maggid (Any of the many itinerant Jewish preachers who flourished especially in Poland and Russia during the 17th and 18th centuries)

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• maggid — Ashk. Heb., Eng. /mah gid/; Seph. Hab. /mah geed /, n., pl. maggidim Ashk. Heb. /mah gee dim/; Seph. Heb. /mah gee deem /, maggids. Judaism. (esp. in Poland and Russia) a wandering Jewish preacher whose sermons contained religious and moral… …   Universalium

• HOMILETIC LITERATURE — The scope of this article extends from the Middle Ages to modern times (for the talmudic period see midrash , aggadah , and preaching ) and deals with the nature of the homily and works in the sphere of homiletic literature. For a discussion of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …   Universalium