Neil Rogers — Birth name Nelson Roger Behelfer Born November 6, 1942(1942 11 06) Rochester, New York Died December 24, 2010( … Wikipedia
ISRAEL BEN ELIEZER BA'AL SHEM TOV — (known by the initials of Ba al Shem Tov as Besht; c. 1700–1760), charismatic founder and first leader of Ḥasidism in Eastern Europe. (See Chart: Ba al Shem Tov Family). Through oral traditions handed down by his pupils (jacob joseph of Polonnoye … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Melamed — See also:Melamed (surname) A Jewish father teaching a child in 19th century Podolia. Contents … Wikipedia
Melamed — Un melamed dans la Podolie du XIXe siècle Le melamed ou Melammed (hébreu מלמד, enseignant), déjà mentionné dans la Bible hébraïque est un enseignant ou précepteur, dispensant ou non l enseignement religieux[1 … Wikipédia en Français
Cheder — (hebr.), Privatelementarschule bei den Juden, wo dieselben keine öffentlichen Schulen haben; sie werden von einem Privatlehrer (Melammed), mitunter auch von einem Gehülfen (Behelfer) gehalten … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
ḤEDER — (Heb. חֶדֶר; lit. room ), the common name for the old fashioned elementary school for the teaching of Judaism. The name first occurs in the 13th century. The ḥeder was distinct from the talmud torah. Whereas the latter was a communal institution… … Encyclopedia of Judaism