Word: hebrews
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Witnesses told police that night that Garcia and his friend Julien E. Levy ’05 had affectionately greeted one another minutes before the attack and that Levy had been wearing a T-shirt with Hebrew writing...
...philanthropist. Isn't it time to call him a hero too? Claes Molin Gothenburg, Sweden Celebrating Arab Scholars Re Your interesting article "Ahead Of Their Time," on the Paris exhibition of Arab cultural breakthroughs [Nov. 21]: The gold astrolabe you pictured does not bear Arabic script but is in Hebrew. Could you explain why? Michaela Mills Jerusalem Fourteenth century Spain was populated by Muslims, Christians and Jews, who exchanged cultural and scientific knowledge. The astrolabe was an Arab invention, but the devices are inscribed in many different languages - Arabic, Latin, Greek, Hebrew - depending on the craftsman or intended owner...
...There was a sort of hold put on it in order for the academic planning to catch up,” said Kevin McCluskey ’76, Harvard’s director of community relations for Boston. At last night’s meeting, held at the Roslindale Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, State Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez said the delay suggested that Harvard was conflicted about their plans for the site. “Your issues—Harvard issues—work it out,” said Sanchez, who represents the district where the arboretum is located...
...Opening with a Gregorian chant of the “Our Father” and church bells, the song has boundless potential, but abruptly changes into a spiritual pop opus with its haunting combination of Christian prayer, Arabic words, and Hebrew chanting. While the topic’s ambition is commendable, the song lacks the power of Madonna’s similarly-themed “Like a Prayer.” Shakira, who pens her own lyrics, excels with English lines such as “And if you wrote the script/then why the troublemakers?” Despite...
...accused of singing about Kabbalah founder Isaac Ben Luria, which violates Jewish law. (She maintains that the title actually refers to guest vocalist Isaac Sinwany.) Regardless of to whom the song refers, it’s the only track on the record with a Kabbalist influence. Softly-strummed guitars, Hebrew chanting, and psychedelic humming, along with the prerequisite thumping bass, makes it the most distinctive song on “Confessions,” providing a welcome respite for the parched dancers listening to the album’s continuous mix, before the last two tracks ramp the intensity right...