Alter, “is the most widely translated Hebrew poet since King David.” But boy, has he a long way to go to beat Dave.
ellauri238.html on line 865: Alter stressed it was important to remember that Amichai is not simply an Auden or a William Carlos Williams writing from right to left. Far from it! Yehuda Amichai was an Israeli poet and author, one of the first to write in colloquial Hebrew in modern times. Amichai was awarded the 1957 Shlonsky Prize, the 1969 Brenner Prize, 1976 Bialik Prize, and 1982 Israel Prize. He also won international poetry prizes, and was nominated several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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ellauri264.html on line 197: “do not take more than is destined for them from Hashem… That which is not created for this specific person is like stolen property when they are in possession of it, and thus [the righteous are careful] not to take possession of it. Conversely, property that is assigned to and created for them is very precious to them—so much so that our patriarch Jacob risked his life for his property. Thus ...it was said in the name of the Yehudi Hakadosh: a righteous person is obligated to enjoy an object which is fitting for him even if it means risking his life. That is why Jacob-- who knew that the small vessels were his, appropriated by him, and created for him—risked his life to save them.”


ellauri302.html on line 703: Gershom Scholem väitti, että Moses de León (1240-1305) oli Zoharin ainoa kirjoittaja. Äskettäin Yehuda Liebes väitti, että vaikka De León saattoi olla ensisijainen kirjoittaja, hän sisällytti tai muotoili uudelleen valintoja nykyaikaisista kabbalisteista (esim. rabbi Joseph Gikatilla, Hamadanin rabbi Joseph, rabbi Bahya ben Asher). Viime aikoina Kabbalan tutkijat, kuten Ronit Meroz, Daniel Abrams ja Boaz Huss, ovat osoittaneet, että Zoharin materiaalit ovat käyneet läpi useita sukupolvia kirjoittamisen, uudelleenkirjoituksen ja editoinnin. De León väitti löytäneensä Zoharin tekstin ollessaan Israelin maassa ja piti sen 2. vuosisadalla eläneen rabbi Shimon bar Yohain ansioksi, joka on tekstin päähenkilö. Teksti saavutti valtavan suosion kaikkialla juutalaisessa maailmassa.
ellauri334.html on line 307: “Judas” is simply a Greek version of “Judah” or “Yehuda”. Judah was the largest tribe of Israel and calling a Jewish man by the name of Judah or Judas was common in Israel. How many Greek Men would be name… (more)
ellauri368.html on line 95: Teoksessa " R. Yehudah ha-Levi ". Juuda Halevi saavuttaa Luvatun maan, mutta hänen suudellessaan sen pyhää pölyä arabi hyökkää hänen kimppuunsa ja murhaa hänet. Kuoleman partaalla hän näkee kuolleiden kutsuvan hänet seuraansa, ja hän lähtee tästä elämästä "suloisen armon" ilme kasvoillaan.
ellauri372.html on line 250: Simon Thassi perusti dynastian vuonna 141 eaa., kaksi vuosikymmentä sen jälkeen, kun hänen veljensä Juudas Makkabeus ( יהודה המכבי Yehudah HaMakabi ) oli voittanut Seleukidien armeijan Makkabien kapinan aikana vuosina 167–141 eaa. Kirjan 1 Makkabea , 2 Makkabea ja historioitsija Josephuksen (37 - n.  100 jKr.) ensimmäisen kirjan " Juutalainen sota" mukaan seleukidien kuningas Antiokhos IV Epiphanes ( r.  175-164, yxi Poulin listaamista juutalaisten vainoojista) siirtyi vaatimaan tiukkaa valvontaa. Coele Syyrian ja Foinikian seleukidinen satrapia onnistuneen hyökkäyksensä Ptolemaioksen Egyptiin (170–168 eaa.) jälkeen kääntyi takaisin Rooman tasavallan väliintulon myötä. Hän ryösti Jerusalemin ja sen temppelin tukahduttaen juutalaisten ja samarialaisten uskonnolliset ja kulttuuriset tavat, ja määräsi hellenistiset käytännöt ( n. 168–167 eaa.). Seleukidi-imperiumin tasainen romahtaminen Rooman tasavallan ja Parthian valtakunnan nousevien hyökkäysten seurauksena antoi Juudealle mahdollisuuden saada takaisin jonkin verran autonomiaa; kuitenkin vuonna 63 eaa., Rooman tasavalta hyökkäsi valtakuntaan , hajosi ja perustettiin Rooman asiakasvaltioksi.
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