God forfend!

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• God forfend (that) … — Heaven/God forˈfend (that)… idiom (humorous old use) used to say that you are frightened of the idea of sth happening • Heaven forfend that students are encouraged to think! Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Heaven (or God) forfend — archaic or humorous used to express dismay at the thought of something. → forfeits …   English new terms dictionary

• forfend — [fɔ: fɛnd] verb 1》 archaic avert or prevent (something evil or unpleasant). 2》 US protect by precautionary measures. Phrases Heaven (or God) forfend archaic or humorous used to express dismay at the thought of something …   English new terms dictionary

• God of Abraham — (Yiddish:גאָט פֿון אַבֿרהם , pronounced Got fun Avrom ) is a traditional Hasidic Jewish prayer recited in Yiddish before the Havdalah service after the conclusion of the Sabbath. It was composed by Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev.Translation:: God of …   Wikipedia

• Heaven forfend — Heaven (or God) forfend archaic or humorous used to express dismay or horror at the thought of something happening Invite him back? Heaven forfend! | God forfend that we should allow the media to tell us how to run our business …   Useful english dictionary

• Heaven forfend (that) … — Heaven/God forˈfend (that)… idiom (humorous old use) used to say that you are frightened of the idea of sth happening • Heaven forfend that students are encouraged to think! Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Heaven forfend! — interj. God forbid! (expression of dismay) …   English contemporary dictionary

• JOSHUA HOESCHEL BEN JOSEPH OF CRACOW — (1578–1648), Polish rabbi. Joshua Hoeschel was born in Vilna. In his youth he studied under Samuel b. Feibush in Przemysl and then in the yeshivot of meir b. gedaliah of lublin and joshua falk of Lemberg. From 1634 to 1639 he served as rabbi in… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• MEIR SIMHAH HA-KOHEN OF DVINSK — (1843–1926), talmudic scholar. His brilliance was such that he is said to have annotated the halakhic work of a distinguished rabbi when only 13 years old. At the age of 17 he went to Eishishok where he studied under R. Moses Danishevsky. Meir… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• VITAL, DAVID BEN SOLOMON — (first half of 16th century), rabbi, preacher and paytan, often called Ha Rofe ( the doctor ). It is conjectured that David Vital was born before 1492 in Toledo (or southern Italy) and was among the Spanish exiles (or those leaving Calabria) who… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• MAIMONIDES, MOSES — (Moses ben Maimon; known in rabbinical literature as Rambam ; from the acronym Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon; 1135–1204), rabbinic authority, codifier, philosopher, and royal physician. BIOGRAPHY The most illustrious figure in Judaism in the post… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism