Historical Dictionary of Israel. Bernard Reich David H. Goldberg. Edited by Jon Woronoff..
INGATHERING OF THE EXILES — (Heb. קִבּוּץ גָּלֻיּוֹת kibbutz galuyyot). In biblical Hebrew galut serves as the abstract exile, as in the phrase in the 37th year of Jehoiachin s exile (le galut Yehoyakhin; Jer. 52:31), or the concrete exiles, as in the clause he will release … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MODERN TIMES – FROM THE 1880S TO THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY — introduction effects of anti jewish discrimination in russia pogroms and mass emigration german jewry racism and antisemitism The Economic Crisis of the Early 1930s In Soviet Russia after 1917 new types of social organization contribution to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Gathering of Israel — The Gathering of Israel (Hebrew: קיבוץ גלויות Kibbutz Galuyot , lit. Ingathering of the Exiles, also known as Ingathering of [the] Diasporas) is the promise given by Moses, in the Hebrew Bible, to the People of Israel before his death, prior to… … Wikipedia
Right of return — The term right of return refers to the principle in international law that members of an ethnic or national group have a right to immigration and naturalization into the country that they, the destination country, or both consider to be that… … Wikipedia
NEW MOON, ANNOUNCEMENT OF — The Sabbath before the new moon , following the reading of the haftarah, the reader leads the congregation in announcing and blessing the coming month. This custom was introduced by the geonim, and its main purpose was to make a public… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ALIYAH AND ABSORPTION — GENERAL SURVEY Introduction Aliyah, ascension or going up, is the coming of Jews as individuals or in groups, from exile or diaspora to live in the Land of Israel. Those who go up for this purpose are known as olim – a term used in the Bible for… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GALUT — (Golah) (Heb. גָּלוּת, גּוֹלָה), exile. The Concept The Hebrew term galut expresses the Jewish conception of the condition and feelings of a nation uprooted from its homeland and subject to alien rule. The term is essentially applied to the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZIONIST CONGRESSES — ZIONIST CONGRESSES, the highest authority in the Zionist Organization; created by theodor herzl . None of the previous attempts to convene general assemblies of the Jewish national movement, some of which were successful and some abortive,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ARCHIVES — ARCHIVES, (a) a place where old records are collected and preserved in an orderly fashion in their entirety, as well as groups of interrelated documents originating from individuals or a public body ( historical archives ); registers and filing… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
