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Chevra Kadisa
Chevra may refer to one of the following *"Society" in Hebrew **Chevra Kadisha, Jewish burial society **Chevra Shas, Talmud study group *"The Chevra", a band led by Eli Gerstner Eliezer "Eli" Gerstner (Hebrew: אליעזר גרסטנר), is an Orthodox Jewish singer, songwriter and producer. Music career Gerstner began composing songs as a teenager. He produces albums of contemporary Jewish religious music under the ... *A traditional Indian snack called Bombay mix in the UK and Ireland {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language until after 200 CE and as the Sacred language, liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. The language was Revival of the Hebrew language, revived as a spoken language in the 19th century, and is the only successful large-scale example of Language revitalization, linguistic revival. It is the only Canaanite language, as well as one of only two Northwest Semitic languages, with the other being Aramaic, still spoken today. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew alphabet, Paleo-Hebrew date back to the 10th century BCE. Nearly all of the Hebrew Bible is written in Biblical Hebrew, with much of its present form in the dialect that scholars believe flourish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chevra Kadisha
The term ''chevra kadisha'' () gained its modern sense of "burial society" in the nineteenth century. It is an organization of Jewish men and women who see to it that the bodies of deceased Jews are prepared for burial according to Jewish tradition and are protected from desecration, willful or not, until burial. Two of the main requirements are the showing of proper respect for a corpse, and the ritual cleansing of the body and subsequent dressing for burial. It is usually referred to as a burial society in English. Etymology In Rabbinic and Modern Hebrew, "sacred society" would be written (''ḥavurā qəḏošā''), while in Aramaic, it would be (''ḥavurtā qaddištā''). ''Chevra qadisha'' has an unclear etymology. The Aramaic phrase is first attested in the ''Yekum Purkan'' in a 13th-century copy of the ''Machzor Vitry'', but it was rarely used again in print until it gained its modern sense of "burial society" in the nineteenth century. The Hebrew phrase predated its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Gerstner
Eliezer "Eli" Gerstner (Hebrew: אליעזר גרסטנר), is an Orthodox Jewish singer, songwriter and producer. Music career Gerstner began composing songs as a teenager. He produces albums of contemporary Jewish religious music under the name "EG Productions". He launched and produces the Yeshiva Boys Choir, The Chevra, Yosis Orchestra, Tek-Noy, Menucha, and Dovid Stein. He produced the annual HASC A Time For Music concert from HASC 29 in 2016 until HASC 35 in 2022. Personal life Gerstner was born in 1980. He is married with four children and lives in Brooklyn, New York. Discography Eli Gerstner *''Hinei'' (1999) *''Yosis'' (2001) *''V'ishei Yisroel'' (2002) The Chevra *''The Chevra'' (2001) *''Eli Gerstner & The Chevra Sing Acapella'' (2002) *''The Chevra 2'' (2004) *''The Chevra 3'' (2007) *''Chai'' (2013) Yeshiva Boys Choir * ''Vol. 1: Kol Hamispalel'' (2003) * ''Vol. 2: V'ohavta L'reiacha Kamocha'' (2005) * ''YBC Live!'' (2005) (featuring Eli Gerstner and Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
