חג פסח כשר ושמח

חג פסח כשר ושמח לכל החברים בעולם

preparation for the seder

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דיינו

still funny

Lichterfest am Augsburger Königsplatz

מגן דוד במרכז העיר אוגסבורג

نجمة داود

مهرجان الاضواء

Festival of Lights in Augsburg

פסטיבל האורות

Lichterfest am Königsplatz in Augsburg

אַלע זענען צופרידן, אָבער נישט די פייגל

 

Fotos: Yehuda Shenef, 14.12.17

US Ambassador lights Hanukkah menorah at Western Wall

שגריר ארה”ב

הדליק נרות חנוכה

בכותל

חג חנוכה שמח

לחברינו ולכל היהודים בעולם

צאינה וראינה

מוטי שטיינמץ

Bar Kochba – Son of Star

Bar Kochba – the ancient star of Israel (short instructive video)

 

Bar Kochba followed the same strategy that the Jews had followed in the first rebellion against Rome. He first reconquered the Galilee to cut the Romans off from the sea. Then he surrounded Jerusalem and forced them out. He had active support of most of the rabbis – in contradistinction to the first two revolts against Rome. In those instances the rabbis were at best neutral. In this war, the most influential rabbi lent his name to the cause, was Akiva ben Joseph. It was Rabbi Akiva who ascribed to Shimon bar Kochba the famous messianic verse: “A star will shoot forth from Jacob” (Numbers 24:17). That is how he got the name “Kochba,” which means “star.” In essence, Rabbi Akiva crowned him the Messiah. Rabbi Akiva was so widely respected among the people that if he saw in Shimon messianic qualities then the people immediately elevated him to the level of the Messiah.

See also:

• ISBN: 978-3739238159
• 304 Seiten, 18 Euro (3 mal 6)

• Yehuda Shenef – 666, die Zahl des Menschen:  Das Mysterium der Apokalypse im Spiegel jüdischer Geschichte