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Christian Ferdinand Ewald
Ferdinand Christopher Ewald (14 September 1802 – 9 August 1874) was a Bavarian-born English clergyman and missionary. Ewald was born to Jewish parents in Maroldsweisach, Bavaria, and baptized at Basel when about 23 years of age. In 1829 he entered the service of the London Society for Propagating the Gospel Among the Jews, by which he was sent to Tunis in 1831. He proselytised assiduously among the Jews in Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, and other large towns in North Africa until 1841 or 1842, when he accompanied as chaplain Bishop Alexander to Jerusalem. Here he remained till 1849, when ill health compelled him to return to London. He was largely instrumental in founding in 1853 the Wanderers' Home in London, an asylum for "doubting Jews and needy proselytes." In addition to reports on his missionary labors in North Africa and Jerusalem, he published a German translation of ''Avodah Zarah'' (1856). The University of Erlangen, of which Ewald was a graduate, on the publication of thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroldsweisach
Maroldsweisach is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district of Haßberge (district), Haßberge in Bavaria in Germany. Culture and sights * Alte Burg (Altenstein), the "Old Castle" * Altenstein Castle (Lower Franconia), Altenstein Castle * Ditterswind Palace * Hafenpreppach Palace * Maroldsweisach Palace * Pfaffendorf Palace * Pfaffendorf Village Church * Birkenfeld Palace (Haßberge), Birkenfeld Palace * Jewish cemetery, Jewish Cemetery with memorial tablets to persecuted and murdered Jews Local Citizens of Note * Joseph Brunner (November 26, 1706 –– November 19, 1827) was born in Trappstadt and died in Altenstein. Once considered to have been the oldest proven person, information has recently surfaced which suggests he may have only been born in 1739, making him 88 years old at the time of his deathttp://www.mainpost.de/lokales/hassberge/Hassbergkreis-Aeltester-Mann-Guinessbuch-der-Rekorde-Altenstein-sensationeller-Fund;art1726,436693* Rudolf Berthold, the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avodah Zarah
''Avodah Zarah'' (Hebrew: , or "foreign worship", meaning " idolatry" or "strange service") is the name of a tractate of the Talmud, located in ''Nezikin'', the fourth Order of the Talmud dealing with damages. The main topic of the tractate is laws pertaining to Jews living amongst Gentiles, including regulations about the interaction between Jews and "avodei ha kochavim", which literally interpreted is "Worshipers of the stars", but is most often translated as "idolaters", "pagans", or "heathen." Mishna The tractate consists of five chapters. The number of mishnayot is according to the standard numbering; however, different versions split up the individual mishnayot, or combine them, and the chapter breaks may vary, as well. Chapter One (nine mishnayot) deals with the prohibition of trade with idolaters around their festivals, such as Saturnalia and Kalenda (so as not to be complicit in the festive idolatry) and with the items that are forbidden to be sold to idolaters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |