| 1– | Cf. p.141. |
| 2– | The Greek-speaking Jewish communities of antiquity, especially Alexandria, Egypt. |
| 3– | The word Torah has various meanings—the Pentateuch, the Bible, the Talmud, as well as the whole body of religious study and practice. |
| 4– | In use in English Sephardi Congregations on the occasion of a lad reaching the age of thirteen—his religious majority (Bar Mitzvah). |
| 5– | Lived about 10B.C.E.–90C.E. See p.292. |
| 6– | Lived first century; President of the Academy at Yabneh. |
| 7– | From The Jewish Encyclopedia, ‘Judaism’ (London and New York: Funk & Wagnalls). |
| 8– | In the first century, large numbers of non-Jews throughout the Roman world became proselytes to Judaism. |
| 9– | In Hebrew there is only one word, Zedakah, for both Charity and Justice. Charity to the poor is thus merely justice to the poor. |
| 10– | From Sermons (London: Geo. Routledge & Sons). |
| 11– | School, usually for religious instruction only. |
| 12– | From Anglo-Jewish Memories (London: Geo.Routledge & Sons). |
| 13– | From Songs of a Wanderer (Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society). |
| 14– | Cf. p. 214. |
| 15– | Cf. pp. 137–140. |
| 16– | Name for Synagogue liturgical poet. |
| 17– | The Holy Scriptures: ANew Translation, with the aid of previous versions and with constant consultation of Jewish Authorities. Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia. |
| 18– | From ‘The Position of Judaism’, North American Review, April,1895. |
| 19– | Cf. p. 143. |
| 20– | Cf. p. 151–4. |
| 21– | Cf. p. 157. |
| 22– | Cf. p. 159. |
| 23– | Only the sudden death of the deranged emperor saved the defenceless population from fearful massacre. |
| 24– | The Jewish communities in the Rhine region were then decimated by massacre or by self-immolation in order to escape baptism. |
| 25– | Term for ‘rabbi’ among Sephardi Jews. |
| 26– | On the day following the expulsion, Columbus set sail for the discovery of America. |
| 27– | Poetic name for Israel. |
| 28– | ‘Ishmael’ and ‘Persia’ stand for Mohammedan and Christian Powers respectively. |
| 29– | From Blind Children (London: Heinemann). |
| 30– | One of the oldest Jewish congregations on the North American continent; founded in 1658. |
| 31– | From History of the Jews in Poland and Russia (London: G.P. Putnam’s Sons). |
| 32– | From The Jewish World, London. |
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