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  MyJewishLearning.com - Holidays: Who Was Gedaliah
He is introduced as Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, a prominent scribe of the period and the head of a household that supported both Josiah's religious reforms and the prophet Jeremiah.
Gedaliah established his administration in Mitzpah, north of Jerusalem, and initially, his control over Judah was strong enough to induce refugees who had fled east of the Jordan River to Ammon, Moab, and Edom, to return to Judah.
The earliest commemoration of Gedaliah's death might be said to have occurred immediately after his assassination, with the pilgrimage of those who had come to mourn him only to be stricken down by Ishmael.
www.myjewishlearning.com /holidays/Minor_Fasts/TO_Minor/Gedaliah.htm   (1185 words)

  
 Gedaliah - Kings and the Temple Era
Gedaliah was a wise man, gentle and modest.
Among the refugees who had joined Gedaliah in Mizpah was Ishmael, the son of Nataniah, a descendant of the royal house of Zedekiah, the last king of Judah.
The conspiracy became known to Johanan, the son of Koreah, a devoted officer of Gedaliah.
www.chabad.org /library/article.htm/aid/4825/jewish/Gedaliah.html   (1398 words)

  
 Fast of Gedalia - Tzom Gedaliah - Judaica Guide
Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, appointed a man named Gedaliah son of Ahikam to be the king of Judea.
Gedaliah settled in a place called Mizpah, together with his followers and the prophet Jeremiah.
An additional explanation could be that Yishmael was influenced by the king of Amon, who led him to this murder, hoping to create chaos in Judea (which would allow him to invade and expand the borders of his own state).
www.judaica-guide.com /fast_of_gedalia   (387 words)

  
 Rabbi Gedaliah Fleer - Jewish Mysticism and Chassidic Philosophy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Rabbi Gedaliah Fleer - Jewish Mysticism and Chassidic Philosophy
Rabbi Gedaliah Fleer is an independent teacher and storyteller
For information about Boston area classes, contact boston@gedaliahfleer.org
www.gedaliahfleer.org   (190 words)

  
  Shulchan Aruch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As such, he is beloved of God, and preferable to the one who rules from a code but does not know the reason for the ruling; such a one walks like a blind person.
Other prominent critics of the Shulchan Aruch included Rabbi Yoel ben Shmuel Sirkis (author of a commentary to the Arba'ah Turim titled Bayith Chadash, commonly abbreviated as Bach) and Rabbi Meir ben Gedaliah.
The strongest criticism against all such codes of Jewish law is that they inherently was that it violated the ancient precept that halakha must be decided according to the later sages; this precept is known as hilkheta ke-vatra'ei ("the halakha follows the later ones").
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shulkhan_Arukh   (2122 words)

  
 Gedaliah - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He was treacherously murdered, and the day of his death in the seventh month is still observed as a Jewish fast.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Gedaliah" at HighBeam.
HIGH HOLIDAYS FEATURE (5): Fast of Gedaliah reminds Jews to embrace
www.encyclopedia.com /html/G/Gedaliah.asp   (177 words)

  
 Links: An Annotated Internet Guide to Hasidic Stories
Fleer was the first person from the West, in recent generations, to travel to Uman, Russia to visit Rabbi Nachman's grave.
Gedaliah Fleer is a master teacher and storyteller of Kabbalah and Hasidism and its many applications to everyday life.
JCN is a hub of electronic communications for the Jewish world with links everywhere and with subject matter ranging from food to holidays to Israel.
www.hasidicstories.com /Resources/links1.html   (1982 words)

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