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Notes on the Jewish History of Niederbreisig In the past Niederbreisig was an independent village in what is now the German province of Rhineland-Pfalz, located along the Rhine's shores on the way between the cities of Bonn and Koblenz (Coblenz). Nowadays, it is a neighbourhood of the town of Bad Breisig, alongside Oberbreisig and Rheineck. Yet, this locality used to host its own Jewish community and a number of small pieces of information about it are still available to us today. Here we will present some of them: We know that there where Jewish inhabitants of Niederbreisig as early as the fourteenth century, as in the year 1347 there was a Jewish family documented to be living there. There are records of pogroms against the local Jews in the sixteenth century and of people paying the "Judengeldt" (Jewish tax). In 1854 there were 22 Jews living in Niederbreisig. We also know that the Niederbreisig community was closely connected with the neighbouring communities in Ob...

How did Kaifeng become the Center of Chinese Jewry? Many people don't know it, but the city of Kaifeng is home to one of the biggest and most historically important Jewish communities on the territory of China. But, how did the Jews get to China and when? Here we will answer these exact questions. When did Jews establish themselves in China? No one knows for sure at what point did the first Jews reached China. Yet, it is known that the migration of Jews to China took place in the Middle Ages when Jewish traders regularly travelled throughout the Silk road, establishing themselves all across it, from Europe, through Persia, Central Asia, and at its end - China. Siddur from the Kaifeng region. Jewish people have already been living in what is now Central and Northwestern China during the Mongols conquest. This is known for sure, as Jews are mentioned in Mongol sources from the period. In the sources in question the Mongols describe the Jews within their domain as Hui , confusing ...

Who was Mizraim, the Egyptians' Mysterious Ancestor In the Book of Genesis we read that Mizraim is a son of Ham and a grandson of Noah. He was also a brother to Chush, Put, and Canaan. (Genesis 10:6) Mizraim is the distant progenitor of the Egyptian people through his offspring. He was also the progenitor of other peoples, but here we will focus on the Egyptian line. In fact, Mizraim or Mitzraim (מצרים) is the Hebrew name of the land of Egypt. The name contains the Hebrew dual tense ending, which is likely a reference to the later division of Egypt into two states - Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt - which took place after Mizraim's lifetime. Thus, we can say that Mizraim's name was one of those names which serve as omens (while, in this case, it can be better described as a part of a reasonable patern) of what is about to happen to a person and their house. We can see a probable relation to Ham's curse which also extended to Mizraim as Ham's son. We know that Ham...

Who is a Chacham? The word Chacham or Haham (חכם) is simply the Hebrew word for wise man . It is used to describe wise men, no matter if they are Jewish or not. Historically, some Sephardic Jews used it as a kind of a title, similarly to how some other peoples use titles like "the wise." The word is etymologically related to the word Hohma .

Belomancy (Divination by Arrows) - A Biblical Perspective Relying on different types of divination and other superstitions when making important decisions is a very well documented phenomenon throughout history. Monarchs are not an exception from that, and many have made terrible decisions when doing so. While we know that God, our Lord, forbade the practice of divination and fortune telling, it, sadly, has ot stopped rulers of different states from 'employing' it. Relief depicting Nebucgadnezzer II with a bow and arrow. This was also the case in the Ancient Middle East in the times of the Tanakh/Old Testament. The Biblical text tells us how the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar made an incredibly important decision. In Ezekiel 21 we read the following: "For the king of Babylon standeth at the parting of the way, by the heads of the two ways, to use divination; he shaketh the arrows to and fro, he inquireth of the teraphim, he looketh in the liver." (Ezekiel 21:21) This...

About us Welcome to our new English website! Hohma Center Regional (HCR) is the biggest Noahide-Jewish organization in Bulgaria and one of the biggest in Europe. Our members number over 7,000 in Bulgaria and over 80,000 across Europe. Our organization's goal is to promote religious unity between the different peoples in God's Word, faith in the Lord, and in the keeping of God's Commandments.