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Shabbethai (biblical Figure)
__NOTOC__ Shabtai (Sabbatai, Sabbathai, Shabbatai, Shabbethai, etc.) is a Jewish name common in the Middle Ages for boys born on Shabbat, and may refer to: People Given name * Shabtai (given name) Surname * Aharon Shabtai (born 1939), poet and translator * Benny Shabtai, Israeli American businessman, investor, and philanthropist * Yaakov Shabtai (1934–81), Israeli novelist, playwright, and translator *Kobi Shabtai, 19th Commissioner of Israel Police Organizations * Shabtai (society), a global Jewish membership society of Yale University students, alumni, and current and former faculty Other uses *''Sallah Shabati ''Sallah Shabati'' ( he, סאלח שבתי) is a 1964 Israeli comedy film about the chaos of Israeli immigration and resettlement. This social satire placed the director Ephraim Kishon and producer Menahem Golan among the first Israeli filmmaker ...'', Israeli comedy film * Saturn (known as ''Shabtai'' in Hebrew) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shabbat
Shabbat (, , or ; he, שַׁבָּת, Šabbāṯ, , ) or the Sabbath (), also called Shabbos (, ) by Ashkenazim, is Judaism's day of rest on the seventh day of the week—i.e., Saturday. On this day, religious Jews remember the biblical stories describing the creation of the heaven and earth in six days and the redemption from slavery and The Exodus from Egypt, and look forward to a future Messianic Age. Since the Jewish religious calendar counts days from sunset to sunset, Shabbat begins in the evening of what on the civil calendar is Friday. Shabbat observance entails refraining from work activities, often with great rigor, and engaging in restful activities to honour the day. Judaism's traditional position is that the unbroken seventh-day Shabbat originated among the Jewish people, as their first and most sacred institution. Variations upon Shabbat are widespread in Judaism and, with adaptations, throughout the Abrahamic and many other religions. According to ''halakha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shabtai (given Name)
Shabtai (Sabbatai, Sabbathai, Shabbatai, Shabbethai, Shabsai, etc. he, שבתאי or שבתי) is a Jewish name, Jewish masculine name. According to ''Encyclopaedia Biblica'', as the name stands, it might mean one born on the Shabbat, Sabbath. Most probably, however, the name is a modification of the ethnic Zephathi, 'Zephathite' (such as Zarephathi and Zarephatite). A Babylonia, Babylonian name Šabbatâ'a has been reported from Nippur by Hilprecht. Notable people Shabbethai, Shabbatai *Shabbethai Bass *Shabbethai Donnolo *Shabbatai HaKohen *Shabbethai Horowitz *Shabbethai Panzieri *Shabbethai Premsla ; Second name *Moses Shabbethai Beer *Joseph Shabbethai Farhi Shabsai *Shabsai Frankel (1909–2000), rabbi, businessman, philanthropist, and publisher of Torah books *Shabsa Mashkautsan (1924–2022), Soviet soldier, Hero of the Soviet Union Shabtai *List of minor biblical figures, L-Z#Shabbethai, Shabbethai, one or more biblical figures *Shabtai Ambron (), astronomer *Shabtai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aharon Shabtai
Aharon Shabtai ( he, אהרון שבתאי; born April 11, 1939) is an Israeli poet and translator. Biography Aharon Shabtai studied Greek and philosophy in Jerusalem, at the Sorbonne and at Cambridge, and he teaches literature in Tel Aviv University. He has published some 20 books of poetry in Hebrew, and English translations of his work have appeared in the '' American Poetry Review'', the '' London Review of Books'', and '' Parnassus: Poetry in Review''. His poetic style has varied over the years, from minimalist and romantic ("The Domestic Poem"), to erotic ("Ziva") and fiercely political ("Sun Sun"). He is the younger brother of Yaakov Shabtai, author of the novel '' Past Continuous'', and was married to the linguist and political activist Professor Tanya Reinhart until her death in 2007. He is also the uncle of Hamutal Shabtai, who is a psychiatrist and a novelist. Awards and recognition *In 1993, Shabtai received the Israeli Prime Minister's Prize For his translations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Shabtai
Benny Shabtai ( he , בני שבתאי) is an Israeli businessman. He was the president of Raymond Weil USA which was the exclusive distributor of Raymond Weil watches in the United States until 2009 when he sold his company. In 2014, Shabtai and his family also sold their controlling share in Viber, the Israeli instant-messaging, voice and video calling app. Early life Benny Shabtai was born in Tel Aviv and raised on a kibbutz. He has two siblings. He served for three years in the Israeli army, after which he worked as a bodyguard for the Israeli ambassador in Paris, France, where his father was stationed as an envoy. After two years in Paris, he traveled to South Africa, where he worked as a croupier at a casino in Swaziland. He returned to Israel to rejoin the army, serving during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Business career After completing his reserve duty, Shabtai relocated to the U.S. He began working at the now defunct Eastman Watch Company, an importer of inexpensive w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaakov Shabtai
Yaakov Shabtai ( he, יעקב שבתאי; March 8, 1934 – August 4, 1981) was an Israeli novelist, playwright, and translator. Biography Shabtai was born in 1934 in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine. In 1957, after completing military service, he joined Kibbutz Merhavia, but returned to Tel Aviv in 1967.Shabtai, Yaakov – Jewish Writers of the Twentieth Century ''Bookrags,'' accessed July 14, 2011 His daughter, , wrote a science fiction novel that foresaw the . Another daughter, Orly, is a clinical p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobi Shabtai
Yaakov ‘Kobi’ Shabtai (Hebrew: יעקב (קובי) שבתאי) (born November 11, 1964) is an Israeli police officer, and the 19th Commissioner of Israel Police since January 17, 2021. Prior to that, he served as Commander of the Border Police. Biography Kobi Shabtai was born on November 11, 1964, in Ashkelon, Israel, to Iraqi Jewish immigrants. He is married with three daughters, including one who serves as a patrol officer in the police and another who enlisted in the Israel Border Police for her national service. Career Shabtai was enlisted in the 202nd Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade in 1982. He was discharged in 1987 at the end of his service at the rank of ''Sgan aluf''. Shabtai joined the Israel Border Police in 1991. In July 2020, Shabtai was diagnosed with COVID-19. Commissioner of Israel Police Shabtai was appointed the Commissioner of Israel Police on January 17, 2021, succeeding Motti Cohen. On 25 April 2021, Shabtai ordered the removal of barr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Police
The Israel Police ( he, משטרת ישראל, ''Mišteret Yisra'el''; ar, شرطة إسرائيل, ''Shurtat Isrāʼīl'') is the civilian police force of Israel. As with most other police forces in the world, its duties include crime fighting, traffic control, maintaining public safety, and counter-terrorism. It is under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Public Security. The National Headquarters of the Israel Police is located at Kiryat HaMemshala in Jerusalem. The Israel Police operates throughout Israel, the Area C of the West Bank and the Golan Heights, in all places in which Israel has civilian control. It is the sole civilian law enforcement agency in Israel: there are no municipal or regional police forces, though some municipalities operate municipal enforcement units that deal with low-level offenses and provide additional security and as such have the power to issue fines, but do not have police authority. In an emergency, the police can be reached by dialing 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shabtai (society)
Shabtai (formerly known as Eliezer and Chai Society) is a global Jewish leadership society based at Yale University. Shabtai's exclusive membership boasts a diverse group of Yale students, alumni, and current and former faculty. Time magazine has referred to Shabtai as Yale's "modish club du jour" and the campus' " secret society of a different stripe," In 2019, Shabtai co-founder and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker ran for President of the United States." History Founded in 1996 by graduate students Ben Karp, Noah Feldman, Cory Booker, and Michael Alexander and Rabbi Shmully Hecht, the society aims to attract Jewish and non-Jewish leaders on Yale's campus in order to create dialogue between various branches of Judaism and between the secular and religious worlds in an intellectual salon setting. The society's Friday night meetings, discussion-based format and ethos of mutual improvement have drawn comparisons to Benjamin Franklin's Junto Club. As one journalist described it, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sallah Shabati
''Sallah Shabati'' ( he, סאלח שבתי) is a 1964 Israeli comedy film about the chaos of Israeli immigration and resettlement. This social satire placed the director Ephraim Kishon and producer Menahem Golan among the first Israeli filmmakers to achieve international success. It also introduced actor Chaim Topol (''Fiddler on the Roof'') to audiences worldwide. The protagonist's name, Sallah Shabati, is perhaps a play on the phrase סליחה שבאתי, ''Sliḥa she'bati'', "I apologise for coming". In earlier print versions of Kishon's short stories which were revised for the film, the character was known as Saadia Shabtai. Plot The film begins with Sallah Shabati, a Mizrahi Jewish immigrant, arriving in Israel by plane with his family: very pregnant wife, ancient female relative and seven children. Upon arrival he is taken to live in a ''ma'abara'', or transit camp, where he and his family are given a broken-down, one-room shack to live in. The rest of the film follows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
